HRH Princess Rym Ali the founder of JMI said that the institute stresses on the importance of Media History and laws in addition to the ethics of being a journalist.
HRH added during her meeting with a number of cultural and press attaché of Arab embassies in Jordan at JMI, that the Masters program goes in line with international standards and takes into consideration our social and cultural specificities, highlighting that the Masters degree curriculum has been launched in response to the high demand by the media.
Dr. Najah AL Abdullah, Dean of JMI, briefed the visitors about the institute and shared with them the future plan. "The Jordan media institute invests in human beings by empowering them with academic knowledge and enhancing their skills and capabilities".
The masters program aims to contribute in enhancing the skills of the media and stresses on the importance of media ethics in addition to providing highly skilled media people, the program includes the practical side and research in addition to the academic knowledge. The Masters program has taken into consideration the development of this field on a global level and thus the institute enables the students to enjoy the same skills as their counterparts.
The students receive the masters degree in one academic year which consists of three semesters for a total of 33 credit hours. The curriculum is in Arabic, the students have to be fully dedicated to the program. The institute has long term expertise lecturers and enjoys an open academic environment which encourages discussions. We hope that Arab students will join the program soon and that our academic program will meet their needs and expectations." Added Abdullah.
" The program also enables the journalist to play his role more professionally and at the same time raises his commitment toward the ethics of the media, today the media plays a key role in guiding the public opinion in different issues related to the people and the country," said Saed Karajeh board member of JMI.
The guests praised the high advanced level of the institute its goals and future plans, and highlighted that the advanced equipments which the institute houses competes with most international universities, stressing on the fact that they are looking forward for cooperating with the institute in both Masters program and the training programs.