Greater Noida: Galgotias University has announced a strategic collaboration with THG Publishing Pvt Ltd, publisher of The Hindu, to establish The Hindu Center for Excellence in Journalism at the university’s Greater Noida campus. The initiative aims to strengthen industry integration for journalism and visual communication students through newsroom exposure, editorial mentorship, field engagement, and practical learning opportunities.
The partnership is designed to bridge academic learning with the realities of contemporary journalism by enabling direct engagement with one of India’s leading media organisations. Under the collaboration, students will gain access to internship opportunities with The Hindu’s editorial teams, collaborative publishing opportunities for visual communication projects, curated workshops, newsroom visits, and structured sessions led by media professionals.
As part of the programme, students will also receive access to The Hindu newspaper, digital platforms, archives, webinars, and special editorial publications to deepen their understanding of current affairs, public discourse, and journalistic practices.
The School of Media and Communication Studies at Galgotias University has built its curriculum around practical and industry-oriented media education. Recognised among leading private media institutions by India Today, the School focuses on studio exposure, production-based learning, industrial visits, internships, newsroom interactions, masterclasses, and hands-on project work designed to strengthen storytelling, editorial thinking, production capabilities, and communication skills across evolving media formats.
Its academic offerings span journalism, digital media, strategic communication, advertising, corporate communication, television and fiction production, transmedia storytelling, communication research, anchoring, media graphics, and visual communication. Students are introduced to both theoretical and practical learning environments from the early stages of the programme.
The School also collaborates with the India Today Media Institute (ITMI) for integrated undergraduate, postgraduate, and certification programmes that combine academic learning with industry exposure. These programmes include studio-led training, broadcast presentation, visual communication, digital storytelling, and interaction with working media professionals.
Speaking on the collaboration, Dr Dhruv Galgotia, Chief Executive Officer, Galgotias University, said, “Journalism today demands credibility, editorial judgement, critical thinking, and the ability to engage responsibly with society across rapidly evolving information platforms. The School of Media and Communication Studies at Galgotias University has been making a concerted effort to build a practice-oriented learning ecosystem through studio exposure, industry interaction, field-based learning, and hands-on media training. This collaboration with The Hindu Group will further strengthen that ecosystem by giving students closer exposure to professional newsroom environments, editorial processes, and contemporary journalism practice.”
The initiative will also include quarterly physical and virtual interventions, a certified journalism signature course, and immersive field visits aimed at helping students observe newsroom processes, editorial workflows, and media operations more closely. Selected student projects developed under the collaboration may also be showcased through The Hindu’s digital platforms, enabling students to build professional portfolios and gain real-world publishing experience
