In an age of rapid mass communication, it has become increasingly clear that journalism can and will play a pivotal role in the process of social and economic development of any country.

It has an enormous contribution to build good governance and successful democracies in developing countries in particular.

At the same time the tremendous potential for the instant dissemination of information and coverage of events across the world makes new demands of journalists and with those demands comes the necessity for a far greater sense of responsibility and professionalism.

That is why we set up the College of Journalism and Mass Communication and we intend to build on that experience to create South Asia’s first University of Mass Communication. We have taken the first steps towards that ambition by registering our intent with the Government of Nepal.

The university will extend the work we are already doing in the college. It will bring together academic disciplines and professional skills, taught by practicing journalists, to aid the profession in Nepal with people having both professional and technical expertise.