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2001 |
XIC started Xpress, a Placement Service. |
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Cartoon Network, Maurics (Mo) Willems,
creator, writer and director of “Sheep In The Big City” a
workshop for Digital Media students. |
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Inauguration 2nd Computer Lab
- ten
computers were installed. |
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2002 |
Inauguration of Cardinal Gracias Media
Resource Centre by Former Librarian Elizabeth C. Braganza. |
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Telexic, Distance education online. First
module News Reporting. |
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Film & Television Studio with
state-of-the-art equipment inaugurated by Fr. Myron. J.
Pereira, Director |
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All departments in the Institute were
air-conditioned. |
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2003 |
First Directory was printed and distributed at the 33rd
Annual Convocation. |
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Conversational English was taught to the XIC support staff. |
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XIC Gardens inauguration by the Rector, Fr. Rudolf Heredia. |
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First Announcing Broadcasting Comparing and Dubbing in
Marathi
(ABCD) Workshop. |
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2004 |
Ms Jane Swamy appointed Dean of Studies |
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Inauguration by Fr. Joseph M. Carsi SJ of
the Computer Lab extension. Fr.Carsi, an architect, designed
the place. |
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Advanced skills for BMM Studies Educators |
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2005 |
Inauguration by Prof. J.B. Mistry of the
XIC Premises at St. Xavier’s High School Campus. |
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Deakin University of Australia, signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with Xavier Institute of Communications. |
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Inauguration of the 32-Track and 16-Track
Sound Studios at the XIC School Campus. |
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2006 |
First Meeting on the International
Standard Organization (ISO) certification for Evaluation of
the Teaching System at XIC. Major General Ivan D’Cunha
organized the programme. |
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First Alumni Meeting - Bangalore |
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2007 |
Job fair organized by Mrs. Norma Rego,
Manager, Finance and Administration, through Xpress the XIC
placement services. 95% students were recruited. |
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The first volume of the Creative Writing
Monographs by student journalists of the years 2004-06,
released by Eunice de D’Souza, poet, editor and columnist. |
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First Online Entrance Test for admissions
to the academic year 2007-08, at the Attest Testing Centres
all over India. |
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XIC and Toonskool Advanced Animation
Academy, Bangalore, plan to conduct a one year diploma course
in animation from June 2007. |
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LionBridge, the
famous American software company teamed with XIC to offer
its first 3-month course in Technical Writing. |
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Global
Connections between XIC and several foreign universities :
Deakin University, Melbourne. Jiao tong University’s School
of Media and Design (Shanghai); Bristol School of Art and
Design at the University of West England, and the University
of Hertforshire. UK. |
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Fr. Myron J.
Pereira, Director of XIC, visit to six Universities in China
as the leader of a delegation of universities and schools of
journalism and communication from India. |
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Video
Conferencing : First video conferencing between faculty of
XIC and faculty of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. |
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2008 |
XIC Alumni On-line
Directory web-site
www.xxic.org
came live10 January 2008. Alumni registered themselves by
using the Online XIC Alumni Directory Search. |
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Fr. Fawrie Ferrao SJ.
Ex-Principal of St. Stanislaus School, Mumbai, joined XIC as
Association Director. |
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Convergence and
Connectivity, a workshop for faculty and senior staff
official was conducted. To take stock of systems and
processes related to professional training in the media,,
and keeping pace with today’s technology. |
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The website
www.xxic.org
for alumni was launched. |
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2009 |
UTV and
Shemaroo hosted a festival on world cinema |
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Certificates of appreciation awarded on Convocation Day, to
the longest serving members of the institution
Faculty: Jane Swamy, Jehangir Patel and Vikas Desai
Staff: Ashok Bane, Prabhakar Gurav, Nizam Pathan, Mohan
Gangurde, Jeanne Desa and Nivedita Bobade |
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Fr. Lawrence Ferrao
SJ., takes over as Director |
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XIC celebrates "40 saal baad" -
meeting of all XIC staff, ex-staff, faculty, ex-faculty and
alumni |
THE FOURTH DECADE (2001 - 2008)