The project aims to improve quality of higher education in the Field of Journalism Reporting and develop life-long learning skills for high-quality media reporting on SDGs and ICT-based data analysis of journalism and media students,journalists and analysts in Cambodia, Malaysia and China through the development of new curricula. It also enhances relevance of acquisition of better qualifications in the labour market by developing new and innovative journalism reporting courses for journalism students and active journalists and analysts. It aims to enrich the innovation capacities as well as the internationalisation of HEIs by promoting transnational cooperation in the field of media reporting on SDGs. It also promotes voluntary convergence with EU developments of curriculum development in the field of journalism and reporting in the higher education system through the sharing of best practices and know-how of the EU-HEIs. The outputs include a state-of-the-art report on needs analysis of Asian HEIs, "Journalism Reporting on SDGs" course program that will be incorporated in the HEIs relevant program, capacity building programs for academic staff, Online learning platform and creation of SDGs Research Units. Impact will be achieved in institution, national and transnational level through the proper dissemination and exploitation of the project's results and the participation of relevant stakeholders in the networking events.
The main objective of the project is to stablish the basis (training capacities and equipment) and develop an innovative course program in Higher Education Institutions to enhance capacity and expertise of journalists, analysts and journalism students to report on Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, it aims to increase the capacity of academic staff in teaching methodologies based on Information and Communication Technologies.
The lack of training, teaching capacities and awareness about Sustainable Development Goals in the Asian partner countries makes necessary to build the basis for the promotion of educational programmes that include these topics in their respective curriculums. In particular, a quality journalism is needed to significantly influence the nature of public discourse, by reflecting a full, truthful and holistic view. This is not only about the content, but also about the way the content is reported.
<< Background >> The lack of training, teaching capacities and awareness about Sustainable Development Goals in the Asian partner countries makes necessary to build the basis for the promotion of educational programmes that include these topics in their respective curriculums. In particular, a quality journalism is needed to significantly influence the nature of public discourse, by reflecting a full, truthful and holistic view. This is not only about the content, but also about the way the content is reported. << Objectives >> The main objective of the project is to stablish the basis (training capacities and equipment) and develop an innovative course program in Higher Education Institutions to enhance capacity and expertise of journalists, analysts and journalism students to report on Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, it aims to increase the capacity of academic staff in teaching methodologies based on Information and Communication Technologies. << Implementation >> The project developed a set of activities to improve knowledge, build capacity, upgrade ICT skills, and raise awareness of sustainable development. In line with the original proposal, these activities were organized in 7 work packages under the supervision of the coordinator in continuous feedback with team leaders. Although the project had to face with several obstacles and delays during its implementation due to the pandemic, all the activities and study visits were successfully completed. << Results >> The project successfully achieved the expected results despite the difficulties encountered throughout its implementation. As planned, the main result consisted of developing a course in Asian partner HEIs with a duration of 6/12 months and around 1000 hours of learning. Other relevant results were the development of vocational courses for the academic staff that participate in the programme, the creation of Research Units and online platform to support lifelong learning, and networking.