Ghana Institute of Journalism

higher education institution, university, public university
Industry	higher education
Piiluu	16 Ɔɔtoorebare 1959, 1959, 2020
Short name	GIJ, UniMAC
Field of work	journalism
Paaloŋ	Ghana
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Accra
Coordinate location	5°33′47″N 0°11′28″W
Member of	Ghanaian Academic and Research Network, Association of African Universities
Language used	Bɔrefɔ
Waaloŋ	burgundy, brown, Prussian blue
Inventory number	(+233) 302 228 336
Official website	https://gij.edu.gh/, https://unimac.edu.gh/
Web feed URL	https://unimac.edu.gh/feed/, https://gij.edu.gh/feed/
Academic calendar type	semester

University of Media, Arts ane Communication-Institute ko Journalism (UniMAC-IJ), naŋ da e a Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), e la gɔbenɛnte university a Ghana poɔ. A Yuniveniti e la boŋ naŋ poɔ a erstwhile Ghana Institute of Journalism, a National Film ane Television Institute, naŋ piili ane a Ghana Institute of Languages. A National Accreditation Board la vɛŋ ka ba yɛlɛ yi gbaŋgbale.^[1]^[2]

UniMAC-IJ taa la campuses Accra a Ringway seŋ, Osu, ane North Dzorwulu.^[3]

UniMAC-IJ paale la a religious non-denominational Christian kpaaroŋ ba naŋ boɔlɔ Campus Christian Family (CCF) kyɛ taa GIJ chapter, be ka campuses ayi ama mesare maŋ kpɛ^[4].

Koroŋ bee piilee

Kwame Nkrumah, a Ghana kogo fɔrɔ soba la da piili bee yuo a Ghana Institute of Journalism 16 October 1959 poɔ (yuomo lezaata naŋ pare poɔ (66)) . Ba da boɔlɔ la a sakuuri School of Journalism kyɛ wa e a department a Accra Technical Institute (pampana Accra Technical University). A principal deŋ soba ane journalism tutor wa la Richard McMillan. A o yuori la ka ba de eŋ a yuniveniti library a na maŋ teɛre o yɛlɛ.^[5]

A sakuuri wa e la Ghana Institute of Journalism a 1974 (yuomo lezaa ayi ne pie ne ayi naŋ pare (52)) a sakuuri de la o presidential charter yɛlɛ piiluu a yuniveniti poɔ a 2009^[6]^[7]. Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), National Films ande Television Institute (NAFTI), ane Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL) wa laŋ la taa a e Yuniveniti yenaa a yi a act of Parliament (Act 1059) a 2022 poɔ.

Chancellor ane Vice Chancellor

Name Eric Opoku Mensah 2024	Duration
Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo	2018–2022
Modestus Fosu	2018
W.S.K Dzisah	2014–2018
David Newton	2009–2014
Kweku Rockson	2006–2009
David Newton	1993–2006
Kojo Yankah	1984–1993
Kwame Duffour	1983–1984
Kabral Blay Amihere	1982–1983
R. Quartey	1979–1982
G. F. Dove	1973–1978
Fred Agyeman	1969–1973
Martin Tay	1968–1969
W.G. Smith	1965–1966
Cecil Forde	1963–1965
Sam Arthur	1962–1963

A Yuniveniti e boŋ naŋ baŋ leɛre fo eŋ soŋ poɔ

The Richard McMillan Library

Programmes

A sakuuri erɛ la Diploma, Bachelor of Arts, ane Masters programmes.^[8]

A Diploma Programme e la yuomo ayi programme naŋ e communication, social sciences, ane arts subjects.
A Bachelor of Arts programmes e la yuomo anaare programme a taa ziiri mine fo naŋ na de paale ka fõõ wa boɔrɔ a na baŋ e la Journalism bee Public Relations.
A Masters Programmes e la yuoŋ yeni programme a kyɛ la baŋ tõɔ kaa iri a ama kaŋa paale; Public Relations, Journalism, Media Management, ane Development Communication.
Yuomo ayi B.A. in Communication Studies Top-Up Programme ko Diploma graduates.^[9]

