Hyper island

    There is such an educational institution Hyper Island - http://www.hyperisland.se/ .
    It is very strange that on Habré there is not a single post about this school. I’m sure that many in Russia know her, but it would be nice to know about this school and everyone else.

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    This institution is taught to be interactive designers, managers of digital projects, producers of rich media and production agencies, and in general everything related to advertising and interactive communications.

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    This school was formed in 1995. It is located near Stogkholm (Sweden) on the island. The building itself is a former prison. Actually, everything is preserved in it, judging by the photographs. The interior was slightly changed, but the layout was not changed. They repaired the isolator for six months to start accepting students.

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    Today, the school graduates annually more than 300 students. Many of them are offered jobs until the end of their studies.

    They teach there several specialties in several different programs.
    - Digital Media (Digital Communications), 90 weeks, 19 850 EUR

    - Interactive Art Director (Art Director in an interactive environment), 45 weeks, 10 900 EUR

    - Digital Business Management (80 weeks, 19 850 EUR

    - Rich Media & Motion Graphics (Here, rich media refers to non-standard interactive advertising, and not just banners, so it’s correct to say “Non-standard communications and video design”, 50 weeks, 12 570 EUR

    The school has several principles:

    Create a space for students in which they can be responsible for their learning. Build training around real and meaningful projects. To attract not only industry specialists to education, but also practitioners from related specialties (architects, engineers). Create a transparent learning process. To help students master the specialty, directing knowledge in the right direction, but at the same time provide freedom in the educational process. To encourage any community, the interaction of students, teachers and invited specialists. Develop skills and techniques through mutual criticism of projects. Explore ethical, business, and social values ​​through discussion of training projects. Enable students to manage school marketing. Provide students with the opportunity to intern in their specialty, as well as support after graduation. Set high standards of student work quality, have a clear assessment methodology. He is constantly in search of new directions in education based on the study of industry, the industry as a whole.

    Among other things, it is rumored that all students are required to blog.

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    The recognized experts of their field teach all this. Heads of the largest design, digital, creative agencies.

    Sid Lee /

    Deasign Interactive Marketing Agency Strategic and Creative Agency

    Grow Interactive Studio

    Kong Interactive Studio (sites, games)

    Pixar (I will not give links) :-)

    Storyboard.nu

    AKQA

    B-reel

    Magazine BON

    North Kingdom Interactive Studio

    Goodby, Silverstein and Partners digital agency

    and many other reputable companies.

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