Tunisia study tour
Tunisia study tour dates: 10-20 November 2019
During this 2-week study tour participants will report for SBS Online, visit local broadcast studios and newspaper offices and learn about the media environment in Tunisia.
The study tour will be led by UTS School of Communication's Associate Professor, Saba Bebawi, and is made possible through funding provided by the Council for Arab Australian Relations (CAAR) media intern’s programme, part of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
This study tour will be accepting applications from students outside UTS but applicants must be enrolled in the International and Transnational Journalism module which is part of UTS’s MA for Advanced Journalism course.
Eligibility
For a UTS candidate to be eligible for a New Colombo Plan Mobility Grant as part of this Mobility Project, the student must:
- be an Australian citizen. Students cannot receive a Student Grant to undertake a Mobility Project in a Host Location in which they have dual citizenship or residency rights;
- be enrolled in an on-shore campus of an Australian University throughout the duration of the Mobility Project;
- be undertaking a Bachelor Degree (Level 7) or Bachelor Honours Degree (Level 8), as defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework at the commencement of their Mobility Project;
- be between 18 and 28 years of age at the commencement of their Mobility Project (Indigenous students aged over 28 are not subject to this requirement)
- not have already commenced a period of overseas study in the same Host Location as the Mobility Project; and
- not receive more than one short-term and one Semester grant (with or without an internship) during their Australian course of study; and
- must be enrolled in 97900 International Internship. This subject is to be taken as an elective, therefore students must have electives available in their study plan.
How to apply
Places are limited on the tour so applications are assessed on their merits. We will be conducting workshop interviews for selected students who have applied. To apply UTS journalism students need to include:
- a 450-word response to: ‘This unit will enhance my personal and professional goals in the following ways...’
- an academic performance record
- an example of a journalistic work which needs to reflect multi-platform journalism including video skills
Application timeline:
- Come along to our information session on 6th June and find out how to apply for our 2019 tours
Register for our upcoming FCST information session - Applications close: 5pm 15th June
- Foreign Correspondent Study Tour commences November 2019.
Cost
The total cost of the trip will be $4,200, Come along to our information session on 6th June and find out how to apply for our 2019 tours
Register for our upcoming FCST information sessionof which $2,500 will be covered by the New Colombo Plan (NCP) mobility grants. The remaining $1,700 is to be covered by the applicant.
The cost includes:
- accommodation (twin share)
- all breakfasts and some group lunches/dinners
- transport and entry fees for program visits.
- insurance and visa
Excludes:
- airfare
- the unit tuition fee
- activities other than those prescribed in the program
- personal expenses.
Contact us
Saba Bebawi
Professor, School of Communication
Saba.Bebawi@uts.edu.au
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