Project title: Journalism Education for Democracy in Ukraine: Developing Standards, Integrity and Professionalism
Reference: 598964-EPP-1-2018-1-UK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
Project acronym: DESTIN
Priority: Higher Education and Society
Project duration: 15.11.2018 – 14.11.2022
EU funding instrument: European Neighbourhood Instrument (Erasmus+: КА2 CBHE)
Erasmus+ (CBHE) grant amount: 798 470.00 EUR
Target groups: Ukraine and EU Universities, university students, secondary schools, employers i.e. Journalism staff teams, media managers, lifelong learning.
Grant holder: Bath Spa University, United Kingdom
https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/
Coordinator and General Manager:
Prof. Ian Gadd, Head of Development of European Projects, Bath Spa University
Contacts:
Phone: +4401225 875455
E-mail: [email protected]
Partnership:
- Bath Spa University, United Kingdom
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
- Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland
- Linnaeus University, Sweden
- World University Service, Austria
- Ethnical Journalism Network, United Kingdom
- European Journalism Training Association, Netherlands
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
- Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, Ukraine
- Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities, Ukraine
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
- Mariupol State University, Ukraine
- Sumy State University, Ukraine
- Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine
- Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine
- Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine
- Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine
- NGO "Ukrainian Association of Students"
- PO "Hromadkse Radio", Ukraine
- Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Project goals:
- A1. Curriculum Reform: to reform, start to deliver and evaluate new/revised curriculum for 9 BA and 11 MA Journalism programmes (2 degrees in each of the 10 Ukrainian partner universities), and the institutional quality assurance for academic programmes, so that all new/revised programmes are aligned with European Qualifications Frameworks (EQF), meeting European standards of integrity and professionalism, improving students' industry engagement, career preparation and employability, and enabling staff and students to develop strong and sustainable connections with European journalism departments and associations;
- A2. Curriculum Context: to enhance the media environment in which Journalism graduates will work: improving the 'media literacy' of key target groups, providing new opportunities for Journalism students to engage with public audiences during their training, and raising public awareness of the vital role of journalists and media in the promotion and protection of citizens' rights within a multi-cultural democracy.
Specific project objectives:
- to audit (desk review) all current curriculum (20 degrees), with gap analyses and action plans;
- to train curriculum teams in the alignment of programmes and QA with EQF standards;
- to use European models of Journalism education to inform curriculum reform;
- to train academic and professional staff in principles and processes of peer review;
- to conduct peer review (including 10 site visits) of all new/revised programmes;
- to deliver and evaluate the first year of all new/revised BA and MA programmes;
- to produce National Guideline Statements for BA and MA Journalism education;
- to maximize public stakeholder engagement and participation in the work of the project;
- to deliver and evaluate Outreach Media-Literacy Courses for target groups;
- to maximize the sustainability of the work and outputs of the project.
Activities:
The DESTIN project will be conducted through many kind of activities: from confidential discussions with an external stakeholder and analysis of anonomysed student opinion to large public conferences and open online discussion forums. All of the tools and methodologies employed are tried and tested means of educational management, staff and student development, and ethical change management in general. The style of 'presentations' may occasionally appear didactic (depending on the presenter) but the pedagogical design and ethos for conferences, meetings etc. will be inclusive and interactive (as in the spirit of SCL).
Expected results:
- Qualitative changes in development of journalism education in Ukraine through audit, assessment, review of existing and delivering of new or revised curricula for 9 BA and 11 MA Journalism programmes in 10 Ukrainian universities with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and European standards of integrity and professionalism.
- Development of National Guideline Statements for BA and MA journalism education in Ukraine.
- Creation of interaction and cooperation network between universities, national employers and students self-government in the field of journalism education in Ukraine.
- Creation of interaction and cooperation network between Ukraine and EU universities and professional organizations in the field of journalism education.
- Development of Media-Literacy Online Courses for non-professionals target groups in the field of journalism, media and communications.
- Creation and launching of specialized website for further dissemination and exploitation of DESTIN project results.
