The University of Tasmania’s Journalism, Media and Communications Program is delighted to announce its participation in the Global Environmental Journalism Initiative, which has won $1.4 million in funding for student exchanges between Australia and Europe to study Environmental Journalism.

The exchanges are being funded by the European Union and the Australian Government. Each selected student receives $8500 towards the exchange. The program will run for the next three years (2009 - 2011).

Click here for more information on the GEJI Program.

For European students wishing to study at UTAS, click here for more information.

Scholarships of up to $8500 are available for UTAS students wishing to study Environmental Journalism in the UK, Denmark, Greece or Finland and Norway for one semester 2009-2011. All courses are taught in English.

For course information, see:
Here for Danish School of Journalism, Aarhus
Here for City University, London
Here for Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Here for University of Helsinki, Finland, and Sami University College, Norway

You need to apply through UTAS Student Mobility here by 15 March for Semester 2 exchanges and 1 August for semester 1 exchanges.

For more information: Libby Lester Libby.Lester@utas.edu.au or Susan Lacey-Laweczko S.Lacey.utas.edu.au

Further GEJI information about partner universities here