Refreshers & Exposures

Since the beginning of our learning, exposure and formation events in 1988, they have two formats: One-week refresher courses or seminars and four-week summer, autumn, spring and winter universities. * Stars refer to summer, autumn spring and winter universities or four-season exposures.

The refreshers are organized one or more times a year and the four-season exposures twice in three years and both these events were exclusively for journalists below 35 years with a few exceptions up to 40.

Refreshers are organized in one city. The four-season exposures are organized in more than one nation covering all the important themes of the host nations: peoples, cultures, history, economy, politics, religions, traditional medicine, meals and beverages, environment, industries, and so on. Both these events organized with the World Institute of Journalism and Communication grant academic credits.

From the beginning of these events, requests have been made repeatedly to open up these successful and greatly informative events for all age groups. Besides more and more employers did not want even their young ones leave for four weeks of learning and formation though the employers were fully aware of the benefits and considered these events the best investments for future.

Therefore the 2008 general assembly decided to combine these events and organize them as "refreshers and exposures"; in one or more cities, places and or nations; more frequently than in the past; with a duration of 7 to 12 days; and for all age groups. The assembly also kept the door open for longer duration events especially for selected groups.

		Reports on seminars and events shed light on realities worldwide, bring news and views, give insight, inspiration and encouragement. A report can be obtained from CHF 100.- Annual donors starting from CHF 250.- get reports free for the years of their contributions. Payments, Contributions

		1988		Boston: Challenges of Media Professionals: Ethics, freedom and responsibility				25

		1988		Cologne (Koeln): Networking and fellowship for professional reporting				37

		1989		Paris: Blending dynamism, expertise and experience in journalism				42

		1989		Prague: New overtures for greater responsibility and freedom				57

		1990		Baar: Investment opportunities in the new eat Europe is not for colonization				78

		1991		Kaduna: Ethics, press freedom, political systems, human rights, democracy, development				40

		1990		Céligny: Healthy and integral formation leads to common good and respect to all				79

		1992		Katowice: New freedoms in east Europe have brought fanaticism and junk life				88

		1992		Nairobi: Ethics, press freedom, political systems, human rights, democracy, development				40

		Year		Hosts, Themes				Participants

		1988		* Switzerland, Italy, France and Liechtenstein				28

		1990		* Canada and United States of America				32

		1991		* India and Pakistan				32

		1993		Dar Es Salaam: Ethics, freedom, political systems, human rights, democracy, slavery				65

		1993		* Hungary, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland and Germany				29

		1994		Ko Samui: Ills of growing tourism in Thailand, more and more abandoned women and children				115

		1994		Dakar: Democratisation in Africa and new challenges of journalists				150

		1994		Cordoba: Ethics, freedom, human rights, dictatorships, violence, street children, drug				45

		1995		Bogota: Ethics, freedom, human rights, violence, street children, drug, unemployment				110

		1996		Krakow: Respect to east European nations is indispensable in all international relations				85

		1996		Lima: Challenges of journalists in the age of globalisation				200

		1996		Havana - Camagüey - Santiago: Freedom, responsibility, information, journalism				120

		1997		San: Education for peace and meeting of cultures: a challenge for the African journalist				30

		1997		Nagasaki: Journalism in East Asia: Challenges and Responsibilities				74

		1998		Luxembourg: European Union needs better respect among its members				96

		1998		Prague: Media: new freedoms, personal responsibilities and future challenges				40

		1998		Accra: Promotion of human rights in a democratic nation				63

		1998		Johannesburg: Role of journalists in the development of Africa				35

		1999		Beirut: Religions conviviality: An example for the world				80

		1999		Mexico City: Faces of NAFTA: challenges and responsibility of journalists				60

		1999		* Cambodia, Thailand, visits to Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines				26

		2000		Trogir: Balkans is a fragile region; everyone therefore has to work for its common good				78

		2000		Sao Paulo: Street children in Brazil and responsibility of journalists				70