Erasmus Mundus Journalism Class of 2026 Celebrated at IfKW!

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The graduation ceremony brought together students, families, teaching staff, and supervisors to celebrate the cohort’s achievements and graduation of the programme. The ceremony of the Munich specialisation Cultures & Contexts was hosted by graduates Beatriz Bandeira De Freitas and Iraia Vieira Gil and organised by Urvi Shrivastava and Aizere Malaisarova.

We want to thank Jana Rick for teaching and coordinating the programme as well as Nina Steindl, Mia Grünewald, Thomas Hanitzsch, Neil Thurman, and Florian Stalph for their teaching, mentoring, and commitment to the programme

We also want to thank all supervisors for their support: Thomas Hanitzsch, Florian Stalph, Nina Steindl, Charlotte Knorr, Lars Günther, Anna Kümpel, Ana-Nzinga Weiß, Corinna Lauerer, Xu Zhe, and Jana Rick.

This year’s theses produced a diverse range of original and engaging work, four of which also won the Mundus Best Thesis awards: Ida Ovesson, Jiexi Tan, Nazish Tariq, and Xueyang Hu.

Our colleagues at Aarhus University also played a significant role in supporting this year’s cohort. Sincere thanks to Bettina Andersen, Thomas Olesen, and Teke Jacob Ngomba for their support and dedication.

Congratulations to the class of 2026 and best wishes for the next steps in their professional and academic journey.