[ecrea] CfP - 3rd World Journalism Education Congress (Mechelen, Belgium; July 3-5, 2013)

WJEC3 Scheduled for Mechelen, Belgium in July 2013


	The third World Journalism Education Congress will be held July 3-5, 2013 in Mechelen, Belgium just outside Brussels.  The meeting is sponsored by the World Journalism Education Council, a consortium of 32 journalism education organizations around the world.

 	The host organizations are the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA) and the Flemish/Dutch Network of Journalism Institutes (VNOJ).  WJEC3 follows highly successful congresses in Singapore (2007) and Grahamstown, South Africa (2010).

	The third WJEC will feature plenaries, panel sessions, paper competitions and small group syndicates.  The theme is “Renewing Journalism Through Education.”

	The paper competition deadline for WJEC3 will be December 1, 2012.  Authors should submit abstracts (500 word minimum; 800 maximum).  Details are available at wjec.be and wjec.ou.edu.  Contact the paper competition chair, Elanie Steyn ((elanie /at/ ou.edu)) for more information.

Mechelen is a Flemish town founded during the Middle Ages that has played a prominent role in Belgium including a brief period during the 16th century as capital of the low countries.  Mechelen is currently the religious capital of Belgium where the Archbishop of Belgium resides.  The landmark of the city is a huge late-medieval tower that can be seen from miles away.  Mechelen features canals and a Grand Place rivaling those of Brussels and Bruges.

	WJEC3 will be held in both the Lamot Congress center and the Lessius Hogeschool.  There is a new express train from Brussels airport to the center of Mechelen.  A description of accommodation can be found on the wjec.be web site.

	The World Journalism Education Council (WJEC) is a coalition of 32 academic associations worldwide that are involved in journalism and mass communication at the university level. WJEC promotes journalism education globally and sponsors global congresses every three years.  WJEC’s  home is at the University of Oklahoma.

Member organizations of the World Journalism Education Council are:

African Council on Communication Education (ACCE), Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Association for Journalism Education (U.K.), Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC), Brazilian Society of Interdisciplinary Studies on Communication (Intercom Brazil), Broadcast Education Association (BEA), Canadian Committee for Education in Journalism (CCEJ), Chinese Journalism Education Association, Chinese Communication Association (CCA), European Journalism Training Association (EJTA), Global Network for Professional Education in Journalism and Media (JourNet), Israel Communication Association, Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication (JSSJMC), Journalism Education Association of Australia, Journalism Education Association of New Zealand, Journalism Research and Education Section International

Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Journalism Studies Section, European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies, Latin American Association of Communication Researchers (ALAIC), Latin American Federation of Social Communication Schools (FELAFACS), Nigerian Association of Journalism and Mass Communication Teachers, Nordic Journalism Training Association, Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE), Russian Association for Education in Journalism, Russian Association for Film&  Media Education, Saudi Association for Media&  Communication, Scientific and Methodological Communication in Journalism and Information, South African Communication Association







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