Arin Kumar
SUVA (The Fiji Times/Pacific Media Watch): The University of the South Pacific has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fiji Television Limited on the collaboration for the teaching and delivery of the television journalism course.
The official signing was done by the Vice-chancellor of USP, Professor Rajesh Chandra, and Fiji TV group chief executive at USP's Laucala Campus last week.
The MOU will see USP's journalism students that are registered for the 200 level television journalism course, learn at Fiji TV's headquarters at Gorrie Street from July 25 until September 16 this year.
Prof Chandra said the university acknowledged Fiji TV's support and commitment towards journalism and the media in the region.
"We here at USP appreciate the opportunity, through such collaboration, to co-teach the journalism television course which we believe will significantly contribute towards improving communications through the media," he said.
"As a result of this partnership, the journalism students will have an opportunity to learn from the media experts at Fiji TV.
"And they will experience the most advanced media techniques using the latest technologies and other facilities provided by the training department at Fiji Television Limited," he said.
USP broadcast journalism lecturer Nash Sorariba said there were more than 20 television students registered on USP's regional television programme.
"Students will get an excellent chance to not only see professionals at work but learn from them in areas of theory work, camera work, editing and voice-overs and other things," he said.
He said in the past there used to be the same number of students but the equipment and computers were not enough to cater for large number of students.
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