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P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor
Acting President, Global University System
UNESCO Chair in Global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains
Professor and Chair of Media Education
Research Center for Vocational Education & Hypermedia Laboratory
University of Tampere
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FINLAND
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Dear Tapio:

(1) Albeit very belated, many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I), with the following very interesting document, which you produced as one of its leaders;

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Brussels, 20.12.2007

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

A European approach to media literacy in the digital environment
<http://preview.tinyurl.com/2ua9j9>

Dear E-Colleagues:

(2) I strongly suggest that you would read (or, at least, browse) through it together with the following;

Study on Media Literacy
Current trends and approaches to media literacy in Europe
http://ec.europa.eu/avpolicy/media_literacy/studies/index_en.htm

Best, Tak

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ATTACHMENT I

From: Tapio Varis <Tapio.Varis@uta.fi>
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:37:48 +0200
To: "Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: Received money

Dear Tak,

Thank you for the information. -I am happy to inform you that our  
Media Literacy study (with Barcelona Autonomous University) was  
officially approved by the European Commission and is publicly  
available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/avpolicy/media_literacy/studies/index_en.htm

See also the official European Commission communication of these  
issues (attachment).

best wishes for the Seasoin Festivities to you both!

Tapio and Riitta

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