Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship.

Descriptions

Chevening is the UK government's international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations, Chevening offers two types of awards - Scholarships and Fellowships. The scholarships are for one year Master's in any subject at a recognised UK University. The fellowships offer specifically designed courses aimed at mid-to-senior level professionals who are looking to expand their knowledge and expertise in their specific field of work. The programmes are tailored short courses which run for approximately 8 weeks at a designated UK university. This course will be To expose Africa's future leaders to the UK's top opinion formers and decision-makers within Government, media, politics, industry and civil society and to enable them to build a network of UK based contacts.To develop the capacity of mid-senior level African media figures in the fields of media ethics, regulation and open government to enable them to be ambassadors for a free media in their home countries.