The Media & Learning Brussels 2016 Conference was organised by the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training and the Media & Learning Association with the support of the European Commission, DG Connect. It took place on 10-11 March 2016 in the Ministry Headquarters in Brussels and involved 290 participants from 30 countries who came together to discuss the impact of media in teaching and learning and media literacy.
The main theme for 2016 was Enriching learning through media education and media literacy and the conference set out to meet two objectives. First, to highlight the value and impact of media in enriching learning and secondly to reflect on how best to promote critical understanding of the media as well as the skills to interact with it in a mindful way amongst citizens of every age.