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03/12/2025

Hello media leaders in ! Digital media is evolving at lightning speed, so don’t get left behind! With our upcoming Digital Media Leadership course, you will gain the tools and mindset to navigate disruption, make data-driven editorial decisions, and lead meaningful change. Next year our RNTC on Tour will come again to

Apply now for our scholarship program — designed to empower emerging media leaders. With this scholarship, selected applicants can join this course with a 50% course fee discount. Submit you application via this form https://ow.ly/vzFM50XBkZ1 for more information about the course check it here https://ow.ly/80A850XBkZ2

17/11/2025

This month we celebrate more than a graduation — we celebrate a legacy.

Our final scheduled course at our beloved RNTC Media Training center in Haarlem comes to a close, and with it, a chapter filled with courage, creativity, and countless stories waiting to be told. To our graduates: you are the last class to walk this path, and you carry with you the spirit of everyone who learned, dreamed, and transformed here.

Thank you for filling this space with passion, resilience, and purpose. Thank you for the memories we've created together. Our next stop will be RNTC on tour, where we bring RNTC closer to you. Here’s to new beginnings, brave storytelling, and the journey ahead. Once an RNTC storyteller, always an RNTC storyteller.

12/11/2025

Exciting news from the Egypt Media Forum 2025! 🇪🇬

Wouter van Tongeren, CEO of RNTC Media Training Centre, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Noha El-Nahass, Director of Egypt Media Forum, marking the beginning of a promising collaboration to strengthen media innovation and cross-regional partnerships.

 Here’s to future projects that inspire, connect, and empower! 🌍✨

10/11/2025

Join us for an exclusive RNW Media & RNTC webinar!

𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬
Recognising & Responding to Online Harassment Against Journalists

Special Guests:
🎙 Gillo Cutrupi – Info Security & Digital Protection Expert
🎙 Zubeidah Kananu – Media Leader & President, Kenya Editors Guild

Moderator: Sam Moseti – Media Viability Expert, RNW Media

🗓 20 Nov 2025 | 10:00 AM CET
🔗 Join: https://bit.ly/BeyondTheTrolls

💡 Don’t miss this chance to strengthen your digital safety as a journalist!

07/11/2025

RNW Media and RNTC will be at the Egypt Media Forum 2025 in on 8-9 Nov 2025!

Our CEO Wouter van Tongeren will be one of the speakers in the opening panel Media and Transformation : Who leads who adapts?

Our Senior Media Innovation Manager, Boris van Wastering, will facilitate a workshop on: Digital Media Leadership: Introduction to Media Viability 📍 EMF Lab

Our RNTC Trainer, Anass Benrif will lead a workshop on: AI and Ethics, Ecosystem of res-Ability 📍 EMF Lab

If you’re going to the 2025, come say hello 👋

31/10/2025

Officially wrapped up our first week of our 15-day training on Media Campaigns for Social Change and Advocacy! We are so excited to take a deep dive into campaigns with these wonderful media makers. From understanding context analysis, target audiences, and many more, the first week has been filled with collaboration, creativity, and shared commitment to social transformation. Looking forward to the upcoming two weeks!

26/10/2025

Save the date and visit us at the AI Content Bar!

Join an interactive exhibition based on the research Hype & Hesitation: How Young People Perceive and Approach AI-Generated Content (AIGC).
Each “data cocktail” on our menu uncovers insights from young people across Benin, Morocco, Nepal, Uganda, Iraq, Nigeria and the Netherlands — revealing how they perceive, question and engage with AI in daily life.

No mixology skills required — just an open mind and a thirst for exploring and connecting.

