We talk to universities and education-engaged organisations about supporting and improving UK-educated talent to better prepare the games industry for the impact of Brexit
Read More »Aardvark Swift Get in the Game university tour is looking for speakers
The month long tour will go up and down the country, talking to students about the games industry
Read More »Staffordshire University becomes first in UK to offer an esports degree
Staffordshire University has become the first education establishment in the United Kingdom to offer a degree on Esports. Those choosing to study the course will graduate with a BA (Hons) in Esports, a course that, according to its outline, “focusses on the business of eSports. You will learn how to …
Read More »Biggest ever League of Legends College Championship runs this weekend
The League of Legends College Championship is taking place in Los Angeles this weekend, from May 25 – 28. This event is the largest League of Legends College Championship, with eight teams competing this year — the winning team from four different regional divisions, a trio of wildcard slots, and …
Read More »University of Toronto introduces Canada’s first eSports scholarship
The University of Toronto has become the first university in Canada to offer an eSports scholarship to students. The Victor Xin Scholarship in eSports has been funded, as you may have guess, by Victor Xin a UoT alumnus who is a managing partner at an investment firm. Any undergraduate student …
Read More »Daybreak opens submissions for $10,000 Gamers In Real Life scholarship
Prize open to any undergraduate student studying games, with an eight-week internship at the H1Z1 studio included
Read More »Brunel University wins biggest-ever UK student game jam
Lost in Babel tops 36-hour competition entered by 20 educational institutions
Read More »Epic, Nvidia, Sumo and Team 17 back new Leeds University development degrees
Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in High Performance Graphics and Games Engineering will include focus on use of Vulkan and DX12, as well as training in VFX, such as cloth, fur and hair modelling, and crowd simulation
Read More »University of Southern California launches its own publishing label
USC Games Publishing to focus on highlighting ‘innovative’ work from both students and the wider dev community
Read More »How to get a place on a video games university course
University of Staffordshire games lecturer David Edwards on what students need to get onto its various courses for aspiring developers
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