EJ

European Journalism Training Association

Utrecht, Netherlands

EducationDemocracy & Civil society
Network or umbrellaFounded 1990International reach
Profile last updated: September 14, 2026

About

Founded in 1990, European Journalism Training Association is a non-profit network based in Utrecht, Netherlands working on education, democracy & civil society.

The European Journalism Training Association (EJTA) is a non-profit association under Dutch law, established in Brussels in 1990. It brings together journalism centres, schools and universities from around 30 countries across Europe. EJTA works to improve journalism education in Europe by supporting exchanges, teaching and research projects, and collaboration among members. Its activities include annual general meetings and symposia, teachers' trainings, task forces, focus groups, online EJTAlks, a mobility catalogue, and the Tartu Declaration, a competencies framework for journalism students. It also runs the Voices Festival and Voices Awards on journalism and media freedom, and the EUfactcheck project. The association's official seat is in Utrecht, with an office in Helsinki.

Location

Utrecht, Netherlands

Founded

1990

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Legal name

European Journalism Training Association

Focus areas

journalism educationmedia literacymedia freedomteacher trainingjournalism schoolsEurope

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

Students

How they work

Capacity buildingAwareness & educationResearch

Programmes

Voices Festival

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Democracy & Civil society

Itinerant European festival and Voices Awards promoting journalism, media freedom and media literacy, co-funded by the European Union.

EUfactcheck

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Education

Fact-checking project in which journalism schools fact-check EU elections.

Mobility Catalogue

Education

Reference list of English-language journalism and media programmes at EJTA member schools for international exchange and degree-seeking students.

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesEU funding

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Media Diversity Institute, Tartu University, Fojo Media Institute, NLA Høgskolen, Latin American Association of Communication Researchers, World Journalism Education Council

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