A new academic year began at the School of Advanced Journalism
Optimistic, cheerful and clearly emotional were the students of the 11th graduating class, who began studies at the School of Advanced Journalism on September 1. For ten months, fifteen young men and women will work in the mode of an editorial office and will receive intensive training in journalism. They will learn the standards and practices of western journalism and how they can be applied in Moldovan media. All that – along and together with the best journalists and media experts.
The first day of school was mainly initiation. SAJ Director Sorina Stefarta came with a welcoming message for the new students. She congratulated those who will make up the 11th graduating class of the SAJ and wished them beautiful accomplishments, lots of interesting news and reports, and constant curiosity.
With congratulations, advice and good thoughts also came some representatives of the 10th SAJ graduate class, who shared their own experience at the SAJ. Lia Ciutac, Irina Gusan, Olimpia Begleta and Liliana Croitor wished to future journalists patience, courage, perseverance and confidence. “Journalism is team work, so it is very important that you help and respect each other, be correct to yourselves and, last but not least, be punctual – an absolutely necessary thing for a journalist,” said Liliana Croitor.
Students enrolled to the School of Advanced Journalism for academic year 2016-2017 have license degrees in various fields. Three of them graduated university with specialization in Journalism and Communication Studies; others studied Law, International Relations, History and Psychology, Philology, Cadastre, Geodesy and Constructions, Finance and Banks, Business and Economy. One of the SAJ students graduated from the University of Exeter Department of Economy and Politics (the UK).
The School of Advanced Journalism is a project of the Independent Journalism Center (IJC). It was launched on September 4, 2006 in order to prepare journalists for Moldovan mass media. Since 2006, this post-university educational institution has prepared over 150 young journalists, the majority of whom work for the country’s media outlets.