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The Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC)
is a professional media centre which offers a variety of
services in training and production. The Institute is at two
locations; the St. Xavier's College campus and the St.
Xavier's High School campus, Mumbai.
XIC is an autonomous educational unit of
the Bombay St. Xavier's College Society Trust, which
comprises St. Xavier's College, the Institute of Management,
the Institute of Counseling and the Heras Institute of
Indian History and Culture.
By virtue of its course offerings and
enrolments, XIC ranks among the biggest non-government media
centres in Asia.
XIC was initiated in 1969 by The Catholic Bishops'
Conference of India to develop scholarship and
professionalism in the media. It is presently managed by the
Society of
Jesus (Jesuits) of the Bombay Province.
 The
Jesuit reputation for excellence is part of a 450-year old
tradition that began when St. Ignatius of Loyola founded the
Society of Jesus in 1540.
The Jesuit tradition of education focuses
on the whole person in preparation not only for a career but
for life. It develops an appreciation for learning as a
process of self-discovery - a process that is both joyous
and liberating.
PROFESSIONAL MEDIA RESOURCES
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MISSION
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We believe...
in an education that nurtures
global citizens
We believe in the potential of the media as a tool for
integral development. This remains the guiding factor in our
striving for professional excellence.
We believe that mastering one's craft is only one aspect of
media training. It is as important to recognise how issues
such as those of culture, class, race, gender and ideology
influence the creation and the `reading' of any media text.
We provide a professional media education which emphasises
the values relevant to our own unique cultural context. In
brief: a pedagogy which is flexible, innovative,
experiential, and encourages professional responsibility; in
which the personal bond between teacher and student is
respected and nourished; which is sensitive to
socio-development needs; and responsive to secular values
and human rights.
We believe that in a shrinking, more interdependent world
the XIC should provide a special space and place for young
graduates not only to discover the media world, but also to
discern how to bond with our worldwide human family through
communication.
We believe that XIC can transform students, slowly but
surely, into “people who truly know how to live and
contribute to our global human community”.
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