EBU Academy Committee
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The EBU Academy Committee is an elected body representing the training and development activities of the EBU’s Membership. The current committee was elected during the EBU Academy Workshop in Hilversum on 9 October 2025 and serves a 2-year term, 2025-2027.
It has the key role of providing support, expertise and advice to EBU Academy with a view to caring for the validity, relevance, value and impact of the learning programmes managed by this unit and devoted to EBU Members.
The EBU Academy Committee aims to help shape concrete avenues for successful and relevant public media organizations and promote high standards at all levels of public service broadcasting.
Committee members
Frédéric Olivier
ChairRTBF (Belgium)
Daniela Pomo
RAI (Italy)
Jean Chrétien
France Télévisions (France)
Gurdip Bhangoo
BBC (United Kingdom)
Andreas Heindl
ORF (Austria)
Irena Lazarova
BNR (Bulgaria)
Riitta Jäälinoja-Jussila
Yle (Finland)
Verena Luckscheiter
DW (Germany)
Kristel Maran
ERR (Estonia)
Nima Shams
SR (Sweden)
Selin Burcu
TRT (Türkiye)
Zuzana Matějovská
Czech Radio (Czechia)