Aga Khan University media school to open this month

The Aga Khan University (AKU) Graduate School of Media and Communication is set to open this month. The school will offer media related courses to professionals who hold a first degree and have work experience.

Among the key subjects the programme will focus on is Business, Environment and Finance reporting skills. Students will also be trained on the work of non-profit organisations and analysis of social impact.

“The school will serve a broad range of students  from the public and private sector, traditional media backgrounds and the worlds of advanced information technology,” His Highness the Aga Khan said during the university’s graduation ceremony in Nairobi on Monday.

AKU has so far trained 2,030 nurses in East Africa since it was founded.

The graduate school will operate from Westlands, where it has already leased space at the Peponi Road Campus located at 9 West building in Westlands. The school has taken up the entire seventh floor.

The Peponi Road Campus will share space with the school of hospitality, leisure and tourism and the school of leadership and management.
AKU projects that by 2029, it will have trained an additional 5,000 learners.

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The graduate programme duration is two years. The university said that it will also launch post-doctoral programmes in media and communication.

“In the search for Africa’s development, it seemed clear that expanded knowledge would be the key to progress…and expanding knowledge is precisely the mission of AKU,” said The Aga Khan.

The graduate school of media will only admit 20 students per intake. The openings will be conducted yearly.

AKU last week announced a Sh91 billion ($1billion) investment in education in East Africa at the University (AKU’s) graduation ceremony in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.