[Commlist] CFP: DCLead Salzburg School for ESR “Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies”

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*CFP: Extended Application Deadline: DCLead Salzburg School for ESR 
“Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies”, 29 September to 2 
October*
The Digital Communication Leadership (DCLead) Consortium and the 
Euromedia Research Group invite early-stage researchers (PhD and 
advanced master's students) - to participate in the first DCLead 
Salzburg School “Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies: Global 
Perspectives for the Common Good”, organised by the _Department of 
Communication Studies <https://www.kowi-salzburg.at/en/>_ of the 
University of Salzburg. It will take place from September 29 to October 
2, 2025, in Puchberg, Upper Austria.
The DCLead Salzburg School brings together researchers and practitioners 
committed to leveraging communication and media technologies to foster 
environmental sustainability, inclusiveness, and social well-being. The 
school offers students the opportunity to discuss their projects with a 
diverse range of experts, connect with like-minded peers from around the 
world, and gain valuable research experience.
*The application deadline for our DCLead Salzburg School has been 
extended to April 30. *This extension will allow more talented 
individuals to join us for this PhD School (see application procedure 
below).

*GENERAL INFORMATION*
We welcome researchers and academics seeking interdisciplinary 
approaches to digital communication, technology, policy, or 
communications practitioners aiming to develop ethical and sustainable 
practices, and graduate students interested in addressing global 
societal challenges through technology and communication.
The programme runs over four full working days and awards *5 ECTS* 
credits. The working language is English. Therefore, a sufficient 
understanding of and ability to express oneself in this language is 
expected.

*LOCATION AND PROGRAMME*
The DCLead Salzburg School will take place from September 29 to October 
2, 2025, in Puchberg, Upper Austria, approximately 2 hours and 30 
minutes by train from Vienna Airport.
The programme will include:

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    Feedback sessions: you get detailed and constructive feedback on
    your PhD or Master's project
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    A workshop on digital methods: you get to hone existing competencies
    and discover new approaches
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    Keynotes and roundtables: you get insights into current scholarly
    debates and tips on how to tackle life in academia
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    Social activities and cultural excursions


*PARTICIPATION FEE*
The participation fee is € 490 for applicants from strong currency 
countries and € 250 for applicants from weak currency countries.* Any 
country not included in this list is considered a low-currency country.
The fee covers:

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    Full board
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    All meals
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    Accommodation double room (+100€ for single room)
  *
    Excursions to Linz and Salzburg

*APPLICATION PROCEDURE*
The application deadline for the DCLead Salzburg School is *April 30, 2025*.
A maximum of 20 students will be offered a spot at the DCLead Salzburg 
School. Applicants will be notified via email *by 13 May 2025.*
The application must include an abstract (3,000–6,000 characters), a 
motivation letter (up to 5,000 characters), and the details of a 
referee, including their email address. The referee will be contacted 
directly and asked to complete a reference form.

*SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS*
Hanan Badr (Paris Lodron University of Salzburg), Daniele 
Canedo(Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia), Naila Hamdy (The 
American University in Cairo, Egypt), Anders Hansen Henten (Aalborg 
University), Leah A. Lievrouw (University of California, Los Angeles), 
Jozon A Lorenzana (Ateneo de Manila University), Hannu Nieminen 
(University of Helsinki), Sergio Sparviero (Paris Lodron University of 
Salzburg), Reza Tadayoni (Aalborg University), Tales Tomaz (Paris Lodron 
University of Salzburg), Josef Trappel (Paris Lodron University of 
Salzburg), Leo Van Audenhove (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Wendy van den 
Broeck (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Patrik Wikstrom (Queensland 
University of Technology)

*FURTHER DETAILS*
All further details will be available at https://dclead.eu/ 
<https://dclead.eu/>.

*CONTACT*
For questions related to the application and the programme, please write 
to (_admin /at/ dclead.eu) <mailto:(admin /at/ dclead.eu)>_.
**Strong and Weak Currency Countries*
Strong Currency Countries are: American Samoa Andorra Antigua and 
Barbuda Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas, Bahrain Barbados Belgium 
Bermuda British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Canada Cayman Islands 
Channel Islands Chile Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark 
Estonia Faeroe Islands Finland France French Polynesia Germany Gibraltar 
Greece Greenland Guam Guyana Hungary Hong Kong SAR, China Iceland 
Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Japan Korea, Rep. Kuwait Latvia 
Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao SAR, China Malta Monaco Nauru 
Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Norway 
Oman Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar San Marino Saudi Arabia 
Seychelles Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Slovak Republic Slovenia 
Spain St. Kitts and Nevis St. Martin (French part) Sweden Switzerland 
Taiwan Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United Arab Emirates 
United Kingdom United States Uruguay Virgin Islands (U.S.).
All countries not included in the list above are considered weak 
currency countries.


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