This allows Toonz Academy students to get full academic credit to enter for University of Greenwich's Degree Program (B. Sc in Games and entertainment Technologies) .Students can complete their degree program within one and half years in Singapore.
A partnership to foster closer collaboration on academic and educational agreement has been signed today between Toonz Academy, India and ERC Institute, Singapore. Toonz Academy is the training division of the award winning Toonz Animation studio, Technopark, India. This tripartite arrangement between Toonz Academy, University of Greenwich, and ERC institute entails Toonzacademy's commitment to impart quality education and higher study options to its students. Students at ERC institute enjoy world-class education and recreational facilities so that they can have an outstanding holistic education. ERC Institute is offering a unique Guaranteed Job Placement Scheme, attractive scholarships and Angel Funding up to S$100000 for their international students.
Mr. Ken Kang of ERC Institute expressed enthusiasm for the agreement.” I am very excited at the opportunities that this collaboration brings. It has the potential to make best educational opportunities more readily available to students in India. From the experience of collaboration so far, ERC can identify many areas of benefits at all stages in this academic collaboration. We are happy to be associated with a prestigious institute run by a world famous animation studio."
Commenting on the agreement Mr. Hari Iyer, Director of Toonz Group said "The animation and gaming industry in India is on an upward spiral. Currently all our courses cater predominantly to animation mainly indented for the entertainment sector. Gaming is a fast emerging area that is forecasted to grow tenfold and reach a billion dollar industry by 2012. This is another reason for us to collaborate with ERC Institute to offer our students BSc program with specialization in Gaming sector."
The Collaboration agreement Signing Ceremony was held at Trivandrum in India.
