New Delhi, August 29, 2024:
New Delhi, August 29: Professor Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Commonwealth Studies, University of London, visited South Asian University (SAU) campus in academic pursuit today.
Prof. Thussu, also the President of International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), the oldest and the biggest body of media educators and researchers in the world, discussed avenues of academic collaboration with Professor K K Aggarwal, President, SAU.
Prof. Aggarwal apprised Prof. Thussu about various measures being taken by him for the expansion and academic grown of SAU. He said, SAU is committed to become a voice of the global south in the academic world, and scholars like Prof. Thussu can make significant contribute in that direction.
Prof. Thussu, a renowned researcher and author of several books, also had a meeting with Professor Ambrish Saxena to deliberate actions for raising the standards of media and communication education and research. He extended his support in setting up the Faculty of Arts and Design in South Asian University.
About South Asian University:
South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established, funded and maintained by the governments of the eight member states of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programmes in seven areas of studies that include Economics, Computer Science, Biotechnology, International Relations, Legal Studies, Mathematics and Sociology.
SAU attracts students from all over South Asia, and its degrees are recognized by all the eight SAARC countries. Many of its graduates have already found employment or gone for further studies in the region and in countries beyond South Asia. The campus of the university spreads over a 100 acre lush green prime land, located in MaidanGarhi, New Delhi.
Dr O P Yadav
PRO(SAU)
9891183489
pro@sau.int
