Activities

The Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) conducted a one-day workshop on 'Investigative Journalism' for the Media Studies students at the Arts Seminar Hall of the Faculty of Arts on the 26th of September 2022.The sessions were conducted by Mr. Shihar Annez, Senior Journalist and Investigative/data journalism trainer at the Center for Investigative Reporting, Sri Lanka and Mr. Ramkumar, Assistant News Editor…

Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC) conducted the annual SPOT survey together with the students of the Department of Media Studies in order to find out the trend of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs usage in Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts on the 6th and 7th of September 2022.According to the MoU between ADIC and the University of Jaffna, the survey carried…

On the invitation of the Department of Media Studies, Dr. S. Karmegam, Assistant Professor, Department of Folklore, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India participated in the ‘Sharing Session’ on ‘Importance of the Fieldwork in the Folklore Studies’.The session conducted on 1st of August 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at the Mini Board of the Faculty of Arts,…

MIL Summit 2022' and the Release of the Findings of 'Study on MIL Education in Sri Lanka' Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) supported the 'Study on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Education in Sri Lanka', an assessment of the trends and gaps and it was facilitated by the Department of Media Studies, University of Jaffna as per the Memorandum of…

The Memorandum of Understanding to promote Media and Information Literacy (MIL) among the students was signed between the Center for Media and Information Literacy (CMIL) and the University of Jaffna on the 19th of July 2022 at the University of Jaffna.This MoU provides the framework required for both the University of Jaffna and the CMIL to collaborate, share expertise, and work…

The Staff Development Center (SDC) of the University of Jaffna invited the Department of Media Studies to facilitate the training to the School Education Officers from the Killinochchi Zone on the 15th of July 2022.Under the Programme of 'Capacity Building Programme to the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service Officials', the Zonal Education Officers (ZDEs), Deputy Directors of Education (DDEs), Assistant Directors…

The students of Media Studies won the titles of first and third places in 'Jaffna Pride' short film competition conducted by the American Spaces - Sri Lanka, American Corner - Jaffna, Jaffna Transgenders Network (JTN), and Nadi.lk.The 'Jaffna Pride' festival was celebrated on the theme of 'யாழ் சுயமரியாதை வானவில் பெருமிதம்' which highlights the issues and awareness of the transgenders in Jaffna.The…

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…