The European Journalism Centre is organising another two-day event in our series of conferences on issues affecting the innovation ecosystem.

The first day, 15 October, will focus on Innovations in Youth Media and explore how basic information, networks, entertainment, user-generated content and classic content can be combined to create new and significant approaches to education. The workshop will have speakers working on the “cutting edge” of the youth issue, including representatives from the World Association of Newspapers, the BBC as well as other delegates from the press and academia doing youth-related research.

On the second day, 16 October, we will join the Get in touch with Creativity and Innovation event in Maastricht while hosting a workshop on the topic of Innovations in Learning and looking at best practice examples.

We will explore novel teaching practices with our keynote speakers, Richard Gerver, one of the most inspirational teachers of his generation and David Nordfors, Executive Director at the VINNOVA Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism, Stanford University . We have also invited the Director of the Amsterdam based Creative Learning Lab, specialists in creativity, technology and education and a senior spokesperson from the European Commission, who will bring us up to date on the developments and challenges facing Europe on its way towards a true “knowledge economy.”

Co-founder of the International Curriculum Foundation, Richard Gerver helps schools and authorities worldwide. He develops education systems tailored to youth needs and lectures worldwide on the links between education and industry, 21st century learning and leadership and management. The Creative Learning Lab inspires and mobilises the educational institutes to make use of digital educational tools and showcases how these can be applied effectively.

for more information about the conference visit the website: http://ejc.net/innovation/.

EJC has space for 20 media professionals, so please apply now!

Accommodation and travel expenses will be covered by the organisers. Please send your CV (in English), including your area of specialisation and examples of your work to: Biba Klomp.

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