Journalism Teaching

A participatory assessment was conducted by a local expert working in tandem with the International Key Expert in this area. It involved meetings with teaching staff at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications in Sofia, and the independent assessor also met with students, graduates and key stakeholders from within the industry.

By the end of the project, the implementation team will have produced a range of viable proposals for further improving the new curriculum at Sofia University’s journalism faculty. These proposals will be based on the findings of a specially designed Curriculum Scholarship Initiative which will involve the experience of Faculty lecturers and their research conducted during visits at EU media schools and institutions. The International Key Expert will prepare a comprehensive report based on the various proposals made by the Faculty academics and will model a strategy for the future development of the Faculty.

The International Key Expert works in collaboration with local and international experts to design and establish an information and exchange network between a minimum of three faculties of journalism in Bulgaria for developing adequate services, exchange of information on curriculum patterns and effective representation of the interests of the academic community.

The International Key Expert will also work on providing various career opportunities to final year students and young researchers in the area of media development.