Outcomes

*improving and consolidating course offerings related to media studies in the region

*consolidating the linkage between scholarship and teaching for a younger generation of media studies researchers

*creating a network of junior researchers in media studies from the region

*initiating the cooperation between new researchers and the existing network of media studies researchers in the West and in the region

*expanding the teaching and research methodologies in the region

*monitoring and creating access to Western and local literature related to media studies

*creating a database of local and Western media studies practitioners

*developing academic and scholarly capacities of young faculty teaching in the field

*developing regional and international exchange networks and collaboration among academics

*developing ethical standards and ethical responsibility among junior researchers in the region

*developing academic capacities to increase accessibility to the media, the general public and policy makers.