European Journalism Training Association

The European Journalism Training Association (EJTA) is a formal network of authorized European journalism training centres, enabling cooperation and exchanges of students and teachers. Within this network, international projects and education programmes are set up. In addition, EJTA organises conferences and seminars to discuss important journalistic issues. The members exchange ideas and information. This way they all work together on the improvement of journalistic education in Europe.

The non-profit organisation was founded in Brussels in 1990. It’s a legal body under Dutch law. The EJTA office is located in Mechelen. The network has over 55 members from 25 different European countries to date.

Each year in May or June, EJTA holds its AGM as well as the Annual Conference. The annual EJTA Teachers’ Conference was organised for the first time in 2014. The journal Journalism Studies is published by Routledge on behalf of the European Journalism Training Association, the European Communication Research and Education Association and the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association.

Tartu Declaration
The Tartu Declaration was adopted at the AGM in Tartu (Estonia) in 2006 and was revised in 2013. It is a detailed analysis that states which principles the EJTA members have to respect when training and educating their students and participants. The Tartu Declaration lists ten core competences, each existing of five parts. Every member needs to sign and implement this declaration. If they do not do this, admission is impossible. This means that the institutions have to act in accordance with the principles and should master the ten competences.

Mobility Catalogue
One of EJTA’s projects is the mobility catalogue. This catalogue helps journalism students find out which foreign institution (within Europe) is most appropriate for them to take courses at. It is possible to search for a programme or institution. Students can also find the right contact person and the criteria for admission per educational institution.

Member Organisations
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Albania
 * Instituti Shqiptar i Medias (Albanian Media Institute)

Austria
 * Center for Journalism and Communication Management, University for Continuing Education Krems
 * Kuratorium für Journalistenausbildung

Belgium
 * Arteveldehogeschool
 * ARTESIS Plantijn Hogeschool
 * Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel
 * Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen / HOWEST
 * Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales
 * PXL Hogeschool Limburg
 * Thomas More Mechelen - Antwerpen

Bulgaria
 * Sofia University

Denmark
 * Danish School of Media and Journalism
 * University of Southern Denmark (CfJ)

Estonia
 * Tartu University

Finland
 * Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
 * Turku University of Applied Sciences
 * University of Helsinki
 * University of Jyväskylä
 * University of Tampere

France
 * Centre formation des journalistes (CFJ)
 * Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris
 * FNSP (Science-Po – Ecole de Journalisme)
 * Université Paris-Dauphine (IPJ)

Georgia
 * Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management

Germany
 * Akademie für Publizistik
 * Deutsche Journalistenschule
 * Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University for Applied Sciences
 * Jade University of Applied Sciences Institute for Media Management and Journalism
 * Kölner Journalistenschule für Politik und Wirtschaft

Greece
 * Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Ireland
 * Dublin Institute of Technology

Italy
 * Catholic University of Milan (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
 * University of Milan

Macedonia
 * School of journalism and Public Relations

The Netherlands
 * Christelijke Hogeschool Ede
 * European Journalism Centre
 * Fontys Hogeschool Journalistiek
 * Hogeschool Utrecht
 * Hogeschool Windesheim (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences)

Norway
 * Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences

Portugal
 * Centro Protocolar de Formação Profissional para Jornalistas

Romania
 * Babeș-Bolyai University

Russia
 * Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution for Higher Professional Education “North-Caucasus Federal University”
 * M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Spain
 * Escuela de Periodismo UAM - El País
 * Mondragon University (HUHEZI)

Sweden
 * Göteborgs Universitet
 * Linnaeus University
 * Södertörn University
 * Stockholm University

Switzerland
 * MAZ – Die Schweizer Journalistenschule
 * Zurich University of Applied Sciences (IAM Institute of Applied Media Studies)

Turkey
 * Anadolu University
 * Istanbul Bilgi University

United Kingdom
 * Birmingham School of Media at Birmingham City University
 * City University London
 * Coventry University
 * University of Lincoln