ERASMUS MUNDUS JOURNALISM, MEDIA,AND GLOBALIZATION 2017-2019 BLUE BOOK CONTRIBUTORS EDITORS DESIGN TEAM Photo Alix Couvelaire Aakriti Dhawan Gabrielė Niekytė Design Jacob Nicholas Anne-Kirstin Berger Mustika Hapsoro Isabeau van Halm Sarah Jenkins Writing Shubham Kaushik Siân Kavanagh Shubham Kaushik WRITING TEAM Anna Kate Artioli PHOTO TEAM Jacinta Molina Aashi Bhati Lucía Camblor Cecilia Arregui María José Villanueva Gabrielė Niekytė Mustika Hapsoro He Zhang Nada Abouelssad Juan Carlos Gómez Henríquez Rabiu Alhassan Mustika Hapsoro Sarah Jenkins Rocío Valderrábano Shameem Ara Sheuli Yohan S.R. Lee CONTENT Surviving Aarhus 009 BLUE BOOK / CLASS 17-19 Mundus Map INSIDE 010 Profiles 011 002 Credits 003 Welcome ENJOY! Bridging by Bettina 004 and Inger WELCOME TO THE ERASMUS MUNDUS CLass of 2019 blUE BOOK! Mundus ere we have collected some articles, what we could expect of the course when 005 infographic information, and insight into the none of us had any clue what was in store. Erasmus Mundus course for you to enjoy at your leisure. This year’s As we are starting to wrap up our own Blue HBlue Book is part autobiography, a snapshot Book, we look back at the Blue Books past Culture shocked of our lives to look back upon one day, as with a sense of belonging; we have made it 006 well as part love letter to Aarhus, Denmark, to Aarhus and started to carve our own paths Danish hospitality, and the new Mundus along the Erasmus Mundus journey. chapters of our lives. Do it like the Danes! So, dear reader, whether you are a prospec- 007 When we were applying for Erasmus Mundus, tive student, alumni, or curious visitor to our the Blue Books were our glimpse into the Blue Book, please find within these pages lives of the people from the past classes, and a document that will give you a glimpse Gay what? LGBTQIA+ our way to gain an understanding of exactly into our lives as part of Erasmus Mundus. 008 what it was we were applying to become a We hope you find the information helpful, part of. and that you maybe learn something about Erasmus Mundus, Aarhus, or about us, the When we were accepted onto the course, students, along the way. Enjoy your journey the Blue Books became our point of contact through the Blue Book, we have all put a for current students, and a way to figure out little bit of ourselves in it just for you. “One of Aarhus Festival’s most important tasks is to establish new connections, and by building bridges we will be able to stage spaces and settings for the good meeting, burgeoning communities, new city life and novel experiences. Connecti- vity and correlation creates trust and overview for the Festival guest, the citizen and the city, which is something we will work on in both a small and large scale.” The Executive director of the Aarhus Festival Rikke Øxner elaborates on the background of the Bridging theme Bettina The Aarhus Festival has been an annual event since This is a very special and vibrant group! Even before Andersen 1965. The special theme - “Bridging” chosen for the course start we could sense a distinct curiosity, engage- Aarhus Festival from 2017-20 is a perfect match for our ment and energy that worked fast to bridge across the Erasmus Mundus Journalism programme. Since 2005 38 different cultures to form a united and well-working Mundus Journalism has been bridging students, alumni group. This colourful group has a special open-minde- and staff across countries and cultures! dness and willingness to listen and learn from each other – to bridge the different (cultural) perspectives Mundus Journalism has built strong bridges and has – in order to understand, discuss and handle the future created spaces and settings for the good meeting. The challenges across the world. They vividly engage in very special connectivity and correlation among our discussions on democracy and freedom of speech and students, staff and alumni has created a thriving and believe in education across cultural borders in order trustful community – a special Mundus family! Our Mu- to become better journalists that can cover the diverse ndus family embraces 500+ alumni, 100+ staff members and complex topics of the new world. and more than 100 different nationalities. We wish them all a bright future! And please be reas- With this special 2017-19 Blue Book, we want to warmly sured that Mundus Journalism will always be a bridge BRIDGING welcome 93 fantastic students into our Mundus family! over troubled waters… Inger Munk The Aarhus Festival Poster 2017 is created by the Finish artist Annu Kilpeläinen (https://aarhusfestuge.dk/en/) 58% MUNDUS INFOGRAPHIC DO NOT 20% SMOKE SMOKE WHEN DRUNK 23% Survey was presented to the hold of SMOKE 2017-2019 Erasmus Mundus students, 80 out of 92 students shared their answers. 