Project coordinator in Ukraine
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Journalism
http://www.univ.kiev.ua/en/
Office for International Cooperation
Phone: +380(44) 239 31 82,+380(44) 239 31 66, +380 (44) 239 31 50
Fax: +380(44) 239 31 00, +380(44) 239 31 50
Institute of Journalism
Phone: +380(44) 481 44 01
Fax: +380(44) 483 09 81
Responsible person: Bohdana NOSOVA, Assoc. Prof. of Social Communications Department, Institute of Journalism
Contacts:
Phone: +380505064732
E-mail: [email protected]
Partners from Ukraine:
Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, Department of Journalism, Advertising and PR-technologies
http://www.cdu.edu.ua/en/
Phone: +38(0472) 37 21 42, +38(0472) 35 44 63
Fax: +38(0472) 35 44 63
Responsible person: Svitlana KOVAL, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Journalism, Advertising and PR-technologies
Contacts:
Phone: +380504645074, +380979761979
E-mail: [email protected]
Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities
https://www.megu.edu.ua/en
Phone: +38(0362) 63 72 34
Fax: +38(0362) 23 01 86
Responsible person: Olha MITCHUK, Dean of the Faculty of Journalism, Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities
Contacts:
Phone: +380964107513, +380503393424
E-mail: [email protected]
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Journalism
http://www.lnu.edu.ua/en/
http://journ.lnu.edu.ua/
Phone: +38(032) 261 14 91, +38(032) 239 47 24, +38(032) 239 41 82
Responsible person: Nataliia HABOR, Assoc. Prof. at New Media Department
Contacts:
Phone: +380505052045
E-mail: [email protected]
Mariupol State University
http://en.mdu.in.ua/
Phone: +38 (0629) 58 75 90
Fax: +38 (0629) 53 22 70
Responsible person: Prof. Svitlana BEZCHOTNIKOVA
Contacts:
Phone: +380972454231
E-mail: [email protected]
Sumy State University
http://sumdu.edu.ua/int/en
Phone: +38(0542) 68 77 55
Fax: +38(0542) 64 04 99
Responsible person: Kostyantyn KYRYCHENKO, Head of the International Affairs Office of Sumy State University
Contacts:
Phone: +380990799552, +38 (0542) 33 10 81
Fax: +38 (0542) 33 10 81
E-mail: [email protected]
Ukrainian Catholic University, School of Journalism
https://ucu.edu.ua/en/
Phone: +38(032) 240 99 40
E-mail: [email protected]
Responsible person: Yurii OPOKA, Head of the Master's Programme in Journalism
Contacts:
Phone: +380674555358
E-mail: [email protected]
Uzhhorod National University, Faculty of Philology, Department of Journalism
https://www.uzhnu.edu.ua/en/
Phone: +380503723767, +38 (03122) 3 33 41
Fax: +38 (03122) 3 42 02
Responsible person: Halyna SHAPOVALOVA, Assoc. Prof. at Journalism Department, Faculty of Philology
Contacts:
Phone: +380501625285
E-mail: [email protected]
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
http://en.chnu.edu.ua/
Phone: +38(0372) 58 48 10 – Rector, +38(0372) 58 47 02 – Department of Journalism
Fax: +38(0372) 55 29 14, +38(0372) 58 47 07
Responsible person: Roman PAZIUK, Associate Professor at the Department of Journalism
Contacts:
Phone: +380667853822
E-mail: [email protected]
Zaporizhzhia National University, Faculty of Journalism
https://www.znu.edu.ua
Phone: +380(61) 289 41 11, +380(61) 289 12 24
Fax: +380(61) 228 75 08
Responsible person: Kateryna SIRINIOK-DOLHARIOVA, Assoc. Prof. at Department of Journalism, Faculty of Journalism
Contacts:
Phone: +380661114753
E-mail: [email protected]
PO "Hromadkse Radio"
https://hromadske.radio/
Phone: +38(044) 279 72 09
Responsible person: Nataliia KLOCHUN, Grant manager
Contacts:
Phone: +380954865638
E-mail: [email protected]
NGO "Ukrainian Association of Students"
http://uas.ngo
Phone: +380939150872, +380734997970
Responsible person: Lidiia FESENKO, President
Contacts:
Phone: +380939150872
E-mail: [email protected]
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
https://mon.gov.ua/ua
Phone: +38(044) 481 32 78, +38(044) 481 32 79
Fax: +38(044) 481 47 55
Responsible person: Liubov SHCHITKA, Acting Head of International Cooperation and European Integration Department
Contacts:
Phone: +38(044) 481 32 69
E-mail: [email protected]
Project website: http://www.destin-project.info
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/destin.info/
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-LyLY5xSEfRPImkIMBJ1Q/
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.