The European Graduate School (EGS)
The EGS was established as a Graduate School in 1994, and chartered as graduate and post-graduate degree-granting University, with a Campus in Saas-Fee, Wallis. The EGS is accredited by permission of the State Council (Staatsrat) of the State and Canton Wallis, Switzerland, to award recognized Master (M.A.) and Ph.D. (Dr.phil.) degrees and is formally recognized as university in Wallis by Staatsratsbeschluss (State Council decision, from June 20, 2002). EGS is funded by the non-for profit EGS-Foundation. Cofounders are the State and Canton of Wallis, the town of Saas Fee and The European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies (EGIS).
In recognition of the benefits of international scientific exchange the EGS has established a curricular cooperation with universities in other countries, especially in Europe and the USA: Academy of Media Arts, Cologne; International School for New Media Luebeck; Graduate School for Arts, Munich (Germany); University of Arts, Berlin (Germany); University of Split (Croatia); Appalachian State University, North Carolina (United States); Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (United States); University of Evora (Portugal); Clemson University, South Carolina (United States); 17, Instituto de Estudios Críticos, Mexico City (Mexico); Beit Berl College (Israel); NSCAD University, Nova Scotia (Canada); University of Pristina (Kosovo).
EGS European Graduate School Foundation (EGSF)
Chairman: Dr. Fritz Schaeren
Vice-Chairman: Dr. Felix Zurbriggen
Board of Trustees
Dr. phil. Herbert Eberhart
Dr. Kurt Grünwald
Lisette Imhof
Univ. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kriz
Peter Margelist, Representative of Ministery of Education, Wallis
Administration of EGS
President and Provost:
Prof. Emerit. Dr. h.c. P.J. Knill, Ph.D.
Media and Communications
Dean: Martin Hielscher
Program Director: Wolfgang Schirmacher
Chief Information Officer: Hendrik Speck
Within the last decades the field of communication has shifted its focus from mass communication, journalism, and interpersonal communication to media theory, cultural studies, media arts, and Web 2.0.The transdisciplinary turn of communication studies deals critically and creatively with information technology and media, the 'software' of society as well as the fabric of private life. At the core of this comprehensive approach to communication is a media philosophy which emphasizes the human condition and our life technologies. Our questions concern aesthetics and ethics in theory and practice with special consideration given to the sociology and psychology of advanced communication technologies. Our broad understanding of communications integrates emphatically all art forms from poetry to cinema, from music to experimental architecture, from writing to new media.
This is reflected in our graduate and post-graduate studies drawn from cutting-edge theories and style-setting creative projects, exploring the cultural differences between Europe, America and Asia. Leading faculty from American and European universities and art institutions are joined by renowned filmmakers, artists, writers, musicians to guarantee innovative methods of teaching and learning with a high level of student participation.
Degrees offered:
Administration
Central Office:
European Graduate School Media & Communications Division, Alter Kehr 20, CH-3953 Leuk-Stadt Switzerland. Phone: +41-27-474 9917 Fax: +41-27-474 9969New York Mailing Address:
European Graduate School Media and Communications 151 First Ave #14 New York, NY 10003, USA Phone: +1 (212) 254 5267 Fax +1 (646) 417 5922Note: The European Graduate School reserves the right to modify or discontinue seminars, to amend the scale of fees, or to amend any other information without prior notice.