4% MARRIED IN A COMMUTE 69% 3% RELATIONSHIP 74% 3% LIVING WITH BY BICYCLE PARTNER SINGLE IN A ARE LONG-DISTANCE 23% RELATIONSHIP 15% TAKE 10% A BUS WALK 24% 41% NEUTRAL SLIGHTLY OR INDENTIFY AS FOR STRESSED DENMARK MOVING TO LGBTQA+ 24% VERY STRESSED 35% VERY FEEL MORE OR CALM LESS SETTLED 58% AFTER A MONTH DRINK 54% 71% ARE HAPPY WITH THE EXPERIENCE SO FAR 25% DRINK OCCASIONALLY The culture challenge The reasons When you make any big How nervous did you feel about moving Dealing with it By accepting our places in Most experts in intercultural changes in your life, es- to Aarhus before leaving for Denmark? Mundus Journalism, we ac- communication agree that pecially an international 24% 17% 26% 16% ReflectReflect with yourself! cepted our positions as tra- the basic cause of cultural move, you will experience 7% Journal or document your velers for the next two years. shock is the abrupt loss of disturbances in your perso- process. Make time to medi- As travelers we get to expe- the familiar, which in turn nal life. There is no need to tate or exercise. Give yourself rience a great privilege by causes a sense of isolation fret, however, as with time Average space to process everything leaving our home countries, and diminished self-im- to adjust, a good understan- 4,78 out of 10, you’ve been taking in the but immersing ourselves into portance. “Cultural shock,” ding of culture shock, and with 1 very calm and 10 past few weeks. a new country, culture, and says anthropologist Kalvero a support system of friends overcome with nerves lifestyle can also be extreme- Oberg, “is brought on by and colleagues, you will find ly draining. Culture shock is the anxiety that results from yourself adjusting to your FindFind your fun - it is impor- an inevitable part of moving losing all our familiar signs new culture in no time. How settled do you feel now after a tant to nurture yourself by to any new country, and month of living in Aarhus? doing something that makes refuses to discriminate who you happy regularly. Make it affects; you can be a seaso- 3 peolpe are 4%. CULTURE SHOCKED feeling homesick sure to set time aside for fun, ned traveler, or 50 years old, whatever that may be for and you will still experience An introduction to reasons and strategies to 15% you. the difficulty of adjusting to a Average new country. cope with the feeling of being alien. By Siân Kavanagh, UK 6,76 out of 10, BeBe awareaware - if you know what What a culture shock with 1 being very homesick and 10 being ready 25% to expect, then you will feel can feel like to stay here forever more prepared for it if (or and symbols of social inter- when) it you experience your Culture shock is an abstract course. These signs or cues bad Culture Shock days. term that is easy to talk include the thousand and 38% about, but hard to identify one ways in which we orient within ourselves or our lives, ourselves to the situation PlanPlan ahead by understan- since there are many com- of daily life: when to shake ding what calms you down in pounding variables which hands and what to say when 20% stressful situations; prepare are encompassed as culture we meet people; how to an emergency plan or box shock. Easy tasks, such as make purchases; when to 16 peolpe are . ready to stay with your favourite movie, making a phone call, picking accept and when to refuse pictures, songs, food – wha- up a package, or finding your invitations; when to take tever helps you feel better, way around the city on the statements seriously and plan for the bad days, and bus, all of a sudden can feel when not.” how to make yourself feel overwhelming and impos- better during them. sible. Graphics by Anne-Kirstin Berger DOLike IT the Danes! Amidst planning all the other awaits new Mundus stu- things that a move to ano- dents, especially if you are ther country for education coming from a culture very brings along, it is easy to for- dissimilar from that of the get that a considerable time Danes. As someone who is in your everyday life will be from a culture that is proba- spent in the classroom or bly polar opposite from the preparing for class. The dif- Danish culture, here are a ference in study culture is an few important important part of the general realizations. The general chaos of the first few culture shock that weeks in a new country can really make things appear dispropor- - In keeping with the ‘you tionately stressful. It is definitely are responsible for your a change, and not a small one in learning’ spirit, a lot of any way, but the support systems It is unimaginable in many The word ‘lecture’ leads learning is left for you to in place and helpful classmates cultures to refer to profes- many people to believe do yourself.