TAMeLi Kick-off Meeting on May 5-6 in Brussels

Hosted by KU Leuven, the kick-off meeting of the TAMeLi (Teacher Academy for Media Literacy in Europe) project took place on 5–6 May in Brussels, bringing together partners from across Europe to officially launch this new collaborative initiative.

Over two productive days, representatives from 16 institutions across 9 countries met to align their vision, discuss shared objectives, and lay the foundations for the project’s next steps. The meeting marked the beginning of a joint effort to strengthen Digital and Media Literacy (DML) in teacher education across Europe by supporting teacher educators in integrating media literacy into their curricula and training practices.

The consortium includes KU Leuven, Prizma, d-teach online school, Dublin City University, Cenjor – Centro Protocolar de Formação Profissional para Jornalistas, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg School of Education, University of Cologne, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Aegean, University of Tartu, and Tartu Catholic Education Center.

During the meeting, partners discussed the project’s work packages, governance structure, and initial implementation steps. Particular emphasis was placed on developing a shared understanding of how TAMeLi will support teacher educators in embedding media literacy into both pre-service and in-service teacher education, ensuring long-term impact in classrooms across Europe.

The kick-off also provided an important opportunity for strengthening collaboration among partners, coming from Media Literacy and Instructional design backgrounds, to establishing a strong foundation for the interdisciplinary and cross-country cooperation that will characterise the project.

TAMeLi builds on the expertise of its consortium partners to address the growing need for critical media literacy in a rapidly changing digital environment. Through research, resource development, and professional collaboration, the project aims to empower educators and contribute to more informed, critical, and resilient democratic societies.

The consortium looks forward to the work ahead and to the development of practical tools, frameworks, and activities that will support teacher educators across Europe in the years to come.