Faculty of Mass Media Communication at the University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia.

Description of the expertise offered

The Faculty of Mass Media Communication at the University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia is expressing willingness and openness to partner you and your institutions in future projects under this H2020 scheme: Next Generation Media (ID: ICT-44-2020). More info: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ict-44-2020. We would like to join a consortium as a partner for preparation of a grant application. Our expertise is in the area of the academic reflection of media and marketing communication, media education, critical thinking, digital games and new trends in related areas of media and communication studies. Our ambition in applied research is to foster synergies between media, art and digital technologies in order to create new uses and forms of media and to explore media as a catalyst for social change. We have expertise in media and information studies, marketing communication, media literacy projects as well as their sociological, psychological, political, linguistic and technological aspects. The Faculty of Mass Media Communication currently has active academic partnerships with approximately 40 universities from over 15 countries, including Malaysia, the Czech Republic, China, Malta, Germany, Italy, Israel, Poland and Turkey. FMK cooperates with these international institutions on research projects and on student and pedagogical exchanges.

Potential Contribution to the Project Proposal

Relevant work programme

• Information and communication technologies

Former participation in FP or other international cooperation projects

PROJECT No1:Project: EU Kids Online III Grant Scheme: Safer Internet Programme Period: 2011 – 2014.Position: the partner responsible for the preparation of expert materials within the international research project on the issue of research opportunities and risks of Internet communication. Project Description: This was an international project, in which most EU countries participate, coordinated by The London School of Economics and Social Science. We were members of the research team, focused on benefits, risks and opportunities of children´s and adolescent´s use of the internet. For more information: http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/research/EUKidsOnline/Home.aspx PROJECT No2:Project: Public Policies in Media and Information Literacy in Europe:Training and Capacity-Building in the Digital Age.Grant Scheme: ANR COST: Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies Period: 2013 - 2014 Position: Principal Investigator for the SR – preparation of expert materials within the international research project aimed at issues concerning the research of media and information literacy in Europe. Project Description: The Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris was the project coordinator. Within the project, in which 29 European countries were involved, a summary scientific report mapping the current state of the issue of media education and media literacy in Europe was prepared. Our faculty provided an umbrella for research in Slovakia and developed an analytical report for the project entitled "Media and Information Literacy Policies in Slovakia". This research report was published by the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris and, along with the research reports from other European countries, can be downloaded from the following links. For more information: http://ppemi.enscachan.fr/doku.php http://ppemi.ens-cachan.fr/data/media/colloque140528/rapports/SLOVAKIA_2014.pdf PROJECT No3:Project: Implementation of quantitative and qualitative research strategies for monitoring and evaluating media literacy levels in the Slovak Republic.Grant Scheme: Agency for Science and Research - VV2012. Period: 2013 – 2015. Responsibility: preparation of expert materials within the research project aimed at the issues of media literacy research in Slovakia. Project Description: The aim of the project is to implement, under Slovak conditions, the most suitable research strategies in line with current global trends and recommendations for researching media literacy and media education. For more information: http://www.medialnavychova.sk/fmk-spustila-projekt-na-zmapovaniestavuurovnemedialnejgramotnostinaslovensku/ PROJECT No4:Project: Implementation of innovative models of assessment, monitoring and quality assurance under the conditions of the Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM Trnava Period: 2011-2013 Funded by: The European Social Fund.Project description: The project focused on the development and implementation of innovative measures enhancing the quality of educational processes and environments in terms of a higher education institution. For more information: http://kvalita.fmk.ucm.sk/info/Our experts participate in the activities of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), UNESCO-UNAOC UNITWIN Network for Media and Information Literacy, European Association for Viewers Interests (EAVI), The Slovak EU Kids Online Team, Media Literacy Expert Group and other national and international organisations.

Organisation and country

Faculty of Mass Media Communication at the University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia.

Type of organisation

• Academic

Web address

https://fmk.sk/en/

Description of the organisation

Our university is a modern, dynamically growing and ambitious institution that was established in 1997. The Faculty of Mass Media Communication is the fundamental and the most important faculty of the university. It also has a specific position in the Slovak education market – in particular – for its uniqueness to be the largest and the most complex media school in the country. It is considered to be the country’s most desired school among students of media studies. The demand for graduates of our faculty ranks the institution among ten most prestigious faculties in Slovakia. The faculty is also a research-development institution participating in scientific research in Slovakia and abroad. It cooperates with educational, research, artistic and art institutes. The faculty is involved in solving many international scientific and research tasks. It also runs the international center of media education. FMK UCM established the International Center of Media Literacy in 2010. This center has significantly contributed to the fact that Slovakia climbed from 23th up to 8th place among EU countries in media literacy level. FMK UCM has gained prestige in the international field, too; based on the proposal of FMK, the degree „doctor honoris causa“ were granted to famous world science authorities such as Philip Kotler (USA), prof. Zygmunt Bauman (UK) or prof. Dr. Jur. Peter Bruck, PhD. M.A. (Austria) and others.

Are you contributor or participant?

Organisation details

• Academic
• Research institute

Target Partner Country

• Any Country

Contact person

Ing. Alena Hrušková

Telephone

00421 33 5565425

E-mail

alena.hruskova@ucm.sk

Country

Slovakia