The International School of Multimedia Journalism (ISMJ) is run by the Study Program Journalism & Media Management of the FHWien University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication together with the Ukrainian Catholic University Lemberg (UCU School of Journalism). It is a joint programme that networks Austrian and Ukrainian journalism students and promotes an understanding of international media systems and the media landscape in both countries. In the second year of its existence, the International School of Multimedia Journalism has received two further project partners: the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).

In one week each in Vienna and Lemberg, the participants develop journalistic multimedia projects with different thematic focuses in tandem learning and with the support of experienced editors. In addition, the participants are offered talks, input lectures and discussion rounds with experts.

The project is financially supported by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), the OeAD Cooperation Centre Lemberg, the OeAD GmbH Vienna, the City of Vienna and the Cultural Section of the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA).

Looking back

The topics in the first year were migration (August 2015) and propaganda (February 2016). From the second round on, the project partners agreed on a uniform focus topic for both project weeks. The second ISMJ took place in July and August 2016 in Vienna and Lemberg on the topic of good governance. In 2017, the ISMJ focused on ecology; the project weeks were set for February (Vienna) and July (Lviv). An approach that had proved its worth and was retained in the following years. The fourth ISMJ took place in 2018 on creative industries. The current year 2019 deals with the topic of social responsibility.

Details and further information on the past years can be found under the section “Retrospect“.