About ICK News
ICK News is produced by the students of the Journalism and Communications at the Institut Catholique de Kabgayi. This newspaper aims at providing practical platform for students to hone their skills in reporting and writing stories of interest to the University community and the society in General.
The Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies
The Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies is one of the four Faculties of ICK created in 2002 by Kabgayi Diocese. Two departments, Journalism and Public Relations and these programmes are taught during 3years. Vision: to become the faculty of excellence, difference and reference. Mission: to train professional journalists and Public Relations specialists who are competent and competitive on national, regional and international level.
HATEGEKIMANA Jean Baptiste
Dean of Faculty of Journalism &
Communications Studies in ICK
E.mail: jbhategekimana@uck.ac.rw
hategekimanajb@yahoo.fr
Tel: +250 788 498 511
847
TOTAL
GRADUATES
403
MALE
GRADUATES
444
FEMALE
GRADUATES
617
TOTAL
GRADUATES
In Journalism
308
MALE
GRADUATES
In Journalism
309
FEMALE
GRADUATES
In Journalism
230
TOTAL
GRADUATES in
Public Relation
95
MALE
GRADUATES in
Public Relation
135
FEMALE
GRADUATES in
Public Relation
Objectives:
To provide graduates who are capable of informing the Rwandan population, promoting peace and reconciliation, promoting sustainable development and contributing positively to building a democratic society.
To provide graduates with theoretical and practical knowledge for professional journalism practice.
To train journalists who are capable of manipulating all tools and devices used in journalism
MAIN COURSES DELIVERED
The Bachelor’s Degree programme in Journalism
Media law and ethics, Print Media Practice, Newspaper production, Radio Broadcasting and TV broadcasting, online journalism, Social media reporting and management, Radio Drama and Film Production, investigative journalism, specialized journalism, Specific issues in journalism and human and Christian values
The Bachelor’s Degree programme in Public Relations
Provides theoretical and practical knowledge of Public Relations profession. It delivers for instance : Public Relations ethics and principles, PR planning, PR execution , PR evaluation, media relations, marketing, advertising, Corporate communication , Public Relations strategies, PR campaigns , Events management ,Delivering professional PR, PR workshop and Human and Christian values
Internship, study trips and research projects
The finalist students do internship during 6 weeks in different media outlets where some of them are highly appreciated and recruited as employees before their graduation
From level 7 or year 2 every student is attached to a media outlet or an institution
The Faculty organizes study trips for the studentsThe finalist students of Journalism Public Relations departments conduct research projects and present their dissertations.
Some Achievements
From 2002 until now, the Faculty graduated 847 laureates, 240 in the department of Public Relations and 617 in the department of Journalism
The Faculty has equipped Radio and Television studios that help students to practice what they study.
The Faculty has a video Conference Room used by guest lecturers from foreign countries to teach our students
The Faculty has already started the internationalization of its program thanks to the support of European Union via Erasmus plus programme
The Faculty sent two students every year to CHE University of Applied Sciences located in the Netherlands
The Faculty receives lecturers from CHE University of Applied Sciences located in the Netherlands for teaching
The Faculty collaborates with Rwanda Media Program of Fojo Media Institute and Pax Press for strengthening teaching journalism
The Faculty has a media club that provides news to ICK community
The Faculty has a gender club that promotes gender equality
The faculty has launched the website ickjournalism.com for ICK News that serves as online Newspaper , online Radio and online Television
The Faculty has created 69 media clubs in different secondary schools surrounding ICK
PROJECTS OF THE FACULTY
Improving the quality of education in the Facult
Reinforcing the capacity of the human resources of the Faculty
Running media and PR clubs
Running smoothly online media (Radio, TV, Newspaper )
Organizing competitions and awarding the best students in difference domains of journalism and PR
Organizing more conferences and trainings on journalism and Public Relations
Conducting many researches in the domain of PR and Journalism
Seeking for scholarship of the intelligent students from poor families
Undertaking different projects for sustainable development of the Rwandan Community
Building the strong partnership with different institutions in Rwanda and outside Rwanda
Challenges
Limited equipment and materials for journalism in comparison with the big number of the students
Low level of the students from the secondary schools who come to start their studies at ICK
Poverty of the parents of the students
Lack of fund for continuous training of the lecturers
Lack of fund for research activities in the domain of journalism and PR
Lack of fund for enough community services
Lack of fund for running ICK news that serves as online Newspaper , online Radio and online Television
Lack of fund for continuing to mentor different media clubs and PR clubs
PARTNERSHIPS
Reinforcing the existing partnerships with local, national and international institutions
For reinforcing the internationalization of our programmes the Faculty will establish the new partnerships with international institutions to support existing partnerships with CHE University of Applied Sciences located the Netherlands and Fojo Media Institute located in
- NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND DOMAINS OF COLLABORATION
- Increasing teaching materials and equipment
- Reinforcing practical professional courses: running online campus radio, online campus TV and online newspaper
- Organizing study trips of lecturers and students
- Reinforcing the capacity of the human resources of the faculty
- Organizing more conferences and trainings on journalism and Public Relations
- Conducting joint research projects
- Seeking for the scholarship of the intelligent students from poor families
- Undertaking different projects for sustainable development of the Rwandan Community
