Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication
{{Short description|State university in Rajasthan, India}}
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Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication (HJU) is a state university{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017|date=29 June 2017|accessdate=1 July 2017|format=PDF|publisher=University Grants Commission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828162350/http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}} located at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. In similar name, but slightly different abbreviation of HJUJ, a university was established in 2012 by the Congress govt through an Act of the Government of Rajasthan which was closed in 2015 by the next BJP govt. The Congress govt returned to power in December 2018 and a new university for journalism and mass communication — HJU — was constituted through the State Legislature's Act No. 11 of 2019, at the premises of historical Khasa Kothi.
History
=Establishment=
HJU, the new university, was established on March1 1, 2019. This was one of the new decisions taken by the Ashok Gehlot administration in the beginning of his third tenure.{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Govt-shuts-down-Dr-Bhimrao-Ambedkar-Law-University/articleshow/49927560.cms |title=Govt shuts down Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University |work=The Times of India|date= November 26, 2015|agency=Times News Network| access-date=2017-07-23}} It was again named after the journalist and former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Haridev Joshi.{{cite web |url=http://www.hjuj.ac.in/ |title=Welcome to HJUJ|publisher=Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication |accessdate=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718064231/http://www.hjuj.ac.in/# |archive-date=18 July 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
===Closure of 2017===
Following the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election and the rise of the Vasundhara Raje administration, a cabinet sub-committee recommended the closure HJUJ as well as two other institutes, Rajiv Gandhi Tribal University (RGTU) and Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University. In July 2015 the new administration renamed and moved RGTU{{cite news |last1=Dutta |first1=Sweta |title=Tribal University to be pushed from Udaipur to interiors of state |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/tribal-university-to-be-pushed-from-udaipur-to-interiors-of-state/ |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 July 2015}} and stopped the admission process for the following year in HJUJ{{cite news |title=Govt bans fresh admission at journalism varsity |url=http://zeenews.india.com/tags/haridev-joshi-university-of-journalism-and-mass-communication.html |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=Zee News |date=9 July 2015 |language=en}} redirecting students to the journalism department in Rajasthan University. This was done to "ensure that a new batch of students was not affected" by future decisions.{{cite news |last1=Dutta |first1=Sweta |title=Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje government to shut down Ashok Gehlot’s pet university |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/raje-govt-to-shut-down-gehlots-pet-university/ |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 July 2015}} In November 2015 Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University became the first university to ever be closed in India and in January 2016 the cabinet has decided to merge HJUJ with Rajasthan University.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Hamza |title=Rajasthan: Citing harassment by BJP MLA, Brij University V-C quits |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rajasthan-citing-harassment-by-bjp-mla-brij-university-v-c-quits/ |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 April 2016}} In March 2017 a repeal bill for the closure of the university was introduced to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, putting an end to the possibility of reopening of the bill{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/another-varsity-to-be-closed-down-soon/articleshow/57678320.cms |title=Another varsity to be closed down soon |work=The Times of India | agency=Times News Network|date=17 March 2017 |access-date=2017-07-23}} and HJUJ became the second university to be closed in India.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Shoeb |title=Govt apathy stunts growth of ancient language in Raj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/govt-apathy-stunts-growth-of-ancient-language-in-raj/articleshow/65546933.cms |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=26 August 2018}} The courses which were taught under HJUJ have been running under Rajasthan University's centre of mass communication since then.{{cite news |last1=Kalra |first1=Shyna |title=No faculty, but Rajasthan University’s centre of journalism and mass communication will function |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/no-teachers-rajasthan-universitys-center-in-journalism-and-mass-communication-to-continue-5729470/ |accessdate=16 May 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=16 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}
=Re-establishment in 2019=
Following the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election and the rise of the Third Ashok Gehlot ministry in late 2018, the cabinet decided to open a journalism university afresh under the similar name.{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Deep |title=Rajasthan scraps education criteria for civic poll candidates |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-cabinet-minimum-qualification-civic-elections-ashok-gehlot-congress-5515429/ |accessdate=11 March 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=30 December 2018 |language=en-IN}} Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur Bill, 2019{{cite web |title=Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur Bill, 2019|url=https://rajassembly.nic.in/GovernmentBills.htm |accessdate=11 March 2019 | publisher = Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | date= 11 February 2019}} was introduced on 11 February 2019{{cite web |title=Bills/विधेयक |url=https://rajassembly.nic.in/GovernmentBills.htm |website=rajassembly.nic.in |accessdate=11 March 2019}} and passed on 13 February.{{cite news |title=MLAs can hold positions in co-operative bodies now - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/mlas-can-hold-positions-in-co-operative-bodies-now/articleshow/67983189.cms |accessdate=11 March 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=14 February 2019}} On 8 March 2019 newspaper editor Om Thanvi was appointed its first vice-chancellor (VC).{{cite web |title=History-sheeter to be questioned |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/history-sheeter-to-be-questioned/articleshow/68327033.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=11 March 2019 |date=9 March 2019}} The university opened its gates in the academic year 2019–2020.{{cite news |title=Jaipur: Journalism university’s first academic session from next month |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/jaipur-journalism-universitys-first-academic-session-from-next-month-5824738/ |accessdate=22 July 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=11 July 2019 |language=en-IN}} In August 2022, Prof. Sudhi Rajiv was appointed VC.{{cite news |title=Rajasthan: Sudhi Rajeev appointed vice-chancellor of Haridev Joshi University |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/rajasthan-sudhi-rajeev-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-haridev-joshi-university/articleshow/93549869.cms |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=14 August 2022 |language=en}}
Academics
The university offers three-year undergraduate (UG) programme granting a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication degree (BA-JMC), Master of Arts degrees (MA-JMC) in Media Studies, Electronic Media, Development Communication, Advertising & Public Relations and New Media, PG Diploma programmes in Desktop Publishing, Photography, Broadcast Journalism, Public Health and Mass Communication and PhD programme.
References
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External links
- {{official|https://hju.ac.in/}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2012
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