Ringier launches Academy and Media Lab
To mark its 175th anniversary, the Ringier publishing house is launching new projects: The educational network Ringier Academy, the digital competence center Media Lab and a foundation in Romania.
To mark its 175th anniversary, the Ringier publishing house is launching new projects: The Ringier Academy education network, the Media Lab digital competence center and a foundation in Romania. The Ringier Academy is a network platform that promotes education and training opportunities in all countries in which the publishing house is active. Existing programs such as the journalism school in Switzerland will not be replaced, but rather bundled. The Academy is not only aimed at editorial staff, but also at employees in the publishing house, as CEO Martin Werfeli announced to the media on Thursday at the KKL Lucerne. "We want to meet the need for training, which is very high in many countries," said Werfeli in response to Werbewoche's question about the reasons for creating the program. The aim was to give something back from the profits Ringier generates.
Rolf Probala, who is currently in charge of the publishing house's anniversary project, will set up Acamdey from September. He has a wealth of experience in the media industry; his stations include Radio DRS and the management of the SF "Tagesschau". From 2000 to 2006, he was Head of Communications at ETH Zurich.
Ringier is focusing on digitalization with the Media Lab: this competence center for digital media identifies new trends and analyses the benefits of new technologies for the company. The Media Lab deals with the question of how content can be effectively communicated digitally and aims to sensitize employees to the new media. The competence center is headed by Thomas Trüb, Head of New Media at Ringier.
The third project announced by the Group's management was the establishment of the Ringier Foundation in Romania. It primarily supports older people and young people. "This foundation is very close to my heart," explained publisher Michael Ringier. "We have a social obligation and want to do something about the rampant poverty in Romania." The foundation was established last December and has been supporting a medical center in Bucharest since March of this year. The president of the foundation is Marius Hagger, Managing Director of Ringier Romania. As Michael Ringier went on to say, similar foundations are to be set up in the medium term in other countries in which Ringier is active.
Rolf Probala, who is currently in charge of the publishing house's anniversary project, will set up Acamdey from September. He has a wealth of experience in the media industry; his stations include Radio DRS and the management of the SF "Tagesschau". From 2000 to 2006, he was Head of Communications at ETH Zurich.
Ringier is focusing on digitalization with the Media Lab: this competence center for digital media identifies new trends and analyses the benefits of new technologies for the company. The Media Lab deals with the question of how content can be effectively communicated digitally and aims to sensitize employees to the new media. The competence center is headed by Thomas Trüb, Head of New Media at Ringier.
The third project announced by the Group's management was the establishment of the Ringier Foundation in Romania. It primarily supports older people and young people. "This foundation is very close to my heart," explained publisher Michael Ringier. "We have a social obligation and want to do something about the rampant poverty in Romania." The foundation was established last December and has been supporting a medical center in Bucharest since March of this year. The president of the foundation is Marius Hagger, Managing Director of Ringier Romania. As Michael Ringier went on to say, similar foundations are to be set up in the medium term in other countries in which Ringier is active.
