Melia Observatory - Interreg Danube Region project

30/12/2022

At the end of this year, MELIA Obesrvatory’s 30 month implementation ends.

The main goal of MELIA was to improve democratic governance by developing transnational media literacy observatory.Within the framework of the project which based on international partnership, we achieved several results, such as creating interactive teaching materials, a Handbook, the MELIA Observatory platform and also transnational policy guidlines.

We are very proud that we were part of this exciting stream and would like to thank all stakeholders for supporting our project!

22/12/2022

What would be the main purpose of the policy brief? 🤔

Providing guidance in the development and management of media literacy in the countries of the Danube region.

Our partnership has collected its main points, which you can find in the graphics below.

Spread the word to as many people as possible and try to incorporate it into your development processes!

For more information and study materials, visit our website:
https://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/melia-observatory

09/11/2022

To tackle the challenges of media literacy and sustain its recently developed tools should be a common responsibility within the Danube Region.

Today we closed our international event about media literacy for sustainable democracy which was indeed the final conference of Interreg MELIA Observatory project. Within our conference we presented the main achievements of our project such as mapping media literacy, our learning materials and training network, the MELIA Observatory platform, also the implemented national pilot projects. By our excellent keynote speakers we got closer how we can be ready for an AI covered media and info-communication eco-system, why media literacy matters for a sustainable and resilient future and what are the main challenges of media literacy in post Covid era.

The event provided a great opportunity for the different stakeholders to be part of a transnational knowledge transfer through the interesting presentations and the round table discussion afterwards.

MELIA Observatory project reaches its end at the end of December but the outputs and innovative tools what have developed within its framework are available for everybody online across the Danube Region.

08/11/2022

The MELIA Observatory 5th Steering Committee Meeting was held today in the beautiful city of Budapest. 👨‍💼👩‍💼🏙

The event was organized by our Hungarian project partner, Budapesti Kereskedelmi és Iparkamara (BKIK) (Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)).

We are coming back tomorrow from our final event! Stay tuned with us!

27/10/2022

Another set of training was held today for students of Health and Veterinary school dr. Andrija Štampar in Vinkovci, Croatia. The training was organized by Croatian Chamber of Economy with the purpose of testing MELIA Observatory training tools for high school students and receiving the feedback of the students and teachers, our main target group. 📱🖥💻

Sanja Rajković, the expert in communication and media studies with many years of experience in media, public relations and marketing, discussed with students about manipulation and propaganda in media and politics, and the importance of youth political participation. Students showed great interest in these topics.

We would like to sincerely thank Zdravstvena i veterinarska škola dr. Andrije Štampara Vinkovci for participating in the MELIA Observatory project. 🤝🙏

20/10/2022

It is a great honour for Melia Observatory to present and disseminate our results in media literacy and sustainable democracy on the 11th Annual Forum EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Kosice,Slovakia.

Transnational cooperation is a key factor of media literacy in the Danube Region. We are happy to be part of this stream.

18/10/2022

We are pleased to present the updated agenda for our Final Event to be held in November 2022. 📱💻🖥

Several outstanding professionals will present the importance of media literacy in today's world and you can learn about the results achieved in our international project. 👀❗️

More information about the event is available on our official registration page. 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/media-literacy-for-sustainable-democracy-tickets-408416383397

Find out more about our MELIA Observatory international project on our website: https://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved.../melia-observatory

07/10/2022

The long-awaited Final Event of our international project will be held in less than a month from now. ⏳📆

We are still waiting for interested parties to register for our event which called "Media Literacy for Sustainable Democracy". 🎬📱💻

For more information and registration, visit our official registration interface:⬇️📢

MELIA Observatory project presents international final event of Media Literacy for Sustainable Democracy

30/09/2022

We are pleased to present the current agenda of our final international conference "Media Literacy for Sustainable Democracy"📱💻, which is available on our application page. Register yourself and get to know the schedule of the event.

📝Registration and further information is available on the official interface below:

MELIA Observatory project presents international final event of Media Literacy for Sustainable Democracy

22/09/2022

The first workshop for pilot testing of the education materials produced in the framework of the Media Literacy for Active Citizenship and Sustainable Democracy (MELIA Observatory) project with youth educators (both formal and informal) took place on September 21 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The workshop was organised by the Regional and Global Development Research Centre (REGLO) which is the Bulgarian partner in the MELIA Project consortium https://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/melia-observatory

It was carried out in a hybrid format providing an opportunity for some experts to join remotely online.

The organiser would like to express its sincere thanks to the participants from the 25th Elementary school “Petar Beron”, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, Association of the Bulgarian Journalists, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, New Bulgarian University and Shumen University “Konstantin Preslavski” for the perfect cooperation in increasing media literacy!

15/09/2022

MELIA Observatory represents international final event for Media Literacy for Sustainable Democracy on 9 November, Budapest.
The aim of the final event is to present the main output and results of the project and open a knowledge transfer within a roundtable discussion about the challenges media literacy for active citizenship and sustainable democracy in CEE region with international experts.

📢Come and join us! 📢

More information and registration:

MELIA Observatory project presents international final event of Media Literacy for Sustainable Democracy

09/09/2022

Yesterday we have tested MELIA Observatory training tools for high school students in the Health and Veterinary school dr. Andrija Štampar in Vinkovci, Croatia. The students showed great interest in media literacy education and expressed that they would be glad to have media literacy as a separate subject at school. Another set of training will be held with the same students in October. Based on the information collected from the students and teachers in the short questionnaire, we will improve the training materials if necessary, and recommendations for policymakers related to media literacy education in primary and secondary vocational schools will be created.

The training materials for high school students are available in several languages at the following link: https://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/melia-observatory

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