Successfully completes the first micro-credential of Economic Journalism of the UAB and APIEC
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the APIEC have successfully completed the first micro-credential of Economic Journalism, a pioneering training aimed at communication professionals that seeks to strengthen rigor and informative analysis in a context marked by economic uncertainty.
Last Monday, February 2, the first edition of the microcredential “Economic Journalism in Times of Uncertainty” was successfully completed, a pioneering training program promoted by the departments of the Faculty of Communication Sciences (Media, Communication and Culture) and the Faculty of Economics and Business (Applied Economics) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in collaboration with the Association of Economic Information Journalists of Catalonia (APIEC).
The initiative, which is part of the growing offer of university micro-credentials aimed at professionals, has had the attendance of the thirty registered participants, all of them journalists and active social communicators, who have completed the different sessions and activities planned throughout the course.
The micro-credential has added a total of 40 hours of training structured in ten face-to-face sessions, which have allowed attendees to delve into key concepts of macroeconomics, such as the labour market, competition and regulation, taxes and public finances or capital markets, and also in content related to economic journalism: its evolution, the social influence of economic narratives and ethical debates linked to information coverage.
The teaching plan has been taught by professors from the UAB and the University of Barcelona (UB), as well as by active journalists from the APIEC specialized in economics, offering a theoretical and practical approach that combines academic rigor with professional application. In addition, the participants have obtained 6 ECTS credits and a degree recognized by the European Union, an added value that reinforces the academic and professional projection of this training.
The organisers and teachers have highlighted the desire to continue this micro-credential in future editions, with the aim of consolidating a space for specialization in economic journalism that responds to the needs of professionals in a global context marked by uncertainty and complexity of economic and social phenomena.