ESNA European Higher Education News

For other uses of "Esna", see Esna (disambiguation).
ESNA
News agency
Industry Jounalism & Media
Genre Online
Founded October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)
Founder Tino Brömme
Headquarters Auguststraße 22, Berlin, Germany
Slogan Knowledge has style
Website http://www.esna.tv

ESNA or ESNA European Higher Education News is an independent online news agency and journalism network based in Berlin, that provides a news and information service in the area of European higher education and research.[1] The agency’s services include multilingual press reviews and news coverage, dossiers, book reviews,[2] policy research monitoring, conference alerts, reports, video journalism[3] and translation.

History

ESNA originates from LETSWORK Journal for Student Work, a quarterly journal that was first published in 1999 by the student labour agency TUSMA in Berlin.[4] TUSMA provided 20,000 international students with jobs and started LETSWORK as a cross-cultural channel to advise students on immigration and labour laws.

In 2002, LETSWORK evolved into WORK|OUT European Students’ Review, published by the cultural association Letswork e.V. in Berlin.[5] This new review published free and multilingual news in German, French, Italian, Polish and Spanish university cities and organised conferences and cultural events in Italy and Germany.[6]

WORK|OUT won the national award, Premio Palinsesto Italia, in 2004 and 2005 in the print and multimedia sector.[7] In 2006, WORK|OUT was recognised as one of the ten best student papers in Germany.[8][9] 2006 also saw the emergence of Europe for Students (EforS). EforS was an offspring of WORK|OUT and was designed to link European students with one another. EforS was named Best Web Performance by the MLP Campus Press Award after seven months of activity.[10] Today, EforS has developed into CityiLike and provides social city guides.[11]

As WORK|OUT moved away from its earlier student-centred interests into the broader area of higher education policy and management, the students’ review was beginning to develop into a separate organisation. Finally, in 2008 the core group of WORK|OUT saw the need for a new professional channel and ESNA European Higher Education News was founded.

Since 2014, ESNA has been active in the area of video journalism, collaborating with the film company Caucaso from Bologna. Caucaso's most notable work to date is "The Golden Temple".

Content

ESNA’s news network consists of young journalists focusing on European higher education news and analysis, developments, conferences and events.[12] Issues covered include: international university rankings, international student recruitment, globalisation and higher education research.[13] Also, tertiary education systems,[14] policies and reforms,[15] higher education funding and liberalisation. Their remit also covers EU policy and the Bologna Process.[12] ESNA has an interest in highlighting social and financial barriers to participation, academic mobility and intercultural dialogue in higher education.[16]

Network and activities

ESNA manages a network of correspondents across Europe.[17][18][19] It is currently operating on four levels:

  1. Editorial office in Berlin
  2. Correspondents/freelance journalists
  3. A network of expert analysts
  4. Partner organisations and partner media

Network building and reader engagement are integral to ESNA’s modus operandi.[20] Another way ESNA integrates with the scientific community is through the organisation and moderation of conferences.[21][22] The news agency also offers internships on a bi-annual basis for international students and graduates.[23]

Political stance

ESNA is an independent journalistic observer and publisher of objective information. They translate news stories from their original languages into English and German to promote easier access to articles pertaining to European higher education and science policy. In April 2005, ESNA’s forerunner WORK|OUT organised a conference on Censorship and Free Media at the Università Iuav di Venezia. At this event, Peter Preston, then editor of the Guardian newspaper, helped to inspire ESNA’s mission, which was to be founded three years later. Mr Preston stated that “It’s the bit that Europe’s founding fathers left out. We are building a great new edifice of freedom without a free press which mirrors and shadows that growth. This has to be ground up, built on individual contacts and individual enthusiasms. We have to start building our own public opinion, and the moment is now.”[6]

References

  1. ↑ Universities in the Knowledge Economy (2014). “UNIKE People and Partners”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  2. ↑ Empower European Universities. “WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CRISIS: RITZEN AND THE FUTURE OF HE IN EUROPE”. Retrieved 2014-10-23
  3. ↑ Hannover MesseTV. “Über unseren Presse Service”. Retrieved 2014-10-23
  4. ↑ TU Pressetelle (2000). “TU Intern”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  5. ↑ Internet Archive - Wayback Machine. “WORKOUT”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  6. 1 2 Università IUAV di Venezia (2005). “Censura, omologazione & giornalismo europeo”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  7. ↑ Caucaso. “Work|Out”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  8. ↑ Spiegel Online (2006). “MLP Campus Press Award: Best Student journals”
  9. ↑ Pro Campus-Presse (2006). “MLP Campus-Presse Award 2006”.
  10. ↑ EFORS.eu. “EforS elected Best Web Performance”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  11. ↑ “City iLike”
  12. 1 2 Kloppisch, Karl-Heinz Jr (2010-03-14). “Policy Forum: Other Side of Bologna”. University World News.
  13. ↑ Kloppisch, Karl-Heinz Jr (2010-03-14). “EURODOC: Doctoral candidates meet in Vienna”. University World News.
  14. ↑ Annika Henderson (2010). “End of Year Higher Education Review”. Politwix
  15. ↑ Kloppisch, Karl-Heinz Jr and Brömme, Tino (2010-03-14). “Ministerial Conference: Recognising the Social Dimension”. University World News
  16. ↑ Anders Fjeldberg (2011). “Debat om danske studenter med Europas længste sabbat”.
  17. ↑ Bakogianni, Kalliopi. “Greeks open doors, hearts for Muslims”. Retrieved 2014-10-23
  18. ↑ Walters, Joseph (2010-03-14). “Bologna Students: Urgent Need for Reform”. University World News
  19. ↑ Lleshi, Bleri (October 4, 2010). "Education tailored to the market: A blessing for Society?". blerilleshi.wordpress.com.
  20. ↑ ESNA European Higher Education News. “Testimonials”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  21. ↑ EUROSTUDENT (2011). “Final Conference of EUROSTUDENT IV”. Retrieved 2014-10-23
  22. ↑ European Commission (2011). “The Paradox of the Bologna Process - Education, Mobility and Employment in the Danube Region”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  23. ↑ YECREA (2009). “Three apprenticeships at the European News Agency in Berlin”. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
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