SAMIS-ESIC School of Information and Communication

SAMIS-ESIC School of Information and Communication (Sekoly Ambony momba ny Ita sy ny Serasera – École Supérieure de l'Information et de la Communication) was founded in 2001 by the Jesuits on the campus of St. Michael College, Amparibem, Madagascar, devoted entirely to training professional journalists and effective communicators for diverse careers. Sami-ESIC offers both the bachelor's and master's degrees.[1] A typical graduation will include about 100 students.[2][3]

SAMIS-ESIC School of Information and Communication
TypePrivate, professional school
Jesuit. Catholic
Established2001 (2001)
DirectorJacques Randrianary
Location
St. Michael - BP 3832
Amparibe, Antananarivo
Madagascar
CampusSt. Michael College
Websitesamis-esic.mg
English

Mission

SAMIS-ESIC prepares professionals with communications skills, including written press, radio, television, and political communication, as well as expertise in information and communication technologies. This area of education was chosen by the Jesuits because of its potential for fostering the democratic process[4] and because of the increasing importance of the web: blogs, chat, multimedia art, social networks, immersive technologies, virtual organizations, portable media, podcasts. Integrated into studies are practicums and internships.[1]

Program

Students spend the first two years on a core curriculum, and in the third year choose one of the following ares:

  • Media communication (journalism)
  • Organizational communication (public relations)
  • Social communication[5]

Facilities
  • Computer room
  • Radio studio
  • TV Studio[1]

References
  1. Website Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine English
  2. "SAMIS-ESIC : Quatre promotions prêtes à s'envoler de leurs propres ailes – Midi Madagasikara". www.midi-madagasikara.mg (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  3. "SAMIS-ESIC : quatre promotions prêtes à s'envoler de leurs propres ailes". fr.africatime.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. Raharinirina, Rabaovololona (2017-05-08). Étude sur le développement des médias à Madagascar basée sur les indicateurs de développement des médias de l'UNESCO (in French). UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 9789232001184.
  5. "SAMIS-ESIC". Retrieved 2017-10-08.

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