New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Commonwealth Studies, University of London, visited the South Asian University (SAU) campus in academic pursuit here on Thursday.
Prof. Thussu, also the President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), the oldest and biggest body of media educators and researchers in the world, discussed avenues of academic collaboration with Professor K K Aggarwal, President, SAU.
Prof. Aggarwal apprised Prof. Thussu about various measures being taken by him for the expansion and academic growth of SAU.
He said SAU is committed to becoming a voice of the global south in the academic world, and scholars like Prof. Thussu can make significant contributions in that direction.
Prof. Thussu, a renowned researcher and author of several books, also had a meeting with Professor Ambrish Saxena to deliberate actions for raising the standards of media and communication education and research.
He extended his support in setting up the Faculty of Arts and Design at South Asian University.
South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established, funded, and maintained by the governments of the eight member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC), viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
SAU started its operations in the academic year 2010.
