[artinfo] Media Arts Cultures at Danube University

[Art & Education]

European Master of Excellence program Media Arts Cultures

Danube University

Application deadline: January 9, 2022

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The European Master of Excellence program Media 
Arts Cultures (MediaAC) invites applications for 
the 2022-24 cohort. This high-quality 
international learning opportunity prepares 
students for the demands of the emerging futures 
in the creative and cultural sectors of our 
digital age. Co-funding by the Erasmus+ Programm 
of the European Union affirms the importance of 
Media Art research and practice for the cultural 
and educational future of Europe and beyond.

Deadlines:
- Acceptance and Erasmus+ scholarships or 
Consortium scholarships January 9, 2022.
- Acceptance as self-funded/externally funded April 15, 2022.

Media Arts Cultures is organized jointly by 
Danube University Krems (Austria, lead), Aalborg 
University (Denmark), University of Lodz 
(Poland), and Lasalle College of the Arts 
(Singapore). Associated partners: Archive of 
Digital Art, Ars Electronica Linz, ArtScience 
Museum, DAM, Europeana, FACT, Het Nieuwe 
Instituut, Instrument Inventors Initiative, imai, 
Impakt Festival, MOCAK, monochrome, Neural 
Magazine, SPEKTRUM, WRO Art Center, ZKM.

The language of instruction is English and 
includes taught semesters, internship, and master 
thesis supervised by lecturers from the partner 
universities.

MediaAC faculty include: Andreas Broeckmann, 
Wendy Coones, Palle Dahlstedt, Steven Dixon, 
Oliver Grau, Jens Hauser, Elizabeth Jochum, 
Ryszard W. KluszczyŸski, Wolfgang Muench, Maciej 
O›óg, Christiane Paul, Ana Peraica, Katarzyna 
Prajzner, Jeffrey Shaw, Morten Søndergaard, 
Audrey Wong and many others.

Media Arts Cultures is a two-year high-mobility 
program, enabling students to study across Europe 
and in Asia. Students spend three semesters at 
different universities, complete an internship at 
a Consortium Associated Partner, and write a 
Master Thesis at the best-suited partner during 
the final semester. Upon completion, students 
receive a 120 ECTS joint master degree in Media 
Arts Cultures from three universities allowing 
graduates to further pursue a PhD within Europe 
or other international higher education regions.

Each year, 19 of the best EU and non-EU 
candidates will be offered Erasmus+ fully-funded 
scholarships for the duration of the program. 
Other funding from the MediaAC Consortium and 
external-sources are also available.

The MediaAC Consortium invites dedicated and 
energetic applicants from all countries and all 
relevant fields of study or experience to apply. 
MediaAC is one of the few culture-centered 
Erasmus Mundus programs, and the only program 
connecting culture to the digital arts. Digital 
media art plays a major role at international 
festivals and in contemporary culture. However, 
in part due to the obsolescence of presentation 
equipment and storage formats, media art has not 
yet fully arrived in archives and museums. The 
collection, exhibition and conservation 
strategies of digital art, as well as their 
mediation, are necessary for the modernization of 
art institutions.

The joint Master of Arts MediaAC aims to generate 
a better understanding of the image revolution. 
It addresses the needs of the evolving fields 
related to the futures and histories of Media 
Art. MediaAC provides education and training for 
future specialists in Media Arts Cultures and 
prepare them for emerging careers in the creative 
and cultural sectors, research and academia.

Selected topics like Media Cultural Histories & 
Heritage, Archiving, Experience Design, Media 
Arts Theory, New Media Aesthetics, Curating & 
Arts Management, or Media Arts Futures provides 
students both internationally-advanced 
theoretical as well as practical knowledge in the 
Media Arts, through a singular combination of 
pedagogical foci, trans-disciplinary approaches, 
and critical thinking in connection to the needs 
of both academic and non-academic stakeholders.

Contact: Media Arts Culture Consortium, 
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Danube University
Department for Image Science
Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30
3500 Krems / Austria

T +43 2732 8932543
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