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Berlinale: Films that raise awareness

At this year’s Berlinale the BMZ will award the "CINEMA fairbindet" ("CINEMA connects") prize to a film drawing attention to global issues. DW is the media partner for this event.

Talent Campus: Intensive hands-on experience

Talent Campus is a workshop for budding international filmmakers and coincides with the international film festival in Berlin. DW journalism, camera and sound trainees are reporting on the festival close-up.

Russia: Censorship and self-censorship

1029230 02/04/2012 For Fair Elections opposition rally in Bolshaya Yakimanka street in Moscow. Ramil Sitdikov/RIA Novosti

usage Germany only, Verwendung nur in Deutschland

Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 4th. Natalia Karbasova spoke with Maksim Putintsev, editor-in-chief of DW Akademie partner "Echo Moskvy" in Yekaterinburg about the media situation in Russia.

East4South: New networks connecting Africa and Eastern Europe

Twenty young journalists from Sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe were recently together in Africa at the invitation of the European Union and DW Akademie. Their reports spotlight education and development.

Film Festival Workshop

Festival mangers from twelve different countries are visiting the Berlinale with DW Akademie

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At a Glance

DW Akademie is Deutsche Welle's international center for media development, media consulting and journalism training. It offers its partners and clients around the world a broad range of training and consulting projects.
Media Development

Training and consulting for journalists, technicians, managers and instructors in radio, television and the Internet. Experienced instructors train media specialists from developing and transition countries, and provide consulting services to managers from foreign broadcasters.
International Media Studies

An interdisciplinary, bilingual and internationally-oriented Masters Degree. The currriculum combines the disciplines of media and development, journalism, communication science and media management.
Media Training

Costumized courses for specialist and management staff from the world of business, science, politics, administration and non-governmental organizations. The courses prepare participants for public appearances at home or abroad and convey practical, intercultural knowledge and country-specific information.
Traineeship

Cross-media international training for young journalists. In addition to the classical traineeship for native German-speakers, Deutsche Welle also offers an international traineeship, conceived specifically for young journalists from regions to which it broadcasts.
Internship

In principle, internships with the Deutsche Welle are possible in all departments in which journalistic work is carried out: DW-RADIO, DW-TV, DW-WORLD.DE, DW Akademie and the communications department.