- Sector: Communications, Information, Media and Advocacy
- Country location: Jordan
- Grantee: University of Technology Sydney
Project description
This project is designed to offer 12 postgraduate journalism students a two week study tour to Jordan. Students have the opportunity to file news stories to SBS Life while away, with real deadlines, emulating the 'foreign correspondent' experience and exposing students to an international study experience outside the classroom. This study tour prepares them for future journalistic opportunities within an international context by providing them with the tools to do journalism within another culture. The significance of the Middle East, as a non-traditional destination, is that it is a major media hub for foreign correspondents, thus making it a suitable and relevant location. The program includes scholarly interaction with local host universities, industry visits, journalism training seminars and meetings with experts in the field. The study tour, in partnership with SBS Life online, offers a practical application of the conceptual frameworks students have studied as part of their degree.
Key dates
- Information Sessions – UTS Sydney 30 October 2018
- Visit to Jordan – 16 to 30 November 2018
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- Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant offer: $30,000.
- Total project value: $86,800.