Partners

  • DescriptioThe University of the Aegean is a network university of “academic ports of study and research,” established across six campuses in the Aegean Archipelago. It is a significant social and economic actor, serving as a regional innovator in both the North and South Aegean regions.

    The University has evolved into an internationally oriented, research-driven institution offering 18 undergraduate and 51 postgraduate programmes in modern, interdisciplinary fields. It has also established joint international postgraduate programmes, as well as joint PhD programmes, across a wide range of thematic areas.

    The University of the Aegean promotes and supports research within an ethical, sustainable, productive, and multicultural environment, both at team and individual levels. Its specialised,n text goes here cross-border, fast-track research initiatives span multiple disciplines and often form the basis for joint Memoranda of Understanding.

    The University is an active member of the European Universities Association (EUA) and the EURAXESS network, participates in the EMUNI Senate, and has recently taken part in the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) under the Erasmus+ European Universities Initiative.

    Website: https://www.aegean.edu/ 

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    The Institute Of Future Media, Democracy And Society at Dublin City University (DCU FuJo) is a multidisciplinary research centre focused on the digital transformation of media, democracy, and society. FuJo investigates how to counter digital challenges including disinformation and digital hate; how to enhance public participation through democratic innovations; and how to secure the sustainability of high-quality journalism. 

    Website: https://fujomedia.eu/

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  • The Heidelberg School of Education (HSE) is a joint academic institution of Heidelberg University and the Heidelberg University of Education. Its mission is to strengthen cooperative teacher education in terms of study, research, and knowledge transfer. There is a particular focus on cross-cutting future literacies in fields such as democracy education, critical media literacy, sustainable action, AI literacy, and values education. For the University, the HSE is the central point of contact for issues relating to teacher education.

  • Situated in Belgium, in the heart of Western Europe, KU Leuven has been a centre of learning for nearly six centuries. Today, it is Belgium’s largest university and, founded in 1425, one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Europe.

     

    As a leading European research university and co-founder of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), KU Leuven offers a wide variety of international master’s programmes, all supported by high-quality, innovative, interdisciplinary research.

     

    KU Leuven is also member of Coimbra Group and Venice International University. KU Leuven has a strong record of securing funding from the most competitive research funds and was named Europe’s most innovative university four years in a row by Reuters (2016-2019). Since its founding, KU Leuven has been based in the city that shares its name. Leuven is a pleasant, safe and bustling student town, where centuries-rich history meets cutting-edge science.

     

    The university offers degree programmes at campuses in 11 Belgian cities and hosted over 62.600 students in the academic year 2023-2024. KU Leuven has Erasmus contracts with over 400 European universities and international contracts all over the world. About 20% of the university’s 60,000+ students are international, representing over 140 nationalities (2023). The university also works with a select number of top-level partner institutions worldwide, and stimulates powerful international mobility and intensive research cooperation. Internationalisation is key in the policy of the university’s board (KU Leuven strategic plans 2017-2021 and 2021-2025). By being one of the driving forces in the Una Europa alliance, KU Leuven is supporting the creation of a truly European inter-university environment as part of the European University Initiative. Una Europa is an alliance of eleven leading research universities, where outstanding research is continuously linked to transnational learning and innovative, critical thinking.

  • The Media & Learning Association (MLA) or to give it its full name the MEDEA: MEDIA & LEARNING ivzw is an international, not-for-profit association set up in 2012 under Belgian law to promote and stimulate the use of media as a way to enhance innovation and creativity in teaching and learning across all levels of education in Europe. Members include national and regional agencies charged with the promotion of innovation in teaching and learning as well as universities, ministries of education and schools’ networks. 

    Website: www.media-and-learning.eu

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  • The University of Tartu (UT), founded in 1632, is Estonia's premier higher education and research institution. It ranks among the top 1.2% of the world's best universities, positioned between 301 and 350  in the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings,  with a consistent upward trajectory. According to the ISI Web of Science, UT is among the top 1% of the world's most-cited universities and research institutions, particularly for its excellence in media and communication research. UT's staff brings extensive experience and expertise in developing training materials and providing training to diverse groups in digital media literacies. UT will significantly contribute to the envisaged research and training activities, leveraging its infrastructure, academic excellence, and strategic position within the local and global academic and practitioners’ communities.

