October 16 is World Food Day, and the worldwide community radio network of AMARC has launched a broadcast campaign to cover the event. In partnership with FAO, AMARC has called all members of its network to produce and broadcast programs on their communities on October 16, 2012 and share them with the entire AMARC network via the web. The radios were invited to produce a program under this year’s World
Santiago, Chile, will host the UC-ICA Latin American conference to discuss Trends in International and Latin American Communication Studies. The conference, organized by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s School of Communications, in collaboration with the International Communication Association (ICA) will be held from 18 to 20 October 2012 at the School of Communications in Santiago, in the campus Casa Central, Alameda 340 (see http://www.uc.cl/es/mapas). . This will be the
The School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Australia offers a 3-year PhD scholarship for an ethnographic study of mobile and social media in 1-2 Pacific countries. International and Australian nationals with a BA, BA with Honours or MA/MSC in Communication, Anthropology, Sociology, Science and Technology Studies, Informatics, Media Studies or other related discipline are eligible to apply. Candidates must be willing to undertake ethnographic fieldwork in up to two countries
Interested in studying the Communication for Development masters programme at Malmö University starting January 2013? The closing date for applications is October 16th. The Communication for Development master’s at Malmö University is an integrated distance learning programme of 60 ECTS programme studied part-time over two years. Lectures and seminars taking place in Malmö, Sweden, are combined with live streamed online lectures and online tuition. Find out more about the Master
The Communication and Development Studies MA program at Ohio University completed its 25th year and will celebrate this occasion with a day-long event on Friday, October 26th. During the day papers, panels, and related proposals focusing on the theme of development communication (i.e., communication for development, C4D, media for social change) will be presented. The agenda includes panels reflecting the diversity of the career paths of the Master alumni, and
SM Foundation Nepal is organizing 6thInternational Conference on “Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development and Education” on Nov 13-15, 2012 in order to create awareness and bring all the experts and entrepreneurs in one platform.SM Foundation is a non profit and non governmental organization. For more information, please visit:http://smfon.org.np/conferenc…
A 7-week online digital course on community radio for empowerment will begin on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. It is aimed at professionals and university students who are involved in community radio projects. The course builds on the book: “Empowerment Radio – Voices building a community” by Birgitte Jallov, author of ‘Empowerment Radio’ and initiator of Empowerhouse. Seven (7) training modules with specific sets of learning points will be used for the
The 7th Annual Symposium of the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the area of ICT4D (IPID) will be held 5-6 September, 2012 at University of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway. IPID is a network of postgraduate students doing research in ICT4D and operates through inter alia support to doctoral and master students and increased visibility at international conferences. The network is administered by the School of Business (Informatics) at the
The International Executive Media and TV Workshop (IEMTW) will be held on September 19-21 in Vienna, Austria. Communication practitioners, technical project staff and media focal points working for UN agencies; civil society organizations; and public institutions are welcome to join. The three-day intensive course is Center for Development Communication’s flagship course. The course provides an all-inclusive learning package that will enable participants to have better ability and understanding in dealing with
The 7th Annual Symposium of the International Network for Postgraduate Students in the area of ICT4D (IPID) will be held 5-6 September, 2012 at University of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway. The symposium will provide postgraduate researchers with the opportunity to present their work to a diverse audience and gain valuable experience. It is also an opportunity for young scientists to network and engage with international ICT4D scholars . The symposium
