Year 2025

In order to promote the concept of 'Clean Sri Lanka', the project is being implemented in Jaffna under the theme 'இதயபூர்வமான யாழ்ப்பாணத்துக்கு' (To Jaffna with Love – Clean Voyage of Unity) in Jaffna District from 13th to 20th August 2025.As part of this project, an awareness workshop for Journalists from Jaffna District and Students of Media Studies of the University of…

In order to enhance the teaching of professional media to the students, the opportunities have been utilized by Department of Media Studies to invite senior journalists, filmmakers and editors for the ‘Sharing Sessions’ in addition to the academic inputs. On par with the above, Mr.S.Someetharan, Documentary filmmaker, a versatile and well-known Documentary filmmaker conducted the ‘Sharing Session’ on the topic of…

The Center for Investigative Reporting, in collaboration with UNICEF, organized a training program for students at Universities and Higher Educational Institutes to build capacity to Counter Hate Speech and Fake News. The two-day residential training was held at the Mas Athena Training Centre in Thulhiriya on the 2nd and 3rd of August 2025.The training was a part of a broader multi-agency…

Department of Media Studies participated along with the Journalists from Northern Province in 'Press Forward: A Conversation on Journalism, Storytelling, and Technology', a programme hosted by Consulate General of India, Jaffna at the Jaffna Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre on 19th of July 2025.The sessions featured Mr. Sivadhanush and Ms. Kiruthiga Maruthanayagam from Behindwoods, Mr. Vignesh Radhakrishnan from The Hindu, and Mr. Prabhurao…

The LIRNasia and the Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, co-hosted the Launching event of the Information Disorder Research in Sri Lanka and a forum on building digital resilience. The event was held on the 1st of July 2025 at North Gate Jaffna Hotel, Jaffna. LIRNEasia is a Colombo-based institution that conducts research to inform digital policy…

The ‘Media Club’, the Students’ Society of the Department of Media Studies organized the event of ‘Introducing the Book ‘உங்களை வெளிப்படுத்துங்கள்’ (X-Press Yourself) written by Senior Journalist Mr.Ganabathy Sarvanantha on 09th of April 2025 at 3.00 p.m. at the Seminar Hall of Faculty of Arts. The event was chaired by Mr.Vithushan, President of Media Club. The welcome address was delivered by…

Media Studies students participated in the Screening and Discussion of the Documentary Film ‘குச்சவெளி’ (Kuchachaveli) which was organized by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on 29th of March 2025 at Thinnai Hotel, Jaffna. The documentary exposed the land struggles and lived realities of local communities in Trincomalee's Kuchchaveli Division. Students from Level IV and Level III participated in the above screening…

Ms. Kirijah Arulpirakasam, a student from the Department of Media Studies at the University of Jaffna, was honoured with three Gold Medals at the 39th General Convocation of the University which was held on the 19 th , 20 th , 21 st and 22 nd of March 2025 at the Indoor Stadium of the University of Jaffna.The following awards recognized…

Three Awards at the  Kanyakumari International Film Festival Awards (KIFA): A Short film ‘Aasanam’ which was produced by Mr.Selvakumar Rinoshan, one of the recent graduates of the Department of Media Studies won three titles in the Kanyakumari International Film Festival Awards (KIFA) held at Kanyakuamri, India on 18th of March 2025. Best Director Best Story Best Film Four Awards at the …

Folklore is an essential part of human culture, reflecting traditions, customs, and the collective knowledge of societies. In an effort to deepen the understanding and study of folklore, the Media Club, the Students’ Society of the Department of Media Studies organized a special lecture on the 14th of March 2025 (Friday) at the Seminar Hall of the Faculty of Arts. Professor…