Jordan Media Institute (JMI) signed three memoranda of understanding with Al Watan Newspaper, Brighton Center for IT Consultancy and Training and the International Institute for Planning and Administrative Development in the UAE.
The memoranda are aimed at building partnerships and facilitating expertise exchange in the fields of journalism and media training. The MoU was signed by Dr. AbdulRahman Shamiri, General Manager and Chief Editor of Al Watan Newspaper and Dr. Bassim Tweissi, JMI’s Dean. HRH Princess Rym Ali, JMI founder, attended the signing ceremony.
Dr. Tweissi said the partnerships will boost chances to create new projects, highlighting the role of JMI in supporting the media sector through training and capacity-building programmes, in addition to research and consultancy services.
Dr. Shamiri stressed on the importance of building professional alliances between the mentioned organizations and the Institute to serve their common goals and contribute in spreading awareness on the importance of independent media.
The MoU include exchange visits involving experts, journalists and trainers with the aim of providing training and consultancy services in the field of journalism and digital media. They also include promoting JMI’s Master’s Programme in Journalism and New Media, a practical programme that focuses on digital media.