The essay "Belarus and the Ukraine war: The experience of powerlessness changes everything" by HMKW professor Dr. Katja Artsiomenka, which appeared on the popular German news website ZEIT Online, has been nominated for the European Press Prize 2023.
Just in time for the start of the summer semester 2023, the first-year students in the HMKW Bachelor's and Master's programs will be ceremoniously enrolled.
For 35 Berlin graduates, a new phase in their lives officially began this Saturday: at the graduation ceremony in the Phorms Theater, they were honored and given a ceremonial farewell by the university administration and their lecturers.
What should I study and which form of study suits me best? Prospective students found answers to these questions last Saturday at the Open Days at all three HMKW locations in Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt. Exciting trial lectures and presentations, as well as TV studio and campus tours, gave them the opportunity to get a personal impression of studying at HMKW.
This week Managing Director Healthcare of the communications firm "Edelman Germany" Nils Giese visited us at HMKW Frankfurt. He gave an understanding of the trending topic "Storytelling and Storycaring" and deepend it with practical exercises.
The first ever US-German Futures Forum was held in Münster from 2nd to 3rd of November 2022. In cooperation with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, HMKW Berlin students (M.A. Digital Journalism) had the opportunity to cover the event. Now, a blog has been launched to showcase the results - including video reports, podcasts and articles.
Crisis and crisis communication as an object of research: This is the subject of the internationally renowned U.S. communication scientist Prof. Dr. Timothy Coombs. As part of the HMKW lecture series about the topic of transformation, he provided insights into his field of research. The PR professor's online lecture captivated more than 130 students and lecturers.
Digital Journalism master’s students of HMKW Berlin covered the first ever U.S.-German Futures Forum in Münster, a cutting-edge conference on democracy and digitization.
![[Translate to englisch:] Max Beckmann is studying B.A. Journalism and Corporate Communications in his 3rd semester at HMKW Berlin.](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/e/csm_hmkw-berlin-deutschlandstipendium-gewinner-max-beckmann-portraet_b68f09c259.jpg "Max Beckmann is studying B.A. Journalism and Corporate Communications in his 3rd semester at HMKW Berlin.")
Max Beckmann, student of journalism in Berlin, is one of four lucky winners of a German scholarship for the coming academic year. How did he apply for the popular scholarship and what advice does he have for future applicants? That's what he tells us here.
![[Translate to englisch:] Erstis stoßen auf ihren Studienstart an (Foto: Werner Siess)](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/e/csm_hmkw-berlin-koeln-frankfurt-immatrikulation-wintersemester-2022-sektempfang_ae9e8383f4.jpg "[Translate to englisch:] Erstis stoßen auf ihren Studienstart an (Foto: Werner Siess)")
In a series of five enrolment ceremonies for the winter semester 2022/23, the university management welcomed the prospective new students at the Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt/Main campuses and gave an outlook on the new semester.