    UT Institute of Social Studies

    The Institute of Social Studies has evolved into a centre of competence with specialties and research focusing around three main subject clusters: journalism and communication; sociology and social well-being and information sciences. The institute works closely with economists, education scientists, political scientists, psychologists and other specialties from among the humanities or hard sciences. In addition to extended knowledge of the specialty, the values of the institute include interdisciplinarity, depth and diversity.

  • d-teach online school ivzw is a Belgian non-profit organization. Founded in 2012 as the first online school in Belgium, d-teach provides personalised and flexible learning opportunities for K12 education and lifelong learners.

    The organisation supports learners in more than 70 countries and offers language lessons, academic subjects, speech therapy and tailored educational support. With a team of qualified teachers and educational specialists, d-teach has developed extensive expertise in online pedagogy, digital learning and learner-centred education.

    As a UNESCO Associated School, European Parliament Ambassador School and Microsoft Showcase School, d-teach is committed to global citizenship, innovation and accessible education. The organisation has been recognised by the European Commission as a good practice in digital education. This recognition led to participation in the European Digital Education Accelerator and contributed to the creation of ICONS (International Community of Online Schools), a global network of online schools that promotes collaboration, research and the exchange of best practices.

    d-teach actively contributes to international educational projects and is the organiser of the European and Global AI for Education Awards, which recognise responsible and impactful uses of AI in education

    Through innovative and flexible online learning solutions, d-teach aims to make quality education accessible to all.

  • University of Cologne (UoC) is the largest university in Europe providing teacher education. It has a strong research focus in teacher education, empirical educational sciences, educational psychology, inclusion and didactics, especially of languages. With around 800 partnering schools within the Educational Region Cologne, its five Centers for Practical Teacher Training (responsible for the Referendariat/2nd phase of teacher training), the District Government and the City of Cologne, UoC creates a place where a nationwide unique concept of school learning and university teacher training is being realised in future-oriented architecture and innovatively designed teaching and learning spaces – therefore providing the ideal breeding ground as well as performing space for numerous TAMeLi activities. The Centre for Teacher Education, the central point of contact for all teacher students, coordinates the TAMeLi project.

  • Founded in 1321, the University of Florence is now one of Italy’s largest institutions for research and higher education. It counts over 1,800 professors and researchers, around 1,600 technical and administrative staff, and more than 1,600 PhD students and research fellows.  The University of Florence (UniFi) is a leading public higher education institution in Italy, with a strong commitment to teaching, research, and internationalisation. It offers a wide range of degree programmes across diverse disciplines, organised into schools and departments distributed throughout Florence and its surrounding areas. The University’s campuses are spread across the city and extend beyond its urban boundaries, with key sites including the scientific campus in Sesto Fiorentino and additional campuses in Empoli and Calenzano. Its academic facilities are organized in 10 Schools and 21 Departments, all committed to advancing internationalisation, cooperation, technological and digital innovation, and sustainable development. The university actively promotes international mobility, collaborative research, and innovation, providing students and staff with numerous opportunities for global engagement. Research represents a core mission of UniFi, with significant participation in European and international projects, supported by advanced laboratories, research infrastructures, and strategic networks. The institution is also committed to sustainability, inclusion, and quality assurance, integrating these principles into its academic and organisational practices.

  • University of Helsinki, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Education

    The University of Helsinki (UH) is the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. The University of Helsinki is also one of the best multidisciplinary research universities in the world and it consistently ranks in the top 120 of international university rankings. The University of Helsinki seeks solutions for global challenges and creates new ways of thinking for the best of humanity. Since 1640, UH has contributed to the establishment of a fair and equal society that is considered the best in the world according to a number of indicators. The strategic plan is founded on the University’s shared values of truth, Bildung, freedom and inclusivity, which steer the University community's everyday activities and interaction.

    UH employs approximately 8300 people of which 58% are teachers and researchers. The high-quality research carried out by the university creates new knowledge for educating diverse specialists in various fields, and for utilisation in social decision-making and the business sector.  University of Helsinki researchers produce around 11 100 publications per year. Of peer-reviewed academic publications 56% are produced as a result of international cooperation.

