UPDATE

Centre of knowledge, development and further education within the field of journalism and communication

the largest provider of journalistic competency development in Scandinavia
communicates new knowledge on journalism and communication in books, reports and articles
provides more than 100 qualifying and training courses, conferences, etc. each semester
teaches more than 1300 course participants and students each semester
offers courses in both Copenhagen and Aarhus

Mission

UPDATE’s mission is to raise the standard of Danish journalism by developing and communicating new relevant journalistic knowledge and know-how for continuous competency development within the field of media and communication.

Vision

UPDATE’s vision is to be known as the central developer and communicator of up-to-date knowledge of journalistic and editorial processes as well as being at the forefront of journalism.

Degrees and courses

UPDATE develops and provides:

long-term qualifying further education for both experienced journalists and communicators and for those who want to learn the journalistic trade from the bottom.
shorter further training courses for experienced journalists and media workers.
workshops and conferences on relevant topics and processes of development.
consultancy and tailored courses and courses of development within journalism, communication and language.

Research and analysis

We collect knowledge about development and new needs through analysis and research with emphasis on journalistic research as well as by gathering and processing the experiences that we have as professional media workers.

We survey the development in international education, journalism and the news media and communicate the results in books, reports, lectures and articles on websites and in various print media.

Cooperation and networks

In addition to cooperating with other providers of journalistic education, UPDATE also cooperates with media companies on further education, internal education and editorial product development.

We keep close contact with companies in the field of media and communication as well as with employees and organisations in order to achieve more through our networks than what is possible for us to achieve by ourselves.

UPDATE online

UPDATE’s work is organised around our website www.update.dk. The website is structured around databases that continuously communicate to the field of media and communications as well as the education sector.

Our online encyclopaedia, the base ‘Knowledge on Journalism’ (Viden om journalistik), is the most comprehensive source of knowledge in Danish journalism. The database is continually updated and extended.

The base ‘Courses and further education’ (Kurser og efteruddannelse) is a service for private persons and editorial environments. This base offers information on UPDATE’s range of courses, student counseling and how to finance your education.

‘Media law’ (Mediejura) is a unique base of knowledge that answers legal questions about journalism and media. Media law is managed in cooperation between UPDATE and the Danish School of Journalism.

The main language of the website is Danish, but we will be more than happy to answer any queries in English you may have about UPDATE and our activities.