🎤 Opening talk — with presence from Inclusive AI Lab and partner organisations
📌 03 Nov 2025 — 15:30–19.30 (CET)
📍 Humanities Lab — AIHR, University of Amsterdam

In partnership with:
University of Amsterdam (Cultural Data & AI Master’s Programme), RHRN2 partners, Masarouna partners, and The Vine Network partners: KirkukNow, AB-Bénin, Reach A Hand Uganda, Light Ray Media, Media Health & Rights Initiative Nigeria, YUWA, and AMPF

25/10/2025

Call For Applications 📣

RNW Media & RNTC are proud to announce the Sander Thoenes for journalists, in cooperation with Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and Dutch Embassy in Indonesia.
Are you a journalist from 🇮🇩 or 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste with a passion for truth, storytelling, and global media?
This scholarship offers a fully funded 5-day media training in the Netherlands, honouring the legacy of journalist Sander Thoenes.

Open to journalists with:
✔ At least 2 years of experience and
✔ Proficiency in English.

Submit your CV, work sample, and a short video (max. 2 minutes) telling us why you want to join this programme. 💻 Apply now at https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfIo.../viewform
🗓️ Application period: 22 Oct – 12 Nov 2025
⏰ Deadline: 12 Nov 2025, 22.00 WIB (GMT+7)

16/10/2025

Applications Are Now Open! 📢

Are you a mid-career media professional with 5–10 years of experience, passionate about ethical and combating ? Do you want to sharpen your skills and learn directly from Dutch media experts? This fully funded opportunity is made for YOU!

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt is offering an exclusive training program in the Netherlands for 15 talented Egyptian media professionals.

🗓️ When: 2 – 10 February 2026

What to expect:
- Learn from the best: Gain insider knowledge through site visits to leading Dutch media organisations.
- Network with peers: Build lasting connections with fellow Egyptian media professionals.
- Fully funded: Travel, accommodation, and training expenses are all covered.

🗓️ Deadline: Applications open Thursday, October 16th, and close Wednesday, October 22nd.

Apply now:
- English: https://lnkd.in/ef4mja2x
- Arabic: https://lnkd.in/ehAGhBm4

Don’t miss this chance to elevate your career and make an impact in !

24/09/2025

Exciting news for East Africa’s media landscape! ✨

The Media Council of Kenya(MCK) and RNTC Media Training Centre, have joined forces to establish a Regional Media Skills Development & Innovation Hub in .

This hub will:

✅ Equip journalists and media professionals with cutting-edge skills
✅ Provide Training of Trainers programmes to strengthen cascading capacity
✅ Foster credible, inclusive, and impactful public discourse across East Africa

By combining MCK’s deep local expertise with RNTC’s global knowledge, we’re investing in the future of journalism and supporting a stronger, more resilient media ecosystem.

🔗 Read more here: https://www.rnw.media/index.php/news/pr-mck-rntc/

RNW Media

The Media Council of Kenya and RNTC (Radio Netherlands Training Centre) have signed a pact to establish a Regional Media Skills Development and Innovation H ...

09/09/2025

Do you want to create digital campaigns that spark real change? Join our upcoming webinar: How to master Digital Media Campaigns for Social Change and Advocacy. This session is designed for Kenyan changemakers and media-makers who want to build powerful, impactful digital campaigns that inspire action.

📅 Date: Sept 22, 2025
🕚 Time: 11 AM – 12 PM (EAT)
🎤 Speaker: Faten Bushehri, filmmaker & RNTC trainer, expert in storytelling for advocacy.

Don’t miss this chance to sharpen your skills, connect with peers, and learn from one of the best in the field. Tag a friend you know who need this. Register here https://ow.ly/TsgG50WTOoT

30/07/2025

Too many powerful campaigns start with passion — and stall due to lack of strategy. At RNTC, we’ve seen it over and over again: Young professionals and activists who are doing incredible work, but struggle to translate their vision into structured, engaging digital campaigns. That’s exactly why we created our Digital Media Campaigns for Social Change. This course is built for changemakers like you —
📍 Based in the Global South
📢 Working in advocacy, media, or development
📊 Eager to learn how to design targeted, impactful digital campaigns

Join our RNTC on tour Kenya in September. Register yourself now https://rntc.com/open-courses/digital-media-campaigns-social-change