Nicoleta Fotiade_Mediawise Society

Nicoleta Fotiade is the President and co-founder of Mediawise Society, a training and research center for media culture and education based in Bucharest, Romania. Nicoleta has served the media literacy and educational community for 15 years in various roles, as media literacy expert, trainer, researcher and communicator. She has a passionate interest in empowering educators and students to have a deep critical understanding of how media work and their impact on everyday life. Nicoleta also teaches media education at the University of Bucharest for final year students at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences. Prior to Mediawise Society, Nicoleta was the Director of the Research and Media Education Program at ActiveWatch where she led her team to develop initiatives, workshops and resources in the areas of media literacy education and research. In that capacity, she has also been involved in human rights and advocacy activities. Nicoleta is an active member and contributor to international and regional associations and networks of partners, delivering workshops and speaking at conferences across Europe about media and education. She is the author and co-author of two media literacy textbooks, more than 20 media research studies and several other education materials for teachers and students alike. Nicoleta holds a Master’s degree in Communication from the University of Westminster in London, UK and she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism at the Superior School of Journalism in Bucharest. Stronger solidarity and cooperation among grassroots practitioners and professionals in media education is a priority both locally and globally. I co-founded IAME with the belief that the association will bring together people and institutions to work together to have better impact and help map media education as an important part of the lifelong learning education in the digital society. More cooperation and solidarity among practitioners should generate a stronger and more coherent voice in the dialogue with the policy makers and the funding bodies.