CREATING A NEW PROFESSIONAL FUTURE
Journalist
Digital Content Strategist
AI & Generative Media Specialist
Investigative Journalist
Media Ethics & Disinformation Analyst
Podcast Producer
Social Media & Community Manager
Video Director & Editor
Illustrator
Interactive Media Artist
Scriptwriter
Media Trainer
Digital Marketing & SEO Expert
Visual Journalist
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Cultural Strategist
Creative Technologist
Motion Designer
Rights & Safety Advocate
Transmedia Storyteller
Journalist Digital Content Strategist AI & Generative Media Specialist Investigative Journalist Media Ethics & Disinformation Analyst Podcast Producer Social Media & Community Manager Video Director & Editor Illustrator Interactive Media Artist Scriptwriter Media Trainer Digital Marketing & SEO Expert Visual Journalist Diversity & Inclusion Consultant Cultural Strategist Creative Technologist Motion Designer Rights & Safety Advocate Transmedia Storyteller
We empower exiled media professionals to contribute their skills to the German job market.
„The cooperation with MiCT offers the opportunity for refugees working in the media sector to participate in further training and start working while still living in the communal accommodation. We expect this pilot project, which is unique in Brandenburg, to provide significantly better starting conditions for the refugees and to enable faster integration.“
Bernd Schade, Head of Social Affairs in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark
We provide a safe and welcoming environment where media professionals in exile can find stability, access modern equipment, and receive professional support to confidently navigate the German system and rebuild their careers.
Through tailored training and opportunities, we help transform adversity into powerful journalism, creative expression, and entrepreneurial ventures —impacting our local community to audiences across Germany.
At the same time, we connect our residents with companies and organizations that value resilience, international perspectives, and creativity, opening up opportunities for collaboration, employment, and growth.
Whether you’re a professional looking for a new beginning or a company seeking international expertise — together, we create a new professional future.
Much more than a temporary home.
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We choose based on qualifications and career goals recorded during the potential residents initial reception in Germany.
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We offer private rooms and shared spaces that focus on living, learning, and working together.
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We aim to quickly secure the residence status for each resident, creating an administrative basis to start their integration courses.
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We promote interaction with the neighborhood through offers such as fast internet, coworking, joint events and training.
We are a launchpad for new beginnings. Here, media professionals reconnect to their purpose, develop their skills, and build lasting careers.
The community and every individual receives professional social and legal support to navigate the German burocratic labyrinth.
Find out about our 8 core promises:
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We help our residents to discover opportunities on the German job market, support them getting their qualifications recognized and assist in the creation of individual skill profiles.
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We organise targeted trainings in cooperation with active media professionals and institutions that are aware of market needs and gaps.
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We arrange job placements and promote self-employment, with a o focus on digital offerings.
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We help with the establishment and selection of the right corporate structures to launch our entrepreneurs' companies in Germany.
Behind the Scenes
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Professional Workshops
Our residents learn practical media skills directly from industry professionals – from AI tools in media production to journalistic writing or CV coaching, every workshop is designed to build targeted skills that take their careers to the next level.
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Resident Initiatives
Everyone can bring their own ideas to life — from skill-sharing workshops and language classes to social events or art exhibitions. These uinque initiatives strongly connect us with the local community building new bridges across cultures and individuals.
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Work for Clients
At the hub, our many skills and interests allow us to create tailor-made projects for clients. From social media content to video podcasts, every project is an opportunity for our residents to gain real-world experience while clients benefit from fresh perspectives and international talent.
LATEST HIGHLIGHT
In early 2025, resident photographer Sareh Oveysi presented her exhibition Nachbarinnen — a portrait series celebrating women from the local community. The project received widespread attention, becoming a cultural highlight in the region and attracting visitors from Brandenburg to Berlin.
Sareh Oveysi
Photographer &
Creative Director
“I wanted to show the beauty and strength in everyday encounters — the stories we often overlook right next door. I’m deeply moved by how people connected with the portraits and how they sparked new important conversations.”
ABOUT US
Since July 2024, a new centre for journalists, photographers, podcasters, programmers, editors and illustrators, whose lives are threatened in their home countries and who have fled to Germany to continue their work has been established in Brandenburg.
The exiled media professionals are supported with accommodation, training, equipment, and networking opportunities. MiCT gGmbH and Coconat support us to make our qualifications and knowledge fruitful for innovations and new narratives.
Together with social workers and industry professionals, we are creating a new professional future — not only for our residents, but also for the local community and the wider German labour market.
The Press about us
MiCT is a non-profit organisation that has been supporting journalists and media professionals from conflict regions and regions in the global south for more than 20 years. We are the host organisation of the Exile Media Hub Brandenburg.
Together with the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark, MiCT is running this innovative project for refugees in Brandenburg. The project partners are the municipality of Wiesenburg/Mark, Coconat in Klein Glien and SAM e.V.
MiCT already runs Exile Media Hubs in Berlin, Ukraine, Pakistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Georgia and Kenya in cooperation with UNESCO, the Federal Foreign Office, the JX Fund and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the Hannah Arendt Initiative.
FUNDING & COOPERATION PARTNERS
CONTACT US
Media in Cooperation and Transition gGmbH
Brunnenstrasse 9
10119 Berlin
Telephone
+49 (0)30 4849 302 0
E-mail
hermance@mict-international.org
Program Manager
Hermance Grémion
hermance@mict-international.org