Mufutau Kolawole Muyiwa, M.A.

• 2020-2020 DAAD Promos Mobilitätsstipendium, Universität Erfurt
• 10/2018 - 05/2021 | Master of Arts in Global Communication: Politics and Society an der Universität Erfurt. Thema der Abschlussarbeit: "Deconstructing and Reconceptualizing Nigeria's Public Diplomacy with Germany- Actors, Institutions and Complexities"
• 2020 | Nominierung für den DAAD-Preis für den besten internationalen Studierenden
• 10/2019 – 12/2019 | Zertifikat in "Global Environmental Governance" an der Fakultät für Politikwissenschaft der Lund University in Schweden mit dem Thema "Exploring Environmental Concern: The Role of Citizens and the Mass Media"
• 04/2016 – 05/2018|Master of Arts Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Technische Universität Ilmenau
• 04/2015 – 09/2015 | Akademisches Propädeutikum, Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Technische Universität Ilmenau

• 2006 - 2011 | Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

• August 2022 - Aktuell | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im MA-Programm Global Communication: Politics & Society (Profs. Patrick Rössler, Kai Hafez, Dr. phil. Grüne)
• November 2021 - Promotion zum Thema: "Deconstructing African Public Diplomacy - A Case Study of Communication Strategies in Nigeria and South Africa"

• Afrika: Public Diplomacy, globale Counter Flows („Gegenöffentlichkeiten“) aus Afrika
• Methoden: Quantitative und Qualitative Methoden in der Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft

This course focuses on how nation-states invest considerable resources in international broadcasting - a subset of public diplomacy - to electronically project news and information for strategic engagement with foreign audiences. The course is designed to equip students with a knowledge of the international broadcasting landscape (VOA, Russia Today, Radio France Internationale, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera) and the analytical skills to unpack the conceptual narratives of international broadcasting: propaganda machinery in an information war or a legitimate means to acquire reputational mileage and transmit ideological/cultural values.

The seminar explores cultural diplomacy as a subsect of public diplomacy and an extension of soft power - a sharp deviation from the divisive and propagandist orientation of traditional diplomacy. The course stretches its radar to counterflows, using classic case studies, such as Germany’s "Goethe Institute", France’s "Alliance française/Institute Française", China’s "Confucius Institute", UK’s British Council, Nigeria’s "Nollywood movies/Afrobeats music", and the cultural component of South Africa’s sports diplomacy.

This course analyzes the constituent parts of the public diplomacy architecture: Foreign broadcasting component, strategic communication, soft power resources and cultural engagement programs of state, non-state and supranational actors in selected European and African countries

https://www.uni-erfurt.de/philosophische-fakultaet/seminare-professuren/medien-und-kommunikationswissenschaft/personen/mufutau-kolawole-muyiwa-ma