Stories from our network
Here you will find a collection of news highlights from across the Mundus Journalism network. Many of the stories below can also be found at respective points across the website.
Read the latest student, staff and alumni news:
2020.01.08 | Alumni, Target groups
Mie Olsen on why you should apply for the Nordic Youth Media Days
Mundus alumna Mie Olsen graduated from our London specialisation in 2018. Here she tells us why she got involved with planning the Nordic Youth Media Days, and why you should apply to take part this year.
2020.01.07 | Future students
Filip Láb on Charles University's new specialisation 'Totalitarianism and Transition'
Charles University, Prague joined the Mundus Consortium this year! So, this is the first time that applicants can apply to study in Prague for their second year! To find out more about our new partner - Charles University, the faculty of social sciences and the new course on offer, we sat down with Filip Láb - the Erasmus Mundus Journalism…
2019.12.19 | Mundus Journalism, Alumni, News
Teresa Weikmann on how to publish your Master’s Thesis in a peer reviewed journal
Teresa Weikmann - Mundus alumna and teacher at the University of Amsterdam - shares tips on how students can publish their research in accredited research journals.
2019.12.19 | Future students
Mundus Students Participate in Investigative Journalism Workshop
On an overcast Thursday morning, nearly fifty students of the Erasmus Mundus Master “Journalism, Media and Globalisation” flocked to the Danish School of Media and Journalism in eager anticipation, ready to start the Bellingcat-inspired workshop. Lisa Ossenbrink reports.
2019.12.19 | Future students
Kaukab Tahir Shairani reflects on Mundus Journalism's first ever Bellingcat inspired workshop.
On the 5th December, around 50 Mundus students took part in the very first Bellingcat-inspired workshop, Kaukab Tahir Shairani reflects on the day's events.
2019.12.18 | Future students
Andreas Schuck on the University of Amsterdam's remodelled 'Politics and Communication' specialisation
The University of Amsterdam has been a long-standing partner on the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Programme from the very beginning. After remodelling their ‘Politics and Communication’ specialisation for the 2020 intake of Mundusians, we caught up with Andreas Schuck - the Erasmus Mundus Journalism coordinator in Amsterdam to find out what the next…
2019.12.13 | Staff Reports
Dr. Alice Nemcova Tejkalova on Charles University's New Course to Train Mundusians in Cross-Platform Foreign Correspondence
This year is the first time that Mundusians can apply to study for their second year in Prague. We caught up with Dr. Alice Nemcova Tejkalova, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences to find out about her new course which will train Mundusians to become cross-platform foreign correspondents.
2019.12.09 | Alumni
Aaron McKinnon on making a career in Science Communication at the European Commission
After graduating from Hamburg specialisation in 2018, Aaron McKinnon launched his career as a Science Communication Supervisor at European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Italy. In this interview, Aaron tells Mundus Journalism how combining knowledge from the worlds of social sciences and communication with science is creating more…
2019.11.29 | News
A Mundusian Guide to living, studying and working in Aarhus
In this guide, we cover topics like where to eat, shop and socialise in Aarhus. We also provide helpful information about working, living costs, visa and health insurance.
2019.11.25 | Alumni
Rabiu Alhassan on founding a fact-checking agency in Ghana
Fresh out of graduating from the Mundus Journalism programme in London this year, Rabiu launched straight into setting up a fact-checking organisation in Accra, Ghana. Here we talk to him about his Mundus experience and his goals for GhanaFact and the 2020 elections in Ghana.