University of Cross River State hosts maiden international communication conference

A troop of communication scholars are set to converged for the maiden edition of mass communication international conference scheduled    in two weeks’ time to take place at the University of Cross River State – UNICROSS.

Participants for the event will be drawn from different institutions in Nigeria and overseas offering communication related programs to brainstorm at the conference.

Committee Chairman, Mass Communication International Conference, Dr. Emmanuel Inyang disclosed this in an interactive session with LEADERSHIP Monday in Calabar.

Speaking on the theme, intersectionality of Science and Communication, Inyang averred that the international conference is not organized to witch hunt any public institution but to leverage on the platform to present UNICROSS to the world, create an enabling environment for communication scholars and professionals and brainstorm on the changing communication infrastructure.

The conference which will attract communication scholars, professionals from communication industry as well as communication students will have the UNICROSS Vice Chancellor Prof. Francisca Bassey playing host to participants.

“The three days ceremony which kick-starts from May 13 and winds off on the 16, will be co-hosted by the Head of Department, Mass Communications Dr. John Ukam and would require submission of abstracts to be presented by scholars at the summit.

Key note speakers at the event include, Cross River state commissioner for information Dr. Erasmus Ekpang, lead paper presenter, Prof. Nandi Ekeanyanwu, of Sub Fellow script College of Communications Ohio University, USA and Prof. Herbert Batta of University of Uyo.

” We expect that, arising from the conference, journalists and operators of the media industry would do things differently.

“We believe that participants in the May conference, who include students of journalism and mass communication would have a rewarding experience as they learn outside the regular classroom” The committee chairman said.

By: Archibong Emmanuel

(Snr. Reporter)