Higher Education - Poole, England, United Kingdom
The National Centre for Computer Animation has been at the forefront of computer graphics and animation education and research in the UK since 1989.In 2011, the Centre was presented with the Queen's Anniversary Award for "World-class computer animation teaching with wide scientific and creative applications" and its contribution to world-leading excellence and pioneering development in the teaching of computer animation. The Queen's Anniversary Prizes form part of the national honours system and are the most prestigious awards in UK education.The aim of the NCCA is to promote science in the service of the arts and to embed a theoretical underpinning within a contemporary professional setting, allowing graduates to leave BU with highly sought-after skills in the computer animation, visual effects and computer games industries.