The m3+zdf exchange program offers U.S. and German university students the unique opportunity to study journalism and related fields in the most advanced and challenging academic environments
available. In this academic process, the students also gain first-hand insights into the culture of the guest country while at the same time improving their practical work and language skills. In a highly competitive, globalized economy, the study/work abroad experience and a second language has quickly become a requirement for career success and mobility.

U.S. students take German language classes in Mainz and study at Mainz University or the Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences for one semester with credit, followed by a hands-on internship at nearby ZDF (provided requirements are met). German students, who already speak English, study at the University of Memphis or Ball State University for one year with the possibility of a follow-on internship at Ball State. These students experience U.S. campus life and its academic challenges, and take away with them a sense of the complexity and diversity of American society.

With the continued support of the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt and its public affairs arm, the Amerika Haus, all institutions are committed to providing the highest quality instruction and training in a structured, cross-cultural environment. The m3+zdf program firmly believes that these academic experiences foster mutual understanding among young media professionals in both Germany and the United States, in turn strengthening the ties between the two nations.

Partners in this exchange programm are:

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, Department of Journalism
Kontakt: Dr. Joe Hayden

Ball State University, Department of Telecommunications
Kontakt: Dr. Joe Misiewicz

Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Karl N. Renner

Fachhochschule Mainz
Kontakt: Prof. Harald Pulch

Fachhochschule Wiesbaden
Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Michael Martin

ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Kontakt: Andrea Anderson, Dagmar Skopalik

U.S. Generalkonsulat Frankfurt
Kontakt: Dr. Walter Wieland