Modify bill for proposed name of university – GIJ | Education

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has submitted a proposal to Parliament to amend the 2020 University of Film, Journalism and Languages ​​bill currently in the House of August.

The bill seeks to merge GIJ, the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) and the Ghana Language Institute (GIL) into a fully fledged communication studies university.

However, GIJ rector Professor Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo said that although the institute supported the merger, there was a need to amend some provisions of the bill.

“We are not excited about the proposed name for the university, so we are asking that the name be changed. We recently made our presentations to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education and made some suggestions that we believe will improve the bill,” he said. said.

Event

Professor Kwansah-Aidoo spoke yesterday at the 14th congregation and inauguration of a building complex on the institute’s new campus located in Dzorwulu in Accra.

The five-story building contains conference rooms, offices, auditoriums, conference rooms, and sanitary facilities.

The Minister of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who was the Guest of Honor, joined Prof. Kwansah-Aidoo in cutting the ribbon to open the building to academic work.

The first session of the three-part congregation, held on the new campus, saw 325 students completing their four-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication Studies (Journalism option) receive their certificates.

They were part of a total of 1,232 students expected to graduate between yesterday and today.

The rest are 480 students from the Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) and 427 from the Diploma in Communication Studies.

Fusion

Professor Kwansah-Aidoo said the government’s decision to merge the three institutions was an important decision that would help create synergies and improve communication studies in the country.

“At GIJ we fully support the bill because we believe it will provide important opportunities to take advantage of the synergies offered by the component institutions, while safeguarding the history and identity of each institution,” he added.

The rector assured that GIJ was implementing the appropriate structures and infrastructure to take advantage of the opportunities derived from the merger.
While praising the government for supporting the institute to complete its new building, Professor Kwansah-Aidoo called for more funding for other projects, including conference rooms.

Praise

Mr. Oppong Nkrumah praised GIJ for leading the way in training communication professionals in the country.

He assured that the proposed amendment to the proposed university bill would be considered once it had been presented to Parliament.

The minister said the government was committed to ensuring that the merger was successful to promote communication education in the country.

“We expect more graduates from the free upper secondary school, most of whom would seek admission to tertiary institutions, including GIJ, and I can assure you that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is committed to helping them obtain the necessary infrastructure. , ” he said.

advice

The minister recommended that graduates make good use of the skills acquired and also avoid following the train.

Oppong Nkrumah said that in an era where the face of business was rapidly changing through technology, there was a need for communication students to combine hard and soft skills to achieve the desired impact on society.

Furthermore, he urged them to work their way to success in the media industry and avoid the temptation to smear others or cut corners because “taking shortcuts to quick riches may pay off temporarily, but will end in embarrassment.”