Twofour54s recently launched academic outreach programme visited the American University of Sharjah (AUS), one of the leading educational institutions in the region, this week. The programme, called Creative Campus, showcases how students can explore a career in the UAEs fast growing media and creative industries. Representatives from twofour54 presented AUS students with a glimpse of […]
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wofour54s recently launched academic outreach programme visited the American University of Sharjah (AUS), one of the leading educational institutions in the region, this week. The programme, called Creative Campus, showcases how students can explore a career in the UAEs fast growing media and creative industries.
Representatives from twofour54 presented AUS students with a glimpse of the many exciting opportunities in media and entertainment, available to them through twofour54, including: the twofour54 Cartoon Network Animation Academy, the twofour54 Gaming Academy in partnership with Ubisoft, twofour54s vocational training programme intaji, twofour54 creative lab, as well as the freelancer and internship programmes.
Launched in September, twofour54s Creative Campus roadshow has already visited six of the UAEs top universities in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, including the Higher Colleges of Technology Mens and Womens colleges, the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI), and both campuses of Khalifa University, reaching over 400 students. More institutions will be visited during the upcoming months covering the other Emirates and the Western region.
To date, over 250 students have signed up to twofour54s creative lab community after attending the presentation. creative lab community members can get involved in different media projects via internships on productions; they can tap into to production expertise, mentoring, use of equipment and funding; and they can gain access to #thelab a dedicated space for all creative lab community members at twofour54s Abu Dhabi campus.
