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EBU Academy Committee

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 documents

  • intern Terms of Reference: EBU Academy Committee Members Only
  • intern Bye-laws relating to Elections and Voting Members Only
  • intern Guidelines for EBU Members on Representation and Inclusion on EBU Committees

Committee members

Frédéric Olivier

Chair

RTBF (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)

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