iACADEMY

iACADEMY
Information and Communications Technology Academy
Motto Dare to be different. Be a Game Changer. (English)
Type Private, Non-sectarian, For profit studies
Established June 2001
Chairman Eusebio Tanco
President Vanessa L. Tanco
Dean Mitch Andaya
Location 324 iACADEMY Plaza Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Bel Air, Makati City, Makati City, Philippines
Campus Urban
Colours Blue and White         
Affiliations WACOM[1][2] IBM[3]
Website www.iacademy.edu.ph

Information and Communications Technology Academy, better known as iAcademy (stylized as iACADEMY) is a private, non-sectarian educational institution in the Philippines. The school offers specialized programs in Computing, Business, and Design, which are geared towards preparing students for a highly competitive professional world.

Its campus is located in the Central Business District of Makati City.

History

Founded in November 2001, it offers specialized degree programs in BS Computer Science with specialization in Software Engineering, BS Information Technology with specialization in Web Development, BS Game Development with specialization in Game Programming and Design, BS Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and Advertising, BS Business Administration with specialization in Financial Management, BA Fashion Design and Technology, BA Multimedia Arts and Design, and in 2007 iACADEMY was granted permission by the Commission on Higher Education, to offer the first Bachelor of Science animation program in the Philippines.[4] is the one of the first college institutions in the Philippines offering BS Animation.[5] iACADEMY's School of Continuing Education offers similar short courses aimed at working professionals.[6]

iACADEMY uses an industry-aligned curriculum in its degree programs that is focused in Computing, Business, and Design.[7] The four-year programs culminate in a six-month, 960-hour internship program that the students have to go through before graduating.

In May 2010, iACADEMY partnered with TV5 during the first automated elections in the Philippines. Together with DZRH Manila Broadcasting Radio, Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC), Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), Stratbase, Inc. Public Affairs and Research Consultancy Group, ePLDT, Inc., and Social Weather Stations (SWS), they worked to bring up-to-date election coverage.[8]

In 2010, it was appointed the first IBM Software Center of Excellence in the ASEAN Region[9] and the first Lotus Academic Institute.

In 2011, iACADEMY was chosen by Solar Entertainment Corporation to be the official partner-school and workspace of the third season of Project Runway Philippines.[10][11]

By 2014, iACADEMY moved to a new and bigger campus to house its growing student population.[12]

On the same year, iACADEMY signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aboitiz Weather Philippines to develop a website and application for a faster and more user-friendly experience on weather reports.[13]

iACADEMY was also able to lock down a study tour partnership with Polimoda, Italy's leading school of Fashion and Marketing,[14] as well as a transfer program with De Paul University in Chicago, USA.

iACADEMY, together with the Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) also hosted the Animahenasyon 2014,[15] the biggest Animation Festival in the Philippines, drawing thousands of students and professionals to the event.

Schools

References

  1. ↑ iACADEMY Partners with Wacom (2009 Most Innovative Brand), iACADEMY.
  2. ↑ "Wacom Authorized Training Partners". Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ CHED grants iACADEMY the first Bachelor of Science Animation program. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Academic Programs", iACADEMY.
  6. ↑ "iSCE". Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ "iACADEMY Bridges Gap Between Academe and Industry". Manila Times. September 7, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "tv5 partnership"
  9. ↑ "IBM Center of Excellence". PhilStar. December 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Project Runway partners with iACADEMY". PhilStar. March 22, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Project Runway Philippines"
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ "iACADEMY and Aboitiz Weather Philippines". Malaya Business Insight. June 20, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  14. ↑ "iACADEMY partners with Polimoda". Manila Bulletin. September 26, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Message of the President About Animahenasyon 2014". Official Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

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