The daily class schedule were from 8.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. for all-day lab courses.

Generally, a course with a full-day format runs four days a week for two weeks, and a course with a half-day format is held on four half-days a week for four weeks. There will be exceptions and assignments outside class.

• Sept. 4-Sept. 29 ( full-day Lab format)
  News I  
  Instructors (the first two weeks): Vitalie Dogaru and Alina Radu (Moldova).
  News II
  Instructors (the second two weeks): Igor Guzun and Vasile Botnaru (Moldova).


• Oct. 2-27 (half-day formats, at IJC)
  Media Law
  Oct. 9-Oct. 27 (Monday through Friday, 1 pm-4 pm, at IJC)
  Instructors: Olivia Pirtac and Vlad Gribincea (Moldova)
  Journalism Ethics - including the ethics of covering elections (during the first week, 1 pm to 4 pm, at IJC)
  Instructors: Steven Knowlton and Karen Freeman (US)
  Photojournalism (Lab, 8.00 am-12.00 am, four weeks). Photo
  Instructors: Nicolae Pojoga (Moldova) and Steven Knowlton (US)


• Oct. 30-Nov. 25 (full-day Lab format)
  Oct. 30-Nov. 3(full-day Lab format)
  Radio News introduction
  Nov. 6-10: (full-day Lab format)
  Television News introduction.
  Nov. 11-18 and Nov. 20-24: (Full day lab-format)
  Radio and Television practical instruction.
  Radio:
  Instructors: Vasile Botnaru and Sandu Cantir (Moldova)
  Television:
  Instructors: Artur Corghencea, Yana Cozari (Moldova) and Alexandra Salomon (US)


• Nov. 27-Dec. 1 (full-day Lab format)
  Nov. 27:
  Opinion Writing: editorials, op-ed articles and reviews.
  Instructor: Karen Freeman (US)
  Nov. 28 - Dec.15 (full day Lab-format)
  Community Journalism: increasing the audience without dropping standards, and making the transition to the Web.
  Instructors: Steven Knowlton and Karen Freeman (US)
  Text: “Community Journalism/Relentlessly Local” by Jock Lauterer.


• Dec. 16 - Jan. 21
  Vacation


• Jan 22 – Jan 25 (full-day Lab format)
  Online Journalism (an essential job skill for 21st-century journalists)
  Instructors: Corina Samciuc (Moldova) and Wouter van Wijk (NL)


• Jan 29 – Feb 8 (half-day Lab format)
  Business and Economic Reporting 1 (first week Lab 8.00 am– 11.00 am)
  Instructor: Constanta Popescu-Mereacre (Moldova) Photo
  Business and Economic Reporting 2 (second week, Lab 8.00 am – 11.00 am)
  Instructor: Alexandru Burdenii (Moldova)
  Computer-Assisted Reporting, (12.00 am - 3.00 pm) another essential job skill for 21st-century journalists
  Instructors: Corina Samciuc (Moldova) and Wouter van Wijk (NL)


• Feb 12 – Feb 15
  Visual Journalism
  Instructors: Koen Henri Adriaan Geurts (NL)


• Feb 19 – Feb 22
  Advanced Technical Skills in Radio and Television
  Instructors: Andrei Matu and Vitalie Plamadeala (Moldova)


• Feb 26 – March 1
  Advanced Radio Writing and Editing
  Instructor: Liliana Vitu (Moldova)


• March 5 - 15 (full-day Lab format, with adjustments to take advantage of available studio time)
  Broadcast Newsroom Photo
  TV Instructors: Artur Corghencea, Yana Ivancenco (Moldova) and Mark Gage (Canada)
  Radio Instructors:  Vitalie Dogaru (Moldova) and Charles Maynes (US)


• March 19 – April 5
  Long-Form Print Journalism: profiles, series, magazine articles. Illustrating long-form print projects with photographs.
  Working on daily, weekly, magazine formats. Curier de Botanica, Eveniment Central and Altfel. Photo
  Instructor: Karen Freeman (US)


• April 9 – 17
  Vacation


• April 17 – 19 (full-day Lab)
  Reporting on elections Photo
  Instructor: Alan Elsner (US)


• April 23 – May 3 (full-day Lab format)
  Investigative journalism Photo
  Instructors: Henrik Kaufholz ( Denmark) and Stefan Candea (Romania)


• May 7 – May 10 (full-day Lab format)
  Covering the European Union Photo
  Instructor: Manuel Lucbert (France)


• May 14 – May 24 (full-day Lab format)
  Media Management (Including Broadcast Management)
  Instructors: Nata Albot (Moldova) and Barend de Ronden (NL)


• May 28 - June 22
  Four-week internships (and meeting with faculty supervisors on individual projects)


• June 25-29
  Open Lab (8.00 am -3.00 am) for students to work on their professional projects. The projects are due by 5 p.m. on June 29
  Capstone seminar on news issues, applying for jobs and planning a career, lessons learned from internships (4.00 pm-6.00 pm, at IJC)
  Seminar leader TBA


• July 2 - July 6
  Career Days at IJC.
  The students were invited to set up interviews with prospective employees. Career advice was offered. Photo 1, 2, 3
  Students’ professional projects presently being on the school’s Web site.


• July 6
  Professional Projects and results (graduation, graduation with honors, graduation with high honors) can be picked up at IJC. Photo


• July 7
  Graduation ceremony