The partnership will see the Communications Regulator working hand in hand with MUBAS management in solving challenges Journalism students face.

Speaking during the signing in of the MoU, the Acting Director General of MACRA, Mr. Henry Silika said that graduates have been having problems in the technical area due to lack of extensive practical lessons during their study.

“The problem stems from journalists not having enough studio equipment for practical training. We therefore thought it wise to partner with the institution and provide them with the equipment. Therefore, students that enroll at MUBAS in Journalism program will now be able to have hands-on training and get practical skills they need when the studio is established,” he said.

The studio equipment MACRA will provide include; cameras, mixers, recorders, tripod stands just to mention a few. The equipment will be both for radio and TV production studios.

MUBAS Acting vice principal Associate Professor Betchani Tchereni, who is also an economic analyst, hailed MACRA for the initiative, adding that listeners and viewers will now have access to relevant information as they will be getting news that is around them from skilled journalists.

Tchereni explained, “the mandate of our institution is to train for human capital in this country. Therefore, this project is very important to us because we are now going to start imparting the skills and not just knowledge. We want our graduates to be fully baked when they leave this campus. Once again, this will help more as externship for journalism lecturers will also be happening right here since we will be introducing new areas of specialization in journalism”.