Auro University Surat Hosts Echoes of Freedom 2.0: World Press Freedom Day Celebration 2026

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Auro University on the World Press Freedom Day 2026 is hosting a 2-day inter-university event titled, "Echoes of Freedom 2.0". This free event on the 24-25 April 2026 is open to school and college students in Surat (Class 10-12 and above), and the theme of it is: “Shaping the Future at Peace”. The Auro University event encourages journalism, creativity and media literacy with a touch of inspiration and fun. 

The event is hosted within the campus of the Auro University in Surat and it will include four exciting competitions that will encourage discussion on press freedom and responsible journalism in the digital age. To visually engage in the process of peace-building through media, students are free to engage in a Digital Poster Making Competition, discuss the ethics and challenges of presses and the world in a Debate Competition, and create a story through the prism of journalism in a Creative Writing Competition, or to gain some practical experience in news-making in real-time in a Newsroom Simulation.

Echoes of Freedom 2.0 is open to all school, junior college and university students in Surat with free registration and e-certificates to all its participants. The event provides the young voices with the platform to talk about how media can build peaceful societies as well as develop skills in creating digital contents, critical thinking and newsroom dynamics, all of which are necessary skills of future journalists and media professionals.

This is an annual event held by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the Auron University in order to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day that is celebrated across the world on the 3rd of May. Through this early involvement of the students, the university hopes to create a generation of students who believe in ethical journalism, media responsibility, and communication to bring about social peace.

Registration and all details of the event can be done via the official medium of Auro University. To enquire, call event organisers Bhumi Sheth ( +91 6355571255) or Jyoti Jindal ( +91 8238170447). Note that the two-day event is expected to be the best place where student journalists can demonstrate talent as well as celebrate the pillar of democracy,a free press.