Author: mstwpadmin

As a spontaneous reaction to the intensifying socio-political current realities in Sri Lanka the Goethe-Institut Chennai and Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Chennai Photo Biennale have selected four emerging photographers with an ongoing documentary practice.Ms. Pirainila Krishnarajah, Media Studies graduate from the University of Jaffna is one of the winners. Her focus of interest lies within community-based issues. She directed…

Mr. R. Ram, Assistant News Editor, 'Virakesari' Tamil Daily shared his valuable experiences and the exposure in 'Investigative Journalism (IJ)' with the Media Studies students on 29th of June 2022 at the Arts Seminar Hall, University of Jaffna. Mr.R.Ram has been recognized for his outstanding contribution as a feature writer, columnist and investigative journalist for the last 14 years. He won…

As a part of the Inspire Programme series which comes under the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed between the Helvetas Intercooperation gGmbH and the University of Jaffna and aligned with the 'An Exploration of Creative Minds for Future Media', the Second Idea Market for the Students of the University of Jaffna was conducted on 26th of June, 2022 at the Tilco…

Sharing culture is a beautiful expression of life. Under the Project on 'An Exploration of Creative Minds for Future Media' the InSPIRE students from University of Peradeniya visited Jaffna and shared a cultural experience with the Media Studies students from the University of Jaffna on the 25th of June 2022.The 6th Inter-district exchange program started with warming the hearts of the…

Media Studies students from the second and third years along with youths from the local community : Anaikoddai, Maniyamthoddam and Columbuththurai participated in a three days residential training on 'Enhancing Leadership and Short Film Making for Conflict Sensitive Communication' conducted by HUDEC - Caritas, Jaffna.The training was organized at the Retreat Center in Pandaitharippu, Jaffna under the guidance of Rev. Fr.…

JAFFNA PRIDE organized a workshop for students of Media Studies. The workshop was facilitated by Kasro Ponnuthurai, Thisa Thiruchelvam, Angel Queentus, and Gowthaman Ranganathan. Students worked in groups to understand terms like gender, sex, sexuality, LGBTIQ+.They also critically analyzed media reports on LGBTIQ+ issues and discussed best practices to report about LGBTIQ+ persons including the need to take active consent, maintain…

As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Department of Media Studies, University of Jaffna, the Alcohol and Drugs Information Center (ADIC) launched the Short Film Competition on Alcohol and Drug Awareness at the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna on 23rd of June 2022.The event of launching the competition chaired by Dr.S.Raguram, Head, Media Studies and Professor K.…

The third-year students visited the studio of the International Broadcasting Corporation - Tamil (IBC Tamil) in Jaffna during the first and second weeks of the month of June as a way to earn professional exposure relevant to the course unit 'Film Studies'. The students visited IBC Tamil in groups and were guided by Mr. Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, and other senior…

'Noolaham' Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization founded to provide enhanced access to information sources and foster knowledge-based development in Sri Lanka. It maintains an online digital library, facilitates information preservation programmes, provides financial assistance and technical guidance for digitization initiatives, and actively participates in awareness-raising campaigns. It also coordinates a range of fund-raising activities and collaborates with other organizations and…

As a part of the Inspire Programme series which comes under the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed between the Helvetas Intercooperation gGmbH and the University of Jaffna, the Annual Forum was organized in Colombo by Helvetas and supported by Sri Lanka Development Journalists Forum (SDJF) on 28th of May 2022.The theme of the Forum was 'LEARN. SHARE. CONNECT – Diversifying Learning…