Terms and Conditions
- Any multimedia material or programme that has been created for use in formal or informal education and/or training can be submitted.
- Such multimedia material may range from a simple video or multimedia production, (materials created by learners and/or teachers are particularly welcome) to courses with a prominent integration of media and includes examples of multimedia resources or materials with a strong media basis. In summary, any media material that is used to support formal or informal learning activity is eligible.
- There is no restriction regarding the target group(s) for these materials which includes learners, teachers and trainees at all ages and educational levels and includes all possible subject matters.
- There is no restriction regarding the language(s) of the educational media submitted. The submission forms are available in English, French and German only and need to be completed in one of these languages but this is not a restriction for the language of the entry itself.
- The multimedia production must have been created after 1 January 2008. Of course, the entry may include or consist of older material.
- There is no restriction on the geographical origin or location of use of the submitted materials except for the special European Collaboration Award.
- The special European Collaboration Award will be awarded to an entry or production that involves partners from at least two member states of the European Union in the production or use of the educational media.
- Media materials that are physically submitted on, for example, CD-rom/DVD as well as any accompanying print manuals, will not be returned to the sender after the competition.
- It is the responsibility of the entrant to make sure that all copyrights (IPR, intellectual property rights) are cleared for the entry he/she wishes to submit. Where there are clear breaches of copyrights or other IPR, the judges will exclude the submission from further assessment. It is recommended at the time of the submission that the entrant provides good documentation and/or evidence as to how IPR or copyright issues related to the submitted media have been resolved.
- Participants are allowed to submit up to 8 entries.
- Participants can only win one of the main MEDEA Awards. In the case that the entrant is in line to win more than one award, it is the responsibility of the jury and the organising committee to reach a decision as to which award is most appropriate to the entrant. The jury and organising committee may at all times decide not to award the MEDEA Special Award. This special award will only be awarded upon the jury's own initiative to an approach or production in recognition of exceptional creativity and/or innovation in pedagogic or technical design.
- Multimedia productions that were submitted to previous MEDEA Awards competitions can be resubmitted if all aforementioned conditions are met.
- All the required materials (signed letter with original signature and 4 copies of a cd-rom/dvd if applicable) have to be sent to the MEDEA Secretariat before Saturday 31 July 2010, 12 midnight (CET) via email, fax or post (postmark will be checked).
