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RAVIPRASAD KAMILA
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Journalism Dept. of Mangalore University signs pact with Chinese varsities
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— Photo: By special arrangement
Knowledge is power: K.V. Nagraj, chairman, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore University, and Zhang Guoliang, dean, School of Media and Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, exchanging copy of MoU at Shanghai.
Post-graduate students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore University, will get an opportunity to visit China and study its media from next year. This follows the varsity entering into agreements with two Chinese universities. It is planning to have collaboration with one more Chinese university shortly.
According to K. V. Nagaraj, professor and chairman of the department, it has signed memoranda of understanding with the School of Media and Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the School of Journalism, Fudan University, Shanghai. Liaoning National University, Shenyang, is also keen on a collaboration.
Prof. Nagaraj said the agreements were signed on November 20 during his visit to China along with a delegation. The scope of agreements include student and teacher exchange, taking up collaborative research projects, organising lectures through video conferences, and arranging international seminars. It will cover print, electronic and new media (web or internet media).
A copy of the agreement with Shanghai Jiao Tong University read: “…it is to promote collaborative agreements and arrangements in the area of management, journalism, mass communication, media literacy and studies, print media, web media, broadcast and TV media as also integrated design and media inter-disciplinary studies…” A copy of the agreement with Fudan University read the same.
Earlier collaboration
Prof. Nagaraj said his department has been having a collaboration with Volda University College, Norway, for the past 10 years. Under this agreement, 15 students of the department have visited Norway for studies and 85 students from Norway have come over to Mangalore.
He said that the department can take up joint research work with Chinese universities on subjects such as “how to communicate health messages (particularly on AIDS) using media” and “impact of web media on youth and their culture.”
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