The Department of Communication and Media Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens organizes and operates for the academic year 2024-2025 an Intensive Postgraduate Program (IPP) MSc in «Media and Refugee / Migration Flows» which awards a Postgraduate Diploma in the following specializations:
- S1 «News media of refugee flows»
- S2: «Communication management of refugee / migration flows»
- S3: «Cultural mediation»
The purpose and objectives of the Program is the postgraduate training of graduates in communication, media and journalism, as well as executives from the private and public sector in this field, regarding valid and objective information of citizens. It will also provide the knowledge of developing relationships in order to promote a positive response to the ongoing tensions and crises created at national and cross-national level. Additionally it will develop awareness about the intercultural interpretation and mediation within the migration and refugee context.
The graduation from the Program requires the successful completion of the semester courses, the mandatory participation in the Summer School on Lesvos island, internship program and the successful completion of a master thesis.
The duration of the Program, which awards a Postgraduate Diploma, is two (2) academic semesters, without summer break. An extension may be requested with an application by the student to the Coordinating Committee of the MSc, however the maximum permissible time for completion of studies is three (3) semesters.
This is a call for the academic year 2024-2025 for a maximum of fifty (50) available positions: twenty (20) available positions for Specialization 1, twenty (20) available positions for Specialization 2 and ten (10) available positions for Specialization 3.
Deadline for applicants from countries outside of the EU/EEA: 24/08/2024
Deadline for applicants from EU/EEA countries: 07/09/2024
For more information read the declaration and the brochure of the program below: