Consortium partners

The consortium worked together to develop a joint programme – a programme developed from a common educational philosophy and offered by all of the consortium partners. The quality of the programme is subject of continous scrutiny through a commonly established system of quality assurance based on European guidelines for joint programmes.

The consortium consists of Schools/Faculties of Communication, covering Europe geographically (Lithuania, Bulgaria, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands). All of the members are frontrunners in the field of international communication and see the creation of this programme as the next step in the internationalisation of their programme. The consortium grew largely out of a successful Erasmus cooperation adding on members from new member states to create a geographical spread across Europe.

Members have undertaken successful, large-scale international projects.

The institutions do not only complement each other geographically, but also in terms of specialisations and specific expertise and focus. The division of electives to be developed and offered is based upon this specific expertise taking into account chosen focuses.

Hanze Univerlogosity of Applied Sciences, Groningen
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen has more than 22.000 students. It offers some 60 four-year bachelor courses in education, sport studies, social studies, health, engineering and technology, economics and business, communication and media and fine- and performing arts. Also, about 15 master courses are offered in art, business and health.
As a university of applied sciences, Hanze University maintains close relations with business, industry and not-for-profit institutions. Through its liaison bureau Hanze Connect, it offers tailor-made courses, consultancy and applied research to enterprises and institutes.

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen is actively involved in the internationalisation of curricula and exchange of students and staff with more than 200 partner universities, participating in European programmes and projects (often as coordinator) and in development cooperation projects (funded by the Dutch government).

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IULM
iulmlogoIULM University was founded in 1968 and throughout the years it developed two main educational pathways: Foreign Languages and Communication.
Among the others, IULM offers courses in Public Relations and Advertising, Communication Science and Technologies, Communication Management in the Culture and Arts Markets.
The Faculty of Communication offers second cycle degrees and masters, such as:  Brand Strategy and Communication; Heritage and Cultural Events: Strategies and Communication; Management of Social, Political and Institutional Communication; Communication for the International Relations.

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Leeds Metropolitan University
leedslogoLeeds Metropolitan University is striving to be a world-class regional university, with world-wide horizons, using all our talents to the full. We are one of the largest universities in the country, with over 52,000 students and 3,500 staff. We have two contrasting learning environments in Leeds, the traditional setting of one campus in the world famous sporting area of Headingley and one intertwined with the business, health, civic and entertainment quarters of Leeds. Our campus in the splendid spa town of Harrogate leads the way in breaking down the barriers between business, further and higher education.
Leeds Metropolitan University is involved in may international partnerships across Europe and in the rest of the world. This includes the delivery of bachelors programmes in Hong Kong as well as Joint Masters programmes with partners in China and in Ireland.  One area of expertise is the Centre for Public Relations which supports the delivery of bachelors and masters programmes in public relations and communication.

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New Bulgarian University
nbulogoNBU has a status of an accredited higher education institution given by the Bulgarian Parliament (September 18, 1991) and the National Agency for Accreditation. It offers programs leading to Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. degrees. NBU is a liberal academic institution, based on the relation between education, research, and entrepreneurship and provides general interdisciplinary and narrowly specialized education, based on research work and related to the practice. The NBU mission is to be a student-oriented, autonomous institution for cultivating socially concerned individuals, with entrepreneurial spirit, responsible for their own development and prepared to life under the conditions of democracy, civil society, market relations, European and world integration. NBU has been actively working to establish its position in the international academic community.

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Vilnius University
vilniuslogoThe oldest and largest Lithuanian higher education institution. Since its establishment in the 16th century, Vilnius University, as integral part of European science and culture has embodied the concept of a classical university and the unity of studies and research.
The Faculty of Communication at Vilnius University was created in 1991. The concentration of scattered study programs into one unit was stimulated by the wish to create and develop a basic framework for Communication and Information Science education and research in Lithuania. Today, the Faculty of Communication has as its main purpose to strengthen and fasten interdisciplinary studies and research in order to promote competitive and high quality education in the field.

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