EMELS – European Media Literacy Standard Erasmus Project

Project Title

EMELS – European Media Literacy Standard

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

EMELS project involved building partnership of 7 leading organisations from Poland, Belgium, Greece, Germany, UK and Italy, delivering training and creating educational resources in the field of media literacy. Media education provides knowledge and skills that empower media consumers to critically use the media. The project brought together international experts to develop a common approach to media education training, learn from each other and exchange experiences. The most important and significant part of the project was preparation of the innovative European Media Literacy Standard for Youth Workers available at emels.eu, complemented by educational materials. The Standard promotes wide approach to media literacy and allows to link it with different youth work activities, which contributes to raising the quality of youth work and training in media education field. The Standard encourages youth workers from all over Europe to become media educators. EMELS is user-friendly, easy to navigate and provides practical examples for each competence. The Standard is complemented by best practices identified by each organisation involved in the project and training resources that help youth workers to develop their own competencies and implement media literacy in their work. Thanks to the Standard media, information and digital skills can be more easily recognised and better understood by youth workers, organisations supporting them and public bodies.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 154812 Eur

Project Coordinator

Fundacja Nowoczesna Polska & Country: PL

Project Partners

• JFF – Jugend Film Fernsehen e.V.
• Centro Zaffiria
• KARPOS KENTRO EKPAIDEYTIKON DRASEONKAI DIAPOLITISMIKHS EPIKOINONIAS
• Ariel Trust Ltd
• Stichting Evens
• IMINDS
• INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM