The Print Media Unit of the Sri Palee campus was established on November 2015 under the IDAS grant of the University of Colombo. The mainly aim of this work to develop the soft skills of the undergraduates in this campus. It is located eco environment place near by the main library of the campus. 1.5 million rupees expenditure for construct the building and more 1.5 million expenditure for buying goods for this building.
Aim
To establish a locally and internationally recognized education unit where there is room to apply the theoretical knowledge of the undergraduates who are studying print media at Sri Palee campus in a pragmatic context.
Objectives
To build the rapport among the university community through pragmatic activities related to print media.
To strengthen the interpersonal relationship among the Departments of Mass Media and Performing Arts, Academic and Non Academic and the student community.
To set up a systematic process to strengthen the relationship between the university and the external society such as School teachers, students and those who are engaging in academic tasks relevant to the field of Mass Communication.
To share the theoretical and practical knowledge of the experts and professionals like regional journalists and lecturers who are engaged in Print Media.
To strengthen and exchange the local and International level physical and human resources relationships. It will be really helpful to organize seminars, lectures and workshops to build a strong relationship among Institutions such as Sri Lanka Press council, Press Institute and Department of Government Information , expertise knowledge in this field. Moreover, it would be really productive to maintain a magazine or a web newspaper that has direct links with Asian region newspapers and has the capability to share the knowledge of the foreign correspondents.
The tendency to use print media is clearly visible in the print media market and within the field of print media. Moreover, this field generates varied professional opportunities to the students and this provides multiple opportunities to individuals who engage in editing, feature writing, cartoon drawing, printing, distributing, marketing, photography and web page designing.