Cairo University

Cairo University, Journalists Syndicate Celebrate New Trainee Journalists Certification

Date :2016-04-23 11:28:31

Cairo University organizes a celebration, on Sunday, April 24, 2016, for certifying two new classes of youth journalists after passing training courses qualifying journalists to be enrolled on Syndicate of Journalists. The training courses took place at Faculty and Leadership Development Center – Cairo University (FLDC-CU), in the framework of a Protocol signed between Syndicate of Journalists and Cairo University concerning training new editors before enrolling them at the syndicate as apprentices. The certification celebration was attended by Prof. Dr. Gaber Nassar, Cairo University President, Yehia Kallash, Chief of Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, Prof. Dr. Amr Adly, Cairo University Vice-President for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, Prof. Dr. Amr Mustafa, Director of FLDC-CU, and elite of media men. About two new classes of 318 journalists from different newspapers, including some editors of higher education affairs, were certified.

The Director of FLDC-CU, Amr Mustafa, said that the training courses presented by the center to youth journalists add to them new knowledge. He pointed out that training fields and skills development offered to them include media legislations, writing skills, arts of journalism, computer skills, English language, and Arabic language. Amr Mustafa added that the center trained about 750 journalists since launching the training program in January 2015 for youth journalists. The program was launched according to partnership agreement with Journalists Syndicate in training new editors before enrolling them in the syndicate. The course also aims at training 1200 journalists annually at FLDC-CU in the framework of a program agreed upon and the requirements necessary for its success, including training material, training aids, lecture halls equipment and accredited trainers.