[rohrpost] European Commission prolongs and expands support for Erasmus+ master “Media Arts Cultures”

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MEDIA ARTS CULTURES
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree
Erasmus+ funded - European Master of Excellence
KREMS / AALBORG / LODZ / SINGAPORE
Call for 2019 applications open soon
www.mediaartscultures.eu
 
With support extended to 3.7 million Euro, the European master of
excellence program “Media Arts Cultures – Media AC” will broaden in
2019-2024. This distinctive award is based on offering high-quality
international learning opportunities for students in an emerging field
and also affirms the importance of Media Art research and practice for
the cultural and educational future of Europe.
 
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Media Arts Cultures is organized jointly by 
Danube University Krems (Austria, lead)
Aalborg University (Denmark)
University of Lodz (Poland) and
Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore).
 
Associated partners: Archive of Digital Art, Ars Electronica Linz,DAM,
Europeana,FACT, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Instrument Inventors Initiative,
imai, Impakt Festival, MOCAK,monochrome, Neural Magazine, SPEKTRUM, WRO
Art Center, ZKM
 
The language of instruction is English and includes taught semesters,
internship a master's thesis supervised by lecturers from the partner
universities. 
MediaAC faculty include:
Andreas Broeckmann, Wendy Coones , Palle Dahlstedt, Steven Dixon,
Oliver Grau, Jens Hauser, Elizabeth Jochum,Ryszard W. Kluszczyński,
Wolfgang Muench, Maciej Ożóg, Christiane Paul, Ana Peraica,Katarzyna
Prajzner, Jeffrey Shaw, Morten Søndergaard, Audrey Wongand many others.
 
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MediaAC is one of the few culture-centered Erasmus Mundus programs, and
the only program connecting culture to the digital arts. Digital media
art plays a major role at international festivals and in contemporary
culture. But, in part due to the obsolescence of presentation equipment
and storage formats, media art has not yet fully arrived in archives and
museums. The collection, exhibition and conservation strategies of
digital art, as well as their mediation, are necessary for the
modernization of art institutions.
 
The joint Master of Arts MediaAC aims to generate a better
understanding of the image revolution. It addresses the needs of the
evolving fields related to the futures and histories of Media Art.
MediaAC provides education and training for future specialists in Media
Arts Cultures and prepare them for emerging careers in the creative and
cultural sectors, research and academia. 
 
Selected topics like Media Cultural Histories & Heritage, Archiving,
Experience Design, Media Arts Theory, New Media Aesthetics, Curating &
Arts Management, or Media Arts Futures provides students both
internationally-advanced theoretical as well as practical knowledge in
the Media Arts, through a singular combination of pedagogical foci,
trans-disciplinary approaches, and critical thinking in connection to
the needs of both academic and non-academic stakeholders.
 
Media Arts Cultures is a 2-year mobility program, enabling students to
study across Europe and in Asia. Students spend three semesters at
different universities and write a Master Thesis at the best-suited
partner during the final semester. Upon completion, students receive a
120 ECTS joint master degree in Media Arts Cultures from three
universities allowing graduates to further pursue a PhD within Europe or
other international higher education regions.
 
Each year, 19 of the best EU and non-EU candidates will be offered
Erasmus+ fully-funded scholarships for the duration of the program.
Other funding from the MediaAC Consortium and external-sources are also
available.
 
The MediaAC Consortium invites dedicated and energetic applicants from
all countries and all relevant fields to apply.
 
Contact:
Media Arts Culture Consortium Coordination
Department for Image Science
Danube University, Austria
www.mediaartscultures.eu
 
www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw
www.digitalartarchive.at
www.mediaarthistory.org