Doha: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) will host weekend workshops for high school students.
Students looking to boost high school experience with out-of-class activities will benefit.
NU-Q is organising sessions on investigative reporting, which will be helpful to students considering careers in communication.
“We began holding these workshops several years ago to introduce high school students to the college experience,” said Emily Wilson, Manager, Community Relations.
“Over the course of three weekends, the students learn different aspects of a career in the field of communications. We have focused on digital media in the past and this year will explore investigative journalism.”
The workshops are open to students in grades nine through 12 and require English proficiency demonstrated through the submission of a writing sample. Because the workshops assume students have no prior knowledge of the media industry, experts will talk about introductory topics on journalism methodology, reporting, story-telling and social media. Presentations will be coupled with hands-on activities.
“Many of our strongest applicants come through pre-college programmes, especially the Weekend Workshops,” said Everette E Dennis, Dean and CEO, NU-Q.
“It offers high school students an opportunity to see first-hand what makes the NU-Q experience so exciting and unique, while promoting media understanding in the region.”
This semester, they will be taught by NU-Q graduates Maha Al Ansari, Assistant Journalist, beIN sports, and Haneen Hindi, Coordinator, Community Relations, NU-Q.
As part of a series of three workshops, the first was held on Saturday, followed by February 27 and March 5 from 9.30am to 2pm. Students are encouraged to apply through NU-Q’s online portal and spaces are limited. Admission is competitive and students will be selected on merits.
The next round of workshops will be held in May-June. Information will be available on NU-Q’s website http://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/ The Peninsula
Doha: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) will host weekend workshops for high school students.
Students looking to boost high school experience with out-of-class activities will benefit.
NU-Q is organising sessions on investigative reporting, which will be helpful to students considering careers in communication.
“We began holding these workshops several years ago to introduce high school students to the college experience,” said Emily Wilson, Manager, Community Relations.
“Over the course of three weekends, the students learn different aspects of a career in the field of communications. We have focused on digital media in the past and this year will explore investigative journalism.”
The workshops are open to students in grades nine through 12 and require English proficiency demonstrated through the submission of a writing sample. Because the workshops assume students have no prior knowledge of the media industry, experts will talk about introductory topics on journalism methodology, reporting, story-telling and social media. Presentations will be coupled with hands-on activities.
“Many of our strongest applicants come through pre-college programmes, especially the Weekend Workshops,” said Everette E Dennis, Dean and CEO, NU-Q.
“It offers high school students an opportunity to see first-hand what makes the NU-Q experience so exciting and unique, while promoting media understanding in the region.”
This semester, they will be taught by NU-Q graduates Maha Al Ansari, Assistant Journalist, beIN sports, and Haneen Hindi, Coordinator, Community Relations, NU-Q.
As part of a series of three workshops, the first was held on Saturday, followed by February 27 and March 5 from 9.30am to 2pm. Students are encouraged to apply through NU-Q’s online portal and spaces are limited. Admission is competitive and students will be selected on merits.
The next round of workshops will be held in May-June. Information will be available on NU-Q’s website http://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/ The Peninsula