  • The main objectives of the Portuguese Journalists’ Training Center (CENJOR) are to train professionals in the communications sector, help them adapt to new activities and technologies, equip them with broader skills, and support the modernisation and development of media companies.

    CENJOR is a body with legal personality under public law, administrative and financial autonomy and its own assets, whose mission is to promote education and vocational training activities, aimed primarily at journalists and other professionals of media companies.

    CENJOR’s activities are national, local and international. A policy of ‘tailor-made’ courses aims to adapt the training offered or requested to the specific needs of media companies. Part of the Centre’s activity is directed at local and regional media outlets across the country.

    Founded in 1986, the Centre operates at an international level, participating in training programmes in collaboration with other centres, institutes and universities, and within the framework of the European Journalism Training Association

    Cenjor’s mission and activities include training journalists in and from the Portuguese-speaking African countries, in partnership with the national authorities and institutions of each country: governments, training centres, public and private media outlets (newspapers, news agencies, radio stations, television channels, etc.), industry associations and trade unions. Through regular partnerships, Cenjor is a training provider in journalism and media literacy in africa, and carries out the EU-delegated cooperation on journalism and communication training in East-Timor.

  • The main objectives of the Portuguese Journalists’ Training Center (CENJOR) are to train professionals in the communications sector, help them adapt to new activities and technologies, equip them with broader skills, and support the modernisation and development of media companies.

    CENJOR is a body with legal personality under public law, administrative and financial autonomy and its own assets, whose mission is to promote education and vocational training activities, aimed primarily at journalists and other professionals of media companies.

    CENJOR’s activities are national, local and international. A policy of ‘tailor-made’ courses aims to adapt the training offered or requested to the specific needs of media companies. Part of the Centre’s activity is directed at local and regional media outlets across the country.

    Founded in 1986, the Centre operates at an international level, participating in training programmes in collaboration with other centres, institutes and universities, and within the framework of the European Journalism Training Association

    Cenjor’s mission and activities include training journalists in and from the Portuguese-speaking African countries, in partnership with the national authorities and institutions of each country: governments, training centres, public and private media outlets (newspapers, news agencies, radio stations, television channels, etc.), industry associations and trade unions. Through regular partnerships, Cenjor is a training provider in journalism and media literacy in africa, and carries out the EU-delegated cooperation on journalism and communication training in East-Timor.

  • Tartu Katoliku Hariduskeskus is a private Christian educational centre in Tartu, Estonia, bringing together kindergarten, basic school, upper secondary education and hobby education. Its mission is to provide education and upbringing rooted in a Christian worldview, while creating a school environment marked by respect, care, responsibility and attention to each learner’s unique strengths. The school combines strong academic education with real-life learning, integrated studies, inquiry-based methods and early foreign-language learning. It places special value on critical thinking, helping students make ethical choices and participate thoughtfully in contemporary society. Inclusive support systems, including special-needs coordination and specialist services, are an important part of the school’s daily work.

  • The Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) is a non-profit higher education institution based in Skopje, with long-standing work in media, communication, journalism education and research. Since 2008, media literacy has been one of ICS’s core areas of expertise, developed through research, curriculum support, non-formal education, public campaigns and cooperation with media and institutions.

    ICS has contributed to the introduction of media literacy in the curricula of eight faculties in North Macedonia and has worked continuously with high school students, university students, teachers, journalists, academics and older citizens. Its portfolio includes journalistic workshops, student media production, media literacy camps, educational resources, the Media Literacy Dictionary, academic publications and public events dedicated to media and information literacy.

    A major part of ICS’s recent work focuses on disinformation, harmful narratives and media manipulation. Through research and training programmes, ICS has educated different audiences — including more than 500 retirees — on how to recognize disinformation and critically assess media content. The institute also cooperates with media outlets and the public broadcaster in producing and disseminating educational content.

    ICS has implemented a wide range of European and international projects with universities, media organizations, civil society partners and public institutions, strengthening media literacy, resilience to disinformation and active citizenship — a long-term commitment also reflected in EU recognition of its work in the field.

Geographical Distribution of

TAMeLi Partners