Critical Analysis of the Energy Issue: Internationalization and Professional Competences in Journalism

Abstract

Universities must adapt the professional competences acquired in the Degree in Journalism, which are aimed at students’ development of rational and critical knowledge of the present day. In these days energy is a key issue in our contribution to the development of principles for environmental protection, as pointed out by Spanish Royal Decree 1393/2007. On the other hand, one of the main aims of the European Higher Education Area is the promotion of student internationalization and mobility both in Europe and worldwide. With this purpose, this research contributes the results of a preliminary comparative analysis on the energy issue between Spanish and Chilean Communication students, as Chile has recently implemented the Chilean Credit Transfer System (CCTS), which is similar to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).