International iForum - Charles University International News Bureau ****************************************************************************************** * International iForum - Charles University International News Bureau ****************************************************************************************** International iForum was created as a joint effort of the European Office of Charles Unive Department of Charles University and the Erasmus Club of Faculty of Arts at Charles Univer brings together international students of Charles University as journalists and photojourn Czech (or Czech-speaking) peers as their interpreters and coordinating assistants of the p The members of Charles University International News Bureau are composed of 15-20 directly students in one semester, who are regularly reporting on the key events at Charles Univers including that of the Erasmus, international and local Czech communities. The project prim crossing the borders between the international and Czech (local) groups of students by ope events to each other. The idea to regularly involve students as reporters at Charles University came about on th programme’s 25th anniversary in 2012. A series of 25 anniversary articles was initiated by Office of Charles University and written and/or edited by the Erasmus students who studied University in 2011/12 and 2012/13 academic years. After the batch of Erasmus anniversary articles was published, closing with the last piece 2013, the general consensus was to continue with the successful International News Bureau future. Since then, the members of the Charles University International News Bureau are en English issue of the iForum journal on a regular basis. Queralt Morros Baró is for a semester at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Charles Univers de Barcelona. Interested in literature, culture and society, IForum is for her the perfect Sarah Bunce is a student of Literature from Trinity College Dublin, currently studying at of different nationalities and cultural experiences. As a student of Literature, she also cultural experiences to their understanding of literature. For iForum, she writes on liter Morgan Brooks is a second year student of a BA in Politics at the University of Nottingham University, Prague. He is interested in political economy, international politics and digi experience in another country. Poppy Gerrard-Abbott is an Erasmus student studying BA Humanities at the Faculty of Arts, to build on her journalism skills and meet other aspiring journalists; to grow closer to t attending local events and researching Czech issues and current affairs. Poppy saw the iForum as an exciting opportunity to pursue her interests in politics, cultu brought some exciting opportunities her way, extended her writing skills and her knowledge Keziah Garratt-Smithson is a second year student currently on an ERASMUS placement at Char history. In her spare time she is a keen reader, loves films, and enjoys horse riding. She gaining useful work experience. William Francis Hannell is an Erasmus student from Britain (home university: Aberystwyth U Ivana Herglová has been Erasmus incoming coordinator at the central level of Charles Unive Charles University. She has always been interested in the international cooperation and wa project offeres to her the opportunity to join her two interests and be in personal contac Helena Hradilová is a student of Translation and Interpreting (Czech, English and German) languages, meeting new people and getting to know other cultures, which is one of the reas students in exploring the Czech culture and student life at Charles University, she joined a possibility to improve their journalism and communication skills. Natalie James is an undergraduate history student at University College London, currently and current affairs. She joined the online magazine iForum to become more aware of and inv Claire O’Brien Kelly’s home university is University College Cork. At Charles University i abroad as well as her internship in the International iForum. Petra Köpplová (Press Department) is Editor in Chief of the University online Journal iFor international students in to the student life of Charles University. The project is an ama Marita Moloney is a third year Law International student at University College Cork, and i ranging from art and culture to current affairs and literature. She decided to write for i valuable work experience and meet other Erasmus students with the same interests. Elan Grug Muse is in her second year studying for a BA in Politics at the University of No interested in international politics, music and literature, and was motivated to write for Sam Pepper is interested in meeting and discussing culture between people from other natio Erasmus study period in Prague. He also offers simple English lessons to other European st By initially learning meeting people of other European cultures at his home University at attitudes, comparing similarities and differences in European politics, popular culture an relished the opportunity to write about subjects such as disparity in East Asia, European in international affairs, but also it has shown him the value of being a European student Jan Szyszko studies Geography at Trinity College Dublin. Originally coming from Poland and his home region again. He enjoys studying in Prague and experiencing life in a new city an Kimberly Townend studies a double degree in Law and Criminology at the University of Valen events organised by her host university. An aspiring writer since a very young age, she fe Edvinas Vensas is a 3rd year BA student in Physical Education from Lithuania currently stu things and challenging experiences. Edvinas is aiming to write articles about physical act David Williams is a third year student studying a BA in Music from University College Dubl focusing on his love for music with his Violin and Conducting ambitions. David was keen to