Outgoing students at Malawi Institute Of Journalism (MIJ) are planning to hold demonstrations in the city of Blantyre following a delay by the institution in holding graduation ceremony.

It has been noted that the institution is currently holding three cohorts who have finished their diploma programs but not yet graduated.

The disgruntled students who confided to this publication and opted for anonymity criticized MIJ management on the matter and have since set April 30, 2024 as the day they will hold demonstrations in Blantyre to express their anger.

Meanwhile, authorities from MIJ Media training have assured the students not to go on the road for demos as the preparations are in older to hold graduation ceremony.

According to press statement signed by Executive Director for MIJ Levi Phelani PhD, plans to hold the graduation are in place and the institution is just waiting to finalize all the processes with the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).

“We are now at the stage where we are awaiting assessors to visit our institution for final evaluation, we hope that once the accreditation process concludes, we will announce the dates of graduation”, reads the statement.

The response from the Management, did not please concerned student saying it is contrary to their expectations of having graduation as they are tired of waiting for NCHE’s accreditation and tired of not having their Diploma papers in hands.

The school is currently keeping outgoing students for 2021, 22 and 23 cohort with no papers nor graduation ceremony.