The School of Media and Communication (SMC) of the Pan-Atlantic University has selected 20 media practitioners for the first edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) billed to run till December 2022.
According to a statement from the school during the 6-month fully funded fellowship by MTN Nigeria, the 20 MIP fellows will engage in intensive sessions on courses covering modern income streams for journalists, creativity and innovation, entrepreneurship and management principles, 5G, IoT and blockchain technology, business and media ethics, strategic planning skills, among others.
The selected applicants were chosen from over 1,200 applications submitted during a call-for-applications phase which commenced on April 27, 2022, and ended on May 5, 2022.
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Selections were based on performance from a written test as well as a statement of purpose (SOP) submission, and in-person sessions commenced on May 23, 2022, to run for six months till December 10, 2022.
The candidates will also be privileged to travel to South Africa to study the media business, Pan-Africanism and the role of development media through a programme with the University of Witwatersrand, one of Africa’s leading universities in media training.
Participants will also carry out practical group projects that will be presented at the end of the programme before graduation, where an outstanding storyteller will be awarded a grant to participate in and cover MTN Foundation’s key initiative, ‘What Can We Do Together?’
At the end of the training, MTN-MIP fellows will also have access to professional resources and mentorship from SMC’s faculty.
