Activities

Department of Media Studies actively involved in conducting and collaborating seminars and workshops for the Advanced Level students in Northern Province every year.In 2019, in order to prepare the students to face the national examination, Media Studies took part in the seminars organized by Provincial Department with the collaboration of Union College, Tellippalai, Jaffna, Vavuniya North Zonal Education, Kokuvil Hindu College…

The annual event of Media Studies Alumni Get together held with the participation of more than 40 alumni from the 6 batches on 16th of June 2019 at Raja Hall, Jaffna. Head, Department of Media Studies Dr.S.Raguram grace the event as Chief Guest and the Former Lecturer Ms. KiruththigaTharmarajah as Special Guest.

Ms. Gabrielle Menezes, Former Correspondent for 'Al Jazeera' – West Africa and Multimedia Storyteller conducted a sharing session with Media Studies students on ‘Photo Journalism and Multimedia Storytelling’ on 24th January 2019. Further, she has explained about the her involvement in Polaroid Photography and how is differ from the Digital Film-making on the context of creativity. For further information about Ms.…

Eight students of second year Media Studies selected for the 'Mobile Journalism' - MOJO training by 'Yarl Thinakkural', Jaffna based Tamil daily and four days training programme was conducted by International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) under the its Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka (MEND) Project from 8th to 11th June in Jaffna. Through this programme, the selected students…

The Department of Media Studies ceremonially opened by Professor. K. Kanthasamy, Competent Authority, University of Jaffna on 10th of June, 2019.The function presided by Dr.S.Raguram, Coordinator - Media Studies and the Dean, Faculty of Arts Dr.K.Suthakar grace the occasion as the special guest.The Deans of the Faculties, Former Vice Chancellor Professor. P. Balasundarampillai, Former Dean of the Faculty of Arts Professor.…

The Peoples's Action for Free and Fair Elections(PAFFREL) organized a discussion on 'Election and Media' for the students of Media Studies and Political Science - University of Jaffna and the civil society and it was held at Raja Hall, Jaffna on 10th of June, 2019. Dr.S.Raguram, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Dr.K.T.Ganeshalingam, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Mr. Sridaran Sabanayagam, Director…

HELVETAS Intercooperation in partnership with Sri Lanka Development Journalists Forum (SDJF) conducted a discussion on Proposed Incubator Space for Promoting Information Right and Freedom of Expression with the fourth year students of Media Studies in Colombo on 01st of June 2019. HELVETAS Intercooperation and Sri Lanka Development Journalists Forum (SDJF) requested the University of Jaffna for the collaboration for a proposed…

The first year students demonstrated their knowledge and creative talents on 'Theories and Models of Communication' by conducting a class exhibition on 1st of April 2019. The presentations and performances of the students shows their understanding of salient theories and models of communication and the ways to convey them through multi channels.

A series of workshop on 'Photography' and 'Editing' conducted for the Audio - Visual Technical Officers of University of Jaffna by Staff Development Center (SDC), University of Jaffna on 21st and 22nd and, 28th and 29th of March at Media Lab of Media Studies.Dr.S.Raguram, Senior Lecturer - Media Studies, Mr. S. Sriram, Audio - Visual Technical Officer, Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University…

The students of Media Studies have ‘Contemporary Media Technology’ (ACMC 22043) at their second year second semester studies, the course unit provides the avenue to the students measure the digital influence on media, discuss the pros and cons of social media networks and, create the innovative ways to utilize the new media constructively and originate a social media network with alternate…