The Department of Communication of the University of Vienna (Prof. Thomas Bauer) together with the Faculty of Communication of Istanbul University (Prof. Ceyhan Kandemir) organizes a 6-day summer school “Intercultural Communication in National Contexts”, close to Istanbul, Turkey for students from Austria, China and Turkey early in September 2009 (exact dates will be published soon). Update: 31 August to 6 September!

The programme will focus on
- Globalization and Media Culture
- Intercultural Journalism
- Intercultural Management in Organisations and Institutions
- Transnational dimensions of media systems

Students of Communication Science (in Master or PHD working status) are invited to apply for participation until 31 July.

Location: Beyoluglu, Marmara Sea Coast, Guest-House of Turkish Association of Journalists

Costs: for Flight (ca. € 280,-) and accommodation (full-bread, € 40,-/day) are around € 600,-. For each participant from the University of Vienna a scholarship of app. € 450,- will be granted, thus the costs for participants will be around € 150,- or slightly higher. There are no participation fees.

Conditions for submission and participation: doing a research work (theoretically, empirical- analytically) within the framework of a study program of those universities on a subject of communication, media, media work and media culture that is relevant for international and intercultural comparison

Application: Submit application (stating the title of your research and the supervisor) including an extended abstract of your work in progress (2-3 pages) until July 30 with remark “Prof. Thomas Bauer / Summerschool” to bianca.grossberger@univie.ac.atDiese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! Sie müssen JavaScript aktivieren, damit Sie sie sehen können.

Summer School Pre-Meeting: 6 July, 17 h, Seminar Room, IPK, Schopenhauerstrasse 32

Questions to: axel.maireder (at) univie.ac.at

Update: Preliminary Schedule

Monday, 31 August
Individual arrival, meeting in the evening (to be announced)

Tuesday, 1 September:
9-13hrs: Introduction of participants and papers;
16-19hrs Input Thomas Bauer and Ceyhan Kandemir

Wednesday, 2 September
9-13hrs: Presentation, evaluation and discussion of student’s papers;
16-19hrs: Discussion and work on topic to be chosen

Thursday, 3 September
9-13hrs: Presentation, evaluation and discussion of student’s papers;
16-19hrs: Discussion and work on topic to be chosen

Friday, 4 September
9-13hrs: Presentation and discussion of the outcome
16-19hrs: Follow-up and Closing of the Summer School

Saturday, 5 September
Cultural Programme, Sighseeing

Sunday, 6 September
Individual departure