Words of thanks from the Media Foundation

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"We are pleased that we have been able to find a new sponsor for our LSoM. Due to the difficult earnings situation for many foundations due to the low interest rate phase that has persisted for years, the Media Foundation also has to streamline its current project portfolio of funding. We are convinced that the LSoM will continue its successful work under the leadership and sponsorship of Rita Löschke. We are also particularly grateful to her for taking over the team and thus preserving qualified jobs. Our thanks go to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board Andreas Lindner (Syndic of Sparkasse Leipzig) and the Supervisory Board members Prof. Dr. Gerhard Heyer (University of Leipzig), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Kulisch (HTWK Leipzig) and Dr. Reinhard Krug for their years of commitment and the work they have done, as well as the outgoing Managing Director Michael Geffken for his successful work," said Stephan Seeger, Managing Director of the Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig.

Outlook by Michael Geffken

Rita Löschke, an experienced Leipzig entrepreneur and marketing expert, is taking over the company; she knows the education market and the Leipzig School of Media through her many years as a lecturer and is well connected in the central German marketing and media industry. "I am delighted that Rita Löschke, a proven expert who stands for both the content and the values ​​of our previous work, is taking over the management of LSoM," says outgoing managing director Michael Geffken.

The LSoM's previous strategy will be continued and expanded under the new leadership. The focus will continue to be on professional development and qualification of individual learners as australia whatsapp number data well as cooperation with companies and other educational institutions that want to face the challenges of digitalization and take advantage of the opportunities associated with it.

The program of part-time, open seminars, courses and workshops is to be expanded and a fusion of analogue and digital teaching and learning formats is to be further promoted. In addition, the offer of tailor-made in-house programs will be given even greater emphasis.

About the Leipzig School of Media gGmbH (LSoM)

Since its establishment as a non-profit GmbH by the Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig in 2008, the Leipzig School of Media has offered extensive part-time continuing education formats that impart the specialist knowledge and skills that media, marketing and communications professionals from all sectors need to cope with digital change.

About the Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig

Aware of the outstanding role of the media in educating people and promoting social participation, Sparkasse Leipzig founded the Media Foundation in 1999. In addition to supporting the training and further education of media professionals, the Media Foundation awards several prizes, such as the "Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media". In addition to the LSoM, the projects initiated by the Foundation include the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (EZPMF), which continues to be supported by the Foundation. A current project of the Media Foundation was recently launched together with the European Institute for Journalism and Communication Research (EIJK), also founded by the Foundation, and the start-up The Buzzard : an app developed by The Buzzard is intended to strengthen media literacy in Saxon schools. More information at.