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WELCOME TO CEDEC
Centre for Development Education and Communication (CEDEC) is an
autonomous, non-profit making, non-political and secular non-government
organization functioning at Bhubaneswar. It is a registered society under the
Society Registration Act (No-XVI of 1960) way back in December 1984 at
Bhubaneswar vide, Regd. No. 598-158, dated 12.12.1984. Its field of operation
covers the entire state.
It operates keeping in view the objectives of Directive Principles of State
Policy (DPSP) enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The objectives intend to
emancipate the socially and economically weaker section of the people living in
the country.
With a long history of education, research and action programmes, CEDEC exists in a dynamic environment that demands continual reflection and readjustment in its approach and activities. Being a learning institution, it shall strive to provide contextually relevant and digitally enabled education of the highest quality to students of diverse identities, regions, and disparities.
There is no doubt that both the state Govt. and Central Govt. are working
for these people by extending assistance for economic and social justice
through various plans and projects. But efforts of Govt. alone cannot bring the
possible desired changes in the socio-economic order of the society. Therefore,
non-govt. organizations play a major role to supplement the efforts of the govt.
in translating the policies, plans and programmes for these neglected and
marginalized sections of people. In this contest only CEDEC plays its effective
role with its best capacity to extend benefits to the grassroot beneficiaries for
their upliftment.
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
The MA in Social Communication is a two-year, multidisciplinary, professionally oriented course that combines perspectives from the social sciences with social media skills. It is a degree from the Utkal University.
This programme focuses on various aspects of social communication and addresses both theoretical and practical, communications-related issues in the interaction between large and small organizations (public, private, non-profit, etc.) and the wider community.
The scope of the course is broad and includes papers on Human Communication, Development Journalism, Layout Production and Design, News reporting and editing, Audio- visual Production, Photography and Visual Storytelling, Media Management, Media Laws and Ethics and Social Marketing to mention a few..
Meet Our Principal
Dr. Koteswara Raju
Graduated from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Attained Doctoral Degree from Andhra University. Recipient of Meritorious teacher Award from Government of Andhra Pradesh. Recipient of outstanding abstract award for the Paper on Social Work Leadership in India at Hong Kong. Received fellowship from George Institute of International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.Former Principal of DNR Autonomous College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
Founder, Academic Coordinator, of Department of Social Work at Central University, Kasaragod, Kerala. Founder of Vocational Guidance Bureau, College community network center and Center for extra-mural studies and life long learning.
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