Summary
Jindal School of Journalism and Communication (JSJC) has collaborated with institutions in Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Peru and Malaysia
The journalism school also signed MoUs with media platforms to give students industry exposure
Sonipat-based Jindal School of Journalism and Communication (JSJC) under OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has collaborated with at least 20 international institutions to offer short-term study abroad programmes for its students, the institute said in a statement recently.
JSJC joined hands with University of Oregon to offer a joint short-term study abroad programme on climate change and the environment – the latest among the institute’s international collaborations.
The list of institutions that JSJC partners with includes: University of California, Berkely; United States of America (USA); University of Sydney, Australia; University of Western Sydney, Australia; University of Newcastle, Australia; Macquarie University, Australia; Loughborough University, United Kingdom (UK); Derby University, UK; University of Leeds, UK; Queen Mary University of London, UK; Universidad Austral, Argentina; North South University, Bangladesh; Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Walisembilan Semarang, Indonesia; Negeri Semarang University, Indonesia; Polytechnic Indonusa, Indonesia; Universitas Dwijendra, Indonesia; Hubei University, China; Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia; KOC University, Turkey; Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong and ORT, Uruguay.
The founding vice-chancellor of OP Jindal Global University, C Raj Kumar, said, “The international collaborations are a part of JGU's commitment to providing a global learning experience to its students and they range from leading universities in Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America as well as institutions in Peru and Malaysia. JSJC offers semester exchange programmes with leading universities such as the University of Sydney, University of Oregon and Hong Kong Baptist University. It also offers a dual degree programme in collaboration with Queen Mary University, London. Students at JSJC can avail JGUs university-wide collaborations with 20 eminent institutions including UC-Berkeley, University of Newcastle, Macquarie University, Hubei University and many others.”
JSJC has associated with several media organisations as well. To give its students access to high-quality resources, JSJC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IndiaSpend, India's first data journalism website. As a part of the MoU, students will be able to use data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) for their data journalism stories in multimedia formats.
"JSJC is an important and vibrant meeting ground for innovation in art, media, communication and technology. We learn along with our students to be responsible for our planet and our society in as many ways as possible. We want to turn technology into an accelerant for truth-telling but stay rooted in the face-to-face reporting of facts. JSJC pushes beyond borders and boundaries,” said JSJC's executive dean Kishalay Bhattacharjee.
Last updated on 21 Mar 2022
