The Hindu, Galgotias University establish Centre for Excellence in Journalism

As part of the partnership, select students of Galgotias University will gain access to internship opportunities with The Hindu’s editorial teams, collaborative publishing opportunities for visual communication projects, curated workshops, field visits, and structured interventions by media professionals. The programme will provide students access to The Hindu newspaper, digital platforms, archives, webinars, and special publications to deepen their engagement with current affairs, public discourse, and journalistic practice.

The partnership will also include quarterly physical and virtual interventions, a journalism course, and immersive field visits allowing students to observe newsroom processes, editorial workflows, and media operations closely.

The memorandum of understanding was signed by Nitin Kumar Gaur, Registrar, Galgotias University, and Sridhar Aranala, Chief Sales and Distribution Officer, The HinduGroup, on Wednesday. Present on the occasion were K. Mallikharjuna Babu, Vice-Chancellor, Galgotias University; Neha Jindal, Dean, School of Media and Communications Studies, Galgotias University; Tasha Singh Parihar, Associate Dean, School of Media and Communication Studies; Ujjwal Pratap, Director, Strategic Communications and Public Relations, Galgotias University; Anurag Pandey, Assistant Professor, School of Media and Communication Studies; and Sunil Mirza, General Manager, Sales and Distribution, The Hindu Group.