News - WJEC-3 in Brussels in 2013

BRUSSELS - The World Journalism Education Council has selected Belgium, Brussels, as the site of the 2013 World Journalism Education Congress. The European Journalism Training Association-Flemish/Dutch Network of Journalism Institutes submitted the proposal. 

The council made its approval contingent on the following conditions:

1. The maximum registration price will be 350 Euros for the three-day congress.
2. The organizers are to provide 30 scholarships for attendees from developing countries.
3. There will be tiered registration levels based on the economic level of the delegates' home countries (similar to the rubric employed by IAMCR)

The dates for the congress are to be set later this summer after consultation with the EJTA/VNOJ organizing committee.

The council convened July 15, 2011, at the IAMCR 2011 Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to select a host for the 2013 World Journalism Education Congress.

This third congress will follow two highly successful meetings in Singapore (2007) and Grahamstown, South Africa (2010).

Submitted Proposal
Here is a link to download a PDFs of the proposal submitted by the European Journalism Training Association-Flemish/Dutch Network of Journalism Institutes to host the 3rd World Journalism Education Congress in 2013:

The University of Central Lancashire also submitted a proposal. Click here to download its proposal.

Background
The World Journalism Education Congresses are held under the auspices of the World Journalism Education Council, which is an informal coalition of 32 academic organizations involved partly or wholly in journalism education and is dedicated to advancement of the field by sponsoring congresses, conducting a global census and producing scholarship.

The Belgium's selection to host the 2013 World Journalism Education Congress was made July 15, 2011, during the IAMCR Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. The call for bids for the 2013 World Journalism Education Congress was approved by World Journalism Education Congress, July 6, 2010.