Yunnan sets up school of international journalism

On March 9, Yunnan Daily Press Group and Yunnan Normal University jointly set up the School of International Journalism and Communication in Chenggong District, Kunming.

After the official establishment of the School of International Journalism and Communication, Yunnan Daily Press Group and Yunnan Normal University will complement each other with by using their respective advantages in journalism education. This will help to and further expand the education initiatives in the field of channel of talent training for news communication, a discipline with highly practical requirements.

It is hoped that university education curricula will fully integrate with news practices, academic exploration and will fully integrate with work innovation. Cutting-edge technologies will fully integrate with media convergence, and personnel training will fully integrate with industry development. 

The school aims to cultivate journalists who can speak and write Chinese and the languages of South and Southeast Asian countries. The school's vision is to become a regional high-level institution of journalism and communication for South and Southeast Asia. 

Reporting Chen Yixi; Editor: Wang Shixue