German university offers fellowships for young journalists

   Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian journalists are invited to attend a 12-week training and fellowship program in Germany, organized by the journalism school of the Freie Universitat in Berlin.

   The program, "Journalisten aus Russland" (Journalists from Russia), was created in 1999 to educate young Russian journalists in the political, economic, cultural, and historical relationship between Russia and Germany. Participants also examine the role of mass media in democratic societies by discussing the press in contemporary Germany.

   The 2002 program, set to begin April 1, is now being offered also to journalists from Ukraine and Belarus interested in their own country's relationship with Germany.

   Participants will attend training seminars at the Freie Universitat for the first six weeks of the program, after which they will work for six weeks at various German publications around the country. The program includes a monthly stipend of 1500 Marks (U.S.$690) and a one-time personal expense allowance of 1000 Marks (U.S.$460).

   Applicants must be under age 33, and must have sufficient academic and work experience with mass media in their respective countries. Sufficient knowledge of German is also required.

Applications, available online at jar.fu-berlin.de/de/bewerbung/formular.html, must be submitted no later than November 23.

For more information, contact the program organizers at Journalisten aus Russland, Otto-von-Simson-Strasse 3, D - 14195 Berlin.
Telephone +49-30-838 5 31 96.
Fax +49-30-838 5 33 71.
E-Mail: jar@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Web site: jar.fu-berlin.de/ru