FOLLOWING its graduates’ 96-percent job-placement rate and industry-relevant programs, iACADEMY was cited anew by the Global Business Review Magazine as the Philippines’s Best Education Provider and Most Innovative Education Provider.
iACADEMY was also announced as the Best Design School and Best School for Music Production, Design, and Technology, being the first in the Philippines to offer cutting-edge courses such as Software Engineering, Game Development, Animation, Music and Sound Design, as the school continues to prove its thought leadership in the said fields through game-changing outputs yielding world-class recognition.
Its professor in Music Production and Sound Design program Gerard Paul Elviña was also in the news as the first Filipino and second Asian to join the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee, which is the world’s largest community of audio experts responsible for conducting the AES Standards program responsible for developing and publishing technical standards, information documents, and technical reports in the field of professional audio technology.
Meanwhile, Bachelor of Science in Animation graduate Mikee Sevilla was one of many students from iACADEMY who made an outstanding mark in his industry, exemplifying expertise in animation by working under Walt Disney Animation Studios’ films such as Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Encanto (2022).
“We have a program advisory council which meets regularly not just to update our curriculum, but to understand how [it] is relevant and remains strong [given] the demands of the industries and…potential business landscape,” shared iACADEMY Chief Operating Officer Raquel Perez-Wong. “It’s [key that these programs could withstand time, and that they would remain relevant and vital to any industry’s] success.”
“I am so honored to be part of iACADEMY and witness how every individual in our school is…creating a positive change in the world. Faculty and students alike, we are really living up [to our mission of changing] the game,” said Vanessa Tanco, CEO and president of iACADEMY. “These recognitions are only testaments to how we remain mission-oriented to train more game changers, strengthen our ties with the industry, and contribute more to the world through our projects and initiatives.”
Since its establishment in 2002 iACADEMY has developed specialized programs that utilize both theoretical and practical approaches to various disciplines and technical courses in computing, business, liberal arts, and design. With more than 200 local and international industry partners, the school ensures that its students are educated with emerging trends and immersed in industry practices to be future-ready professionals even before they graduate.