Ubisoft and the Canadian government to make a university

Hivetyrant · 02-13-2005, 05:57 AM

Wow, this is pretty cool.....

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Just a week after Ubisoft announced it received a $4 million grant from the Canadian government to create a 1,000-person game-development studio in Montreal, the French publisher says it will also establish a school. The new training institute will be known as the Ubisoft Campus, and it will prep future developers in production, programming, 3D animation, 3D modeling, and level design. The campus will be located in Montreal.

Ubisoft Campus students will receive degrees accredited by Québec's Ministry of Education. For undergraduates, each study program will be 45 weeks long, divided into three 15-week terms. The school will also offer master's programs in computer science and software engineering, with added courses in digital imaging and electronics.

Ubisoft has ponied up $12.9 million, and the government of Québec will donate another $4.3 million (all figures in US dollars) to establish the school. Initial partners include Canada's tech-savvy Sherbrooke University and the Cégep de Matane, which offers work-study programs in computer science, photography, and multimedia. The Ubisoft Campus opens in the spring of 2005 with its first 80 students.

"With this major development project, we are reconfirming our educational commitment to provide support for the talent of tomorrow while allowing us to reach our goal of creating 1,000 new jobs in Montreal by 2010," said Martin Tremblay, president and COO of Ubisoft's Montreal studio.

The Ubisoft Campus will also serve as the headquarters for a continuing-education center for Ubisoft employees.

Well, I think its a first for a game company, but who knows????

Stratos · 02-13-2005, 06:48 AM

I wonder if they'll teach about Game Theory there.

Lucern · 02-13-2005, 03:34 PM

Heh, Stratos.

Very interesting stuff. They get free production out of students on all future Rainbow 6 games I bet. Cheaters.

Edit: That's Rainbow, not Ranbow...sounds like Rambo...and those tactics will only get you killed in Rainbow 6 games.

[ 02-13-2005, 08:41 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

Sir Degrader · 02-13-2005, 04:03 PM

It is in Montreal. Damn. The frenchmen strike again.

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Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 3,888	I wonder if they'll teach about Game Theory there. __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

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02-13-2005, 03:34 PM	#3
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 43 Posts: 1,011	Heh, Stratos. Very interesting stuff. They get free production out of students on all future Rainbow 6 games I bet. Cheaters. Edit: That's Rainbow, not Ranbow...sounds like Rambo...and those tactics will only get you killed in Rainbow 6 games. [ 02-13-2005, 08:41 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

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Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 64 Posts: 2,871	It is in Montreal. Damn. The frenchmen strike again.

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