The organisers of the Media & Learning Conference, the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training and media company ATiT have launched the programme for this year’s conference on 12-13 December. With inputs from media producers, educational policy advisers, innovation experts and inspiring practitioners this event is a ‘must-attend’ for anyone interested in harnessing the power of media to create learning opportunities that meet the needs of today’s learners. Check out the most recent press release for a list of highlights, you will find the full programme here and information about how to register here.

Negotiations between the European Council, the Commission and the Parliament finally resulted in an announcment on 26 June 2013 that the name of the new programme to replace the Lifelong Learning Programme will be Erasmus+.This programme will start in 2014 and will support three main types of actions.

Today we published a press release announcing our launch as well as our invitation to new members who share our aims to promote and stimulate the use of media as a way to enhance innovation and creativity in teaching and learning across all levels of education and training in Europe. Interested organisations can send us their contact details and request our short application form. All applications for membership are processed by our board within 2 weeks.

The association is now open to receive applications for membership. The application process is quite simple, indicate your interest by sending us your contact details and we will send you a short form to complete. All applications for membership are processed by our board within 2 weeks. Annual membership costs 500 euros. As part of the launch of the new association this month, a combined membership and Media & Learning conference fee is offered, for €600 you can pay both the annual membership fee and the cost of registering one person for the conference.