Field Visit on ‘Newspaper Reporting and Editing’

• Field Visit on ‘Newspaper Reporting and Editing’ for the Media Studies students to ‘Yarl Thinakkural’ Tamil Daily, November 28^th to 30^th and December 21^st and 22^nd 2017.

Guest Lecture - ‘Online Journalism : Challenges and Opportunities’ by Editor, Tamil Guardian - UK

• Editor, Tamil Guardian Dr.N.Thusiyan from United Kingdom delivered a guest lecture on ‘Online Journalism – Challenges and Opportunities’ on 22.11.2017

Seminar - ‘Investigative Journalism for Inclusive Development'

• Seminar for the Media Studies students on ‘Investigative Journalism for Inclusive Development' organized by Media Studies in partnership with Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), Sri Lanka Development Journalist Forum (SDJF) and Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA) - University of Peradeniya on 28^th and 29^th September, 2017

Workshop on ‘Desktop Publishing’

• Conducted Workshop on ‘Desktop Publishing’ for the Media Studies students with the collaboration of Computer Unit, University of Jaffna, 27.05.2017

Outreach - Public Consultation on Draft Act for ‘Independent Council for News Media Standards’

• Conducted Public Consultation Seminar on Draft Act for ‘Independent Council for News Media Standards’ with the collaboration of National Secretariat for Media Reforms in Jaffna on 08^th June, 2017

Guest Lecture on ‘Trends in Online Tamil Media Landscape’

• Editor in Chief Tamil Guardian Ms. Abinaya Nathan and Editors Dr.N.Thusiyan and Mr.S.Sutharsan from United Kingdom delivered a guest lecture on ‘Trends in Online Tamil Media Landscape’ for the Media Studies students and Journalists from Jaffna at 'Adayalam' – Centre for Policy Research, Jaffna on 28.05.2017

Sharing Session by 'Tamil Guardian' Editorial Team from London

• The Editor in Chief and other two Editors of 'Tamil Guardian', an online. English language news site based in London and published internationally for over 15 years shared their experiences with the Media Studies students and staff regard to their online news portal experiences and discussed the trends in Tamil media landscape in academic perspective.

• Ms. Abinaya Nathan, Editor in Chief of 'Tamil Guardian', Dr.N.Thusiyan and Mr.S.Sutharsan, Editors of 'Tamil Guardian' took part in this sharing session on 26th of May 2017 at Media Studies, Faculty of Arts.

Workshop on ‘Adobe Premier’

• Conducted Workshop on ‘Adobe Premier’ for the Media Studies students with the collaboration of MayZone College, Leading Multimedia Training Providers, Jaffna, 26.05.2017

Workshop on ‘Editing Documentary Films’

• Conducted Workshop on ‘Editing Documentary Films’ for the Media Studies Students by the Mr.S.Sriram, Audio- Visual Technical Officer, Eastern University on 20^th to 22^nd March, 2017

Audience Analysis for the 'Introduction of Reconciliation Channel in Tamil’ with 'Rupavahini'

• Staff and students of Media Studies conducted ‘Audience Analysis for the Introduction of Reconciliation Channel in Tamil’ with the collaboration of State Rupavahini Corporation in Northern Province