MagLab in collaboration with Ireland's Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) and Estonia's Tallinn University (TLU), has been awarded support through the FilmEU+ Collegium staff mobility scheme. The project, titled “Interconnected Journalism: reconnecting people to and through the media,” successfully secured funding to host the mobility programme, with Lusófona University acting as the official host institution.
Central to this project is Interconnected Journalism, a new conceptual framework that selects timely topics and portrays them through the eyes of diverse communities, illuminating the social threads that bind us. By giving voice to multiple perspectives, Interconnected Journalism seeks to combat social indifference, counter hate speech and populism, and reaffirm journalism’s crucial role in strengthening democracy. Under the coordination of MagLab, part of CICANT | Lusófona University, this cross-border staff mobility will put these principles into practice through collaborative research, workshops and curricular exchanges.
The partnerships with IADT and TLU underscore a shared commitment to enhancing Erasmus-fueled staff collaboration among FilmEU+ institutions. The announcement highlights not only the recognition of the proposal’s relevance but also the sound organisational capacity of MagLab and its consortium partners.