The Department of Media Studies conducted a ‘NATIONAL VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM’ on 27th Jan 2025. The Symposium is based on the theme ‘Abridging Education with Industry Needs’. The theme highlights the imperative to align academic frameworks with the rapidly evolving demands of the professional world. The symposium had three panels. Each panel has been thoughtfully curated to foster meaningful dialogue on key aspects of media education, corporate practices, and the alignment of academic curricula with industry demands.

The panelists are from National as well as International level. Panelists for the ‘Corporate Communication and Media marketing’ are Ms. Saira Aslam, Journalist and Founder of KORE, Mr. Anand Kannan, National Director of the International Federation of Inventors Association, and Ms. Veronica Cartagenova, Vice President of Canada College. Panelists for ‘Indian Cinema: Challenges and Changes’ are Dr.R.Preetha, Head of BFA Filmmaking, LV Prasad College of Media Studies, Dr.Ipsita Barat, Head of Mass Communication & Videography, St.Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and Ms.Deepa Ramanujam, Actor, Director, and Producer in the Tamil Film and Television Industry. Panelists for ‘The Evolving Media Skill set: Bridging the classroom and the corporate world’ are Dr.V.Ratnamala, Professor and Head, Department of Mass Communication, Mizoram University, Dr.Hemamalini, Head, Department of Visual Communication, Thiru.Vi.Ka.Government Arts College, Thiruvarur, and Mr.V.Parthiban, User Experience Lead, Mphasis, and Former Assistant Professor. Mrs.M.Viji, Ms.Nivedha, and Mrs.R.E.Arthi, Assistant Professors of Media studies were the Moderators of the three panels. Though the Symposium is a Virtual, the students of Media Studies and MSW are assembled at the Seminar Hall and attended the Symposium. Similarly, Visual communication students of Thiru.vi.ka College, Thiruvarur and Mass Communication students of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli were also joined the symposium virtually from their campus.

This Symposium served as a platform to explore its transformative role, focusing on how education and industry can collaborate to foster innovation and address the dynamic needs of the media landscape.

The Symposium was organized by Mrs.M.Viji and Mr.Subhramaniyan.A, Assistant Professors, Department of Media Studies, SDNB Vaishnav College for Women. The camera support was by Mr.Senthil Kumar, Asst.Professor, Department of Media Studies.