Twenty universities from the U.S.A. and twenty-five universities from Europe, Northern Africa and Asia took up the task of developing campaigns that challenge extremism.
The Vesalius College team was selected as one of three finalists to present their campaign,Newsworthy.eu, to the U.S. State Department. The team will traveled to Washington D.C. at the end of June to present their campaign in front of a panel of senior leaders with the aim to win the first prize of 5,000 dollars. They came in second out of the over 50 universities world wide.
The newsworthy project
“Newsworthy.eu is an academic project sponsored by Vesalius College. Its goal is to challenge extremism by providing source verified news articles, training information on source verification and outreach programmes designed to teach source verification skills to youth.
Newsworthy wishes to directly and indirectly impact the vulnerability of individual members of society by enabling them to think critically, independently and from a basis of knowledge, rather than sentiment. Only by strengthening young people’s way of independent thinking and providing a positive alternative to extreme narratives can we truly challenge extremism and prevent radicalization in all its shapes and forms.”