The opening of the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism is the result of a great deal of effort on the part of many people, dating back at least three years.

The school could not have become a reality without their help, and we are deeply grateful.

In particular, we would like to thank the U.S. State Department, which provided a grant to the University of Missouri, Columbia, for the funding that got the project underway.

We would also like to thank these organizations, which provided essential funding for the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism.

• MATRA programme of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through Implementing Netherlands organization Press Now
  
• National Endowment for Democracy (NED) from the U.S.
• The Embassy of Finland to Bucharest

The school also wishes to thank the following partner organizations, which provided critical support:

• University of Missouri School of Journalism;
• Press Now;
• Paris-based Journalism School and Training Center;
• The International Center for Journalism, Washington, D.C.;
• Knight International Press Fellowship Program.

Finally, we are deeply grateful to the following organizations for providing scholarships and living stipends to our students, most of whom would not have been able to attend the school without financial assistance:

• National Endowment for Democracy;
• British Embassy in Chisinau;
• The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, mission to Moldova
• French Embassy in Bucharest