Cursussyllabus

V. 02-12-2025

IMPORTANT ::: Please refer to the LS - DME website, Canvas pages and the Course roster as last-minute changes in the programme may occur

First Semester

October 8, 2025 - Professor Luciano Morganti & Anny Tubbs, VUB - Introduction to LS-DME, To-Dos and Evaluation Criteria (Participation and Written Assignment), interactive critical issues discussion, introduction to speaker programme, 16-18h

October 15, 2025 – Professor Luciano MorganB, VUB – Introducing DME: a short historical and contextual overview, 16-18h

October 22, 2025 – Rosario Baratta, European Commission DG Competition – EU Competition Policy  Rationale, Milestones and Current Digital challenges, 16-18h

October 29, 2025 - Paolo Cesarini, Senior Advisor Teneo, Board member of EMIF - Protec)ng Democracy against Disinforma)on: The European Experience - 16-18h TBC

November 5, 2025 - Karen Donders, Director VRT, Public service media in a plaNorm age, 16-18h

November 12, 2025 - Luca Bertuzzi, Senior AI correspondent at MLex - Reporting on Digital and Tech in Europe: are the tectonic plates shifting?, 16-18h

November 26, 2025 – Asha Allen, Secretary General CDT, - Technology and Democracy: what is at stake?, 16-18h

December 3, 2025 - Ana Malheiro, European Commission Deputy Head of Unit, Platform Regulation and Digital Markets, DG CNECT - Spotlight on the Digital Services Act, 16-18h

Reserve Slots: NA

 

Second Semester

February 10, 2026 - Professor Luciano Morganti & Anny Tubbs, VUB – Exams & Reflection Paper, 16-18h

March 31, 2026 – Constantin Pavléas, Pavleas Avocats, EU Digital Market Rules: Ongoing Challenges and Open Issues, 16-18h

April 21, 2026 - Bart Becks, Serial Entrepreneur and Innovator, EIC Board Member - Europe: the leading region for media innova)on(!?), 16-18h

April 28, 2026, Aidan White, Director, Ethical Journalism Network – Ethics in Journalism and Learnings for Digital Media?, 16-18h

May 5, 2026 Andre Renda, Director of Research at CEPS, the Centre for European Policy Studies - Ethical and Social Implica)ons of AI, 16-18h

May 12, 2026 – Professor Luciano Morganti & Anny Tubbs, VUB – Course final Q&As; Final paper discussion, 16-18h

Reserve Slots: 03/03/26, 10/03/26, 17/03/26, 24/03/26; 16-18h

 

USEFUL LINKS

1) Prezi on DME:  https://prezi.com/view/HC7i8oUUjEp0WTo4YHnt/

2) Draghi Report on EU Competitiveness : https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en

3) State of the Union 2025 : https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/state-union/state-union-2025_en

 

GUESTs LINKS 

1) DONDERS Karen

- Public Media Alliance

2) ALLEN Asha