Education (Page 20)

Middlesex University signs off on the two year intensive design degrees

Development kits and technical support will be provided to entrants in the student competition

Tiga CEO also believes the UK will see more graduate placements become available in the games industry over time

Broadcaster to promote regional centres for leading student games competition in deal worth "significant six figure sum"

USD 10,000 and ten week internship on offer for female students looking for a career in games production

The dates for this year's GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair have been unveiled as October 28-29, and the event will once again take place as part of the London Games Fesitval.

EA's Matthew Jeffery on the issues facing students and graduates today.

Graduates in the UK face an increasingly tough time getting a job in the games industry, and university courses aren't necessarily the best means of preparation.

Key UK industry figures have once again underlined the threat that countries such as Canada and Singapore are posing to the UK by offering subsidies of various kinds.

Leading Australian Private College Opens in London

Australian private college Qantm is to open the doors to its first UK facility in Islington, London, on November 22.

Qantm's marketing manager, Nic Oliver, has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that he feels David Braben's earlier comments, that games courses were five years out of date, were "totally right."

David Braben, boss of UK developer Frontier, believes that games courses in the UK are failing students and the industry because they are teaching skills that are between five and ten years out of date.

Nearly 2,000 students, recent graduates and game industry professionals were in attendance at this year's London Game Career Fair

More tips from the FreeStyleGames team on getting a job in the games industry

The FreeStyleGames team give their thoughts on how to break into the industry