for other uses of esna see esna disambiguation . esna type news agency industry jounalism & media genre online founded october 14 2008 2008 10 14 founder tino br mme headquarters auguststra e 22 berlin germany slogan knowledge has style website http www.esna.tv esna or esna european higher education news is an independent online news agency and journalism network based in berlin that provides a news and information service in the area of european higher education and research . 1 the agency s services include multilingual press reviews and news coverage dossiers book reviews 2 policy research monitoring conference alerts reports video journalism 3 and translation . contents 1 history 2 content 3 network and activities 4 political stance 5 references history edit esna originates from letswork journal for student work a quarterly journal that was first published in 1999 by the student labour agency tusma in berlin . 4 tusma provided 20 000 international students with jobs and started letswork as a cross cultural channel to advise students on immigration and labour laws . in 2002 letswork evolved into work out european students review published by the cultural association letswork e.v. in berlin . 5 this new review published free and multilingual news in german french italian polish and spanish university cities and organised conferences and cultural events in italy and germany . 6 work out won the national award premio palinsesto italia in 2004 and 2005 in the print and multimedia sector . 7 in 2006 work out was recognised as one of the ten best student papers in germany . 8 9 2006 also saw the emergence of europe for students efors . efors was an offspring of work out and was designed to link european students with one another . efors was named best web performance by the mlp campus press award after seven months of activity . 10 today efors has developed into cityilike and provides social city guides . 11 as work out moved away from its earlier student centred interests into the broader area of higher education policy and management the students review was beginning to develop into a separate organisation . finally in 2008 the core group of work out saw the need for a new professional channel and esna european higher education news was founded . since 2014 esna has been active in the area of video journalism collaborating with the film company caucaso from bologna . caucaso s most notable work to date is the golden temple . content edit esna s news network consists of young journalists focusing on european higher education news and analysis developments conferences and events . 12 issues covered include international university rankings international student recruitment globalisation and higher education research . 13 also tertiary education systems 14 policies and reforms 15 higher education funding and liberalisation . their remit also covers eu policy and the bologna process . 12 esna has an interest in highlighting social and financial barriers to participation academic mobility and intercultural dialogue in higher education . 16 network and activities edit esna manages a network of correspondents across europe . 17 18 19 it is currently operating on four levels editorial office in berlin correspondents freelance journalists a network of expert analysts partner organisations and partner media network building and reader engagement are integral to esna s modus operandi . 20 another way esna integrates with the scientific community is through the organisation and moderation of conferences . 21 22 the news agency also offers internships on a bi annual basis for international students and graduates . 23 political stance edit esna is an independent journalistic observer and publisher of objective information . they translate news stories from their original languages into english and german to promote easier access to articles pertaining to european higher education and science policy . in april 2005 esna s forerunner work out organised a conference on censorship and free media at the universit iuav di venezia . at this event peter preston then editor of the guardian newspaper helped to inspire esna s mission which was to be founded three years later . mr preston stated that it s the bit that europe s founding fathers left out . we are building a great new edifice of freedom without a free press which mirrors and shadows that growth . this has to be ground up built on individual contacts and individual enthusiasms . we have to start building our own public opinion and the moment is now . 6 references edit universities in the knowledge economy 2014 . unike people and partners . retrieved 2014 10 23 . empower european universities . wake up and smell the crisis ritzen and the future of he in europe . retrieved 2014 10 23 hannover messetv . ber unseren presse service . retrieved 2014 10 23 tu pressetelle 2000 . tu intern . retrieved 2014 10 23 . internet archive wayback machine . workout . retrieved 2014 10 23 . a b universit iuav di venezia 2005 . censura omologazione & giornalismo europeo . retrieved 2014 10 23 . caucaso . work out . retrieved 2014 10 23 . spiegel online 2006 . mlp campus press award best student journals pro campus presse 2006 . mlp campus presse award 2006 . efors.eu . efors elected best web performance . retrieved 2014 10 23 . city ilike a b kloppisch karl heinz jr 2010 03 14 . policy forum other side of bologna . university world news . kloppisch karl heinz jr 2010 03 14 . eurodoc doctoral candidates meet in vienna . university world news . annika henderson 2010 . end of year higher education review . politwix kloppisch karl heinz jr and br mme tino 2010 03 14 . ministerial conference recognising the social dimension . university world news anders fjeldberg 2011 . debat om danske studenter med europas l ngste sabbat . bakogianni kalliopi . greeks open doors hearts for muslims . retrieved 2014 10 23 walters joseph 2010 03 14 . bologna students urgent need for reform . university world news lleshi bleri october 4 2010 . education tailored to the market a blessing for society . blerilleshi.wordpress.com . esna european higher education news . testimonials . retrieved 2014 10 23 . eurostudent 2011 . final conference of eurostudent iv . retrieved 2014 10 23 european commission 2011 . the paradox of the bologna process education mobility and employment in the danube region . retrieved 2014 10 23 . yecrea 2009 . three apprenticeships at the european news agency in berlin . retrieved 2014 10 23 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title esna european higher education news & oldid 699799010 categories news agencies based in germany navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity 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