Investing in our industry
Written 27.06.08 by: Sally Smith
At the OTHER media, we believe that helping our industry to evolve is crucial; thus we balance the commercial side of our business with a commitment to supporting digital education projects. This investment in new thinking, new minds and new technologies is channeled back into our business and used to benefit our clients and their projects.
Hyper Island
In 1994, we joined forces with members of the Swedish new media industry to create Hyper Island School of New Media Design. This is a cutting-edge training centre for the European new media industry and graduates from this private university–accredited college now work for leading companies all over the world.
Hyper Island offers a new type of course and mode of study, far removed from the rigid subject boundaries, exams and teaching models of a traditional university. We worked with our Swedish colleagues to create a digital course that blends the best of traditional university education with cross-discipline, project-focused learning. More about our work with Hyper Island.
Kingston University
We are also involved with the Faculty of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics at Kingston University, as Jonathan Briggs, one of our directors, is their Professor of Ecommerce. Jonathan combines teaching at Kingston with his role as Strategy Director at the OTHER media, offering a unique perspective on our clients' projects and wider digital strategy.