European Guide to Science Journalism training - Romania

Universities and higher education institutions in Romania do not offer specialisations or courses in Science Journalism.

Journalists’ associations, such as the Centre for Independent Journalism organise their own courses in specialised journalism. These specialised media courses include economics, politics and investigative journalism. The nature and content of the courses are decided on the basis of a survey conducted among the media. Regular courses on Science Journalism are not organised at present, as a clear need has not been expressed by journalists. Other journalists’ associations, such as the Hungarian Journalists’ Association of Romania, showed interest in the organisation of specialised courses in the future.

There is one student-club, the "Explorator" Club of Scientific Journalism, which deals directly with and promotes science journalism and science communication. The Club is primarily driven by students of the University of Bucharest and aims to promote the scientific research conducted at the university.
Among the broad range of activities undertaken, the Club also organises journalism training.

Participants are students from scientific faculties who are interested in acquiring the basic journalism skills. During the weekly meetings, which are conducted in an open discussion-based manner, participants discuss the main journalistic genres and analyse scientific magazines and scientific sections of newspapers. Participants are often also involved in the Club’s other activities of science promotion (such as presentations at fairs and in museums).
An Association of Science Journalists exists in Romania and each year it awards the prize for outstanding activity in Science and Education journalism.

Related sources of information:
Centre of Independent Journalism
www.cji.ro

"Explorator" Club of Scientific Journalism
http://teamwork.go.ro/explorator.html

Asociaţia Jurnaliştilor de Ştiinţă (Association of Science Journalists)
Contact: Mr Alexandru Mironov, cnr@cnr-unesco.ro

Uniunea Ziaristilor Profesionisti din Romania (Union of Professional Journalists in Romania)
www.uzp.ro

Hungarian Journalists’ Association of Romania
www.mure.ro