UNESCO, PRAI and Lusófona University launch Media and Information Literacy Course for Regulators

From September 17 to November 18, 2025, UNESCO, the Ibero-American Platform of Audiovisual Regulators (PRAI), and Lusófona University will run an international training course on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for audiovisual regulators across Ibero-America.

The course, inspired by Lusófona’s Master’s in Media and Information Literacy and Digital Citizenship, will bring together 40 representatives from 10 organizations in seven countries. It is led by professors Maria José Brites, Margarida Maneta, Vitor Tomé, and Lucia Mesquita, all part of the Master’s program.

Over the course of eight weeks, participants will explore regulatory and educational frameworks for MIL in Europe and Latin America, strategies to counter disinformation and hate speech, the impact of artificial intelligence on digital citizenship, and global best practices. The initiative aims to strengthen regulators’ role in building more informed, critical, and democratic societies.