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 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.
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.
Albania
Instituti Shqiptar i Medias(Albanian Media Institute)
Austria
Center for Journalism and Communication Management, Danube University
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 Üniversitesi
Istanbul Bilgi University
United Kingdom
Birmingham School of Media at Birmingham City University
City University London
Coventry University
University of Lincoln
