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'''Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication''' ('''HJU''')<ref name=Kalra/> is a [[State university (India)|state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017|date=29 June 2017|accessdate=1 July 2017|format=PDF|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828162350/http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> located at [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. In similar name, but slightly different abbreviation of HJUJ, a university was established in 2012 by the Congress govt through an Act of the [[Government of Rajasthan]] which was closed in 2015 by the next BJP govt. The Congress govt returned to power in December 2018 and a new university for journalism and mass communication — HJU — was constituted through the State Legislature's Act No. 11 of 2019, at the premises of historical Khasa Kothi.

==History==
===Establishment===
HJU, the new university, was established on March1 1, 2019. This was one of new decisions taken by the [[Ashok Gehlot]] administration in the beginning of his third tenure.<ref name=shutdown>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Govt-shuts-down-Dr-Bhimrao-Ambedkar-Law-University/articleshow/49927560.cms |title=Govt shuts down Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University |work=[[The Times of India]]|date= November 26, 2015|agency=Times News Network| access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> It was again named after journalist and former [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], [[Haridev Joshi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hjuj.ac.in/ |title=Welcome to HJUJ|publisher=Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication |accessdate=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718064231/http://www.hjuj.ac.in/# |archive-date=18 July 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Closure of 2017===
Following the [[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] and the rise of the [[Vasundhara Raje]] administration, a cabinet sub-committee has recommended the closure HJUJ as well as two other institutes, [[Rajiv Gandhi Tribal University]] (RGTU) and Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University.<ref name=shutdown/> In July 2015 the new administration renamed and moved RGTU<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutta |first1=Sweta |title=Tribal University to be pushed from Udaipur to interiors of state |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/tribal-university-to-be-pushed-from-udaipur-to-interiors-of-state/ |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=19 July 2015}}</ref> and stopped the admission process for the following year in HJUJ<ref>{{cite news |title=Govt bans fresh admission at journalism varsity |url=http://zeenews.india.com/tags/haridev-joshi-university-of-journalism-and-mass-communication.html |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=9 July 2015 |language=en}}</ref> redirecting students to the journalism department in [[Rajasthan University]]. This was done to "ensure that a new batch of students was not affected" by future decisions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutta |first1=Sweta |title=Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje government to shut down Ashok Gehlot’s pet university |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/raje-govt-to-shut-down-gehlots-pet-university/ |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=10 July 2015}}</ref> In November 2015 Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University became the first university to ever be closed in India<ref name=shutdown/> and in January 2016 the cabinet has decided to merge HJUJ with [[Rajasthan University]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Hamza |title=Rajasthan: Citing harassment by BJP MLA, Brij University V-C quits |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rajasthan-citing-harassment-by-bjp-mla-brij-university-v-c-quits/ |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 April 2016}}</ref> In March 2017 a [[repeal]] bill for the closure of the university was introduced to the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]], putting an end to the possibility of reopening of the bill<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/another-varsity-to-be-closed-down-soon/articleshow/57678320.cms |title=Another varsity to be closed down soon |work=[[The Times of India]] | agency=Times News Network|date=17 March 2017 |access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> and HJUJ became the second university to be closed in India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Shoeb |title=Govt apathy stunts growth of ancient language in Raj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/govt-apathy-stunts-growth-of-ancient-language-in-raj/articleshow/65546933.cms |accessdate=30 November 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=26 August 2018}}</ref> The courses which were taught under HJUJ have been running under Rajasthan University's centre of mass communication since then.<ref name=Kalra>{{cite news |last1=Kalra |first1=Shyna |title=No faculty, but Rajasthan University’s centre of journalism and mass communication will function |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/no-teachers-rajasthan-universitys-center-in-journalism-and-mass-communication-to-continue-5729470/ |accessdate=16 May 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=16 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

===Re-establishment in 2019===
Following the [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] and the rise of the [[Third Ashok Gehlot ministry]] in late 2018, the cabinet has decided to open a journalism university afresh under the similar name.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Deep |title=Rajasthan scraps education criteria for civic poll candidates |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-cabinet-minimum-qualification-civic-elections-ashok-gehlot-congress-5515429/ |accessdate=11 March 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=30 December 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The ''Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur Bill, 2019''<ref>{{cite web |title=Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur Bill, 2019|url=https://rajassembly.nic.in/GovernmentBills.htm |accessdate=11 March 2019 | publisher = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] | date= 11 February 2019}}</ref> was introduced on 11 February 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Bills/विधेयक |url=https://rajassembly.nic.in/GovernmentBills.htm |website=rajassembly.nic.in |accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref> and passed on 13 February.<ref>{{cite news |title=MLAs can hold positions in co-operative bodies now - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/mlas-can-hold-positions-in-co-operative-bodies-now/articleshow/67983189.cms |accessdate=11 March 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 February 2019}}</ref> On 8 March 2019 newspaper editor [[Om Thanvi]] was appointed its first [[vice-chancellor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History-sheeter to be questioned |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/history-sheeter-to-be-questioned/articleshow/68327033.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=11 March 2019 |date=9 March 2019}}</ref> The university has opened its gates in the academic year 2019–2020.<ref name=Session>{{cite news |title=Jaipur: Journalism university’s first academic session from next month |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/jaipur-journalism-universitys-first-academic-session-from-next-month-5824738/ |accessdate=22 July 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=11 July 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> For the academic session of 2020-21 the HJU has announced UG programme as well as five PG programmes, six Diploma programmes and a PhD programme.

==Academics==
The university will offer three-year undergraduate (UG) programme granting a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication degree (BA-JMC), [[Master of Arts]] degrees (MA-JMC) in Print Media, Electronic Media, Social & Online Media, Development Communication and Social Work and Media Organisation, Advertising & Public Relations and six-months Diploma programmes in Functional Hindi, Functional English, Photography, DTP and Development Communication and PhD programme.<ref name=Session/>

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>Johnpacklambert at 13:45, 29 January 2021