The MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) is a 6-week long programme spread across six months for media practitioners in the Nigerian space. The programme will increase the knowledge and skill base of the participants and help them understand the changing media landscape, and how to effectively use technology to create impactful media content.
The MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) is a certificate course run by the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, with a focus on the convergence between ICT and the media. MIP is going to be a fellowship for journalists (media practitioners across the entire spectrum, including social media), and it is designed to help them build capacity at both professional and business levels, and will be delivered over a 6-month period as a certificate course. It has a transforming potential of empowering media practitioners to do their job better and drive innovation that will lead to building the needed sustainability in the industry.
Fellows will…
- Learn the requisites for innovation in the media landscape
- Develop an enhanced grasp of the changing media landscape propelled by ICT
- Witness improvement in writing and reporting skills
- Have better insights into the telecommunications and ICT landscape in Nigeria
- Have a greater understanding of how the ICT & Telecoms industry in Nigeria work and the role of MTN Nigeria in the mix
- Be equipped to take advantage of existing legitimate means to monetize their skills in a fast-changing media landscape
Every participant will experience improved knowledge in three broad areas:
- The Telecoms industry
- Media Innovation
- Writing & Reporting
Founded in 2002, Pan-Atlantic University is a private higher education institution located in the metropolis of Lagos (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited and/or recognized by the National Universities Commission, Nigeria, Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) is a coeducational higher education institution. Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.