Department of Theory and Practice of Electronic Media

The Department is the only academic unit in Tatarstan specializing in electronic media.

The Department supervises relevant graduate (International Journalism, Internet Journalism) and postgraduate (TV Technology, International Multimedia Journalism, Art Journalism) programs. The students practice at the Internet Media Center and two newspapers - Kazan News and Media Labyrinths. Naturally, they also frequent local media in different capacities throughout their studies

Among our regular events are Fest Inter Media (international electronic journalism festival), International Journalism Week at Kazan University, Art Media (international student journalism contest).

Among the Department's research areas are Eurasian multimedia journalism, art journalism in different countries, reforms of the journalistic education in Russia and new challenges to the profession.

We maintain working relations with all the prominent local media.