DCJ admits Russian student

DCJ admits Russian student

Kavita Mohan

Kariavattom: The journalism department has admitted a foreigner to do the MCJ programme this year. The student Ms. Elizaveta Sergeevna Pagodina, a native of Moscow has been working as an event manager for the last few years in her country. She is a graduate in veterinary sciences and has studied English at the Higher Secondary classes. Her study in India is funded by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

            Ms. Elizaveta is the second child of two musicians. She is a pianist and loves to learn an Indian musical instrument. Liza loves India very much because of its great diversity of plants and animals. She is a yoga trainer too. She fell in love with Indian culture right from her first visit which was in 2008.

            An Iranian student has applied for admission to the PhD Programme in the Department. His application will be scrutinised soon.

            A Fulbright professor from USA will offer two courses in the Department-Narrative Journalism and Radio Journalism from October. He is expected to be here for six months.