Faculties/Departments

Faculty of Integrated Communication Sciences^[10]
Faculty of Journalism & Media Studies^[11]
Faculty of Public Relations, Advertising & Integrated Marketing^[12]
School of Graduate Studies and Research (SoGSaR)^[13]
School of Alternative Learning^[14]

Controversies

A noba naŋ kaara yuniveniti zu ba da de la ka be e "noba naŋ taa nimizeɛ ne ba toma" a ko a COVID-19 naŋ waneŋ o yelwonii, a lɛ puoriŋ la ka sakuuri naŋ da duori a 2020/21 zannoo yuoni sane (fees). A lɛ da vɛŋ la ka noba ŋmeɛrɛ kpɛnle saseɛŋ puoriŋ la ka ba la wa leɛraa^[15].

A sakuu yeli ka biiri naŋ yɔɔ ba sakuu sane puoriŋ na defer la ba courses a ana zannoo yuoni na poɔ. Ka a biiri da iri are ne a yɛlɛ saazu kyɛ yeli ka a sakuu ba mɔɔ kyɛ ba erɛ soŋ ane ba naŋ ba baŋ yelwonni bee faaloŋ a naŋ na waaneŋ^[16]. Ba da mɔŋ la a biiri mine ka ba ba nyɛ sori na kpɛ a campuses ayi na naŋ ba a sakuuri poɔ^[17]. Puoriŋ a sakuu da vɛŋ la ka a biiri register a semester baaraa e-nyɛ^[18].

Amnesty for non-graduating students

November 2020 poɔ, biiri naŋ da ba tõɔ graduate a 2013 wagere, a academic board da ko ba la sori ka ba register kyɛ baare ba complete programmes. A ŋaa da seŋ ka a e yuomo ata poɔŋ^[19].

Meŋ la kaa kyɛ

Yunivenitiri mine naŋ be Ghana poɔ

Sommo yizie

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120308145254/http://www.nab.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141:ghana-institute-of-journalism-gij&catid=57:public-universitiesprofessional-institutions-2&Itemid=198

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160303141809/http://www.gij.edu.gh/page.php?static=91

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230728192636/https://gij.edu.gh/overview/

[4] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Ghana-Institute-of-Journalism-at-60-with-no-accommodation-742973

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230729123043/https://gij.edu.gh/history-of-the-office/

[6] ttp://www.modernghana.com/news/240302/1/ghana-institute-of-journalism-now-a-university.html

[7] ttps://coverghana.com.gh/gij-merges-with-two-other-institutions-to-become-a-new-university/

[8] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200123120217/http://gij.edu.gh/courses-2/

[9] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230727235528/https://gij.edu.gh/

[10] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230713031158/https://gij.edu.gh/faculty-of-integrated-and-communication-sciences/

[11] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230712211056/https://gij.edu.gh/faculty-of-journalism-media-studies/

[12] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230712211054/https://gij.edu.gh/faculty-of-pr-advertising-marketing/

[13] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230712201041/https://gij.edu.gh/school-of-graduate-studies-and-research-sogsar/

[14] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20231001060013/https://gij.edu.gh/school-of-alternative-learning/

[15] ttps://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/UG-reduces-fees-for-2020-21-academic-year-1112788

[16] ttps://www.myjoyonline.com/gij-students-protest-over-new-directive-to-defer-course-for-late-payment-of-fees/

[17] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/gij-locks-out-students.html

[18] ttps://citinewsroom.com/2021/03/gij-pardons-students-directed-to-defer-academic-year-over-late-payment-of-fees/

[19] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/news/education/gij-grants-amnesty-to-students-yet-to-graduate-since-2013.html

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