Information and Communications Technology Academy, better known as iAcademy (stylized as iACADEMY), is a private, non-sectarian educational institution in the Philippines. The college offers specialized Senior High School and Undergraduate programs in fields relating to computer science, game development, multimedia arts, animation, and business management.
The college has two campuses: iACADEMY Nexus in Yakal, located in the Makati Central Business District and the Cebu Campus, which was formally inaugurated in 2023.[1]
History
Founded in 2002, iACADEMY offers specialized degree programs in BS computer science with specialization in software engineering, BS computer science with specialization in cloud computing specialization track in partnership with Amazon Web Services, BS computer science with specialization in data science specialization track, BS information technology with specialization in web development, BS Bachelor of Science in entertainment and multimedia computing game development, BS business administration with specialization in marketing management, BS in accountancy, BS in real estate management, BA in psychology, BA fashion design and technology, BA multimedia arts and design, BS in animation, and BA in film and visual effects.l In 2007, iACADEMY was granted permission by the Commission on Higher Education, to offer the first Bachelor of Science animation program in the Philippines.[2] It is one of the first college institutions in the Philippines to offer BS in Animation.[3] iACADEMY's School of Continuing Education offers similar short courses aimed at working professionals.[4]
iACADEMY uses an industry-aligned curriculum in its degree programs that is focused in computing, business, and design.[5] The four-year programs culminate in a six-month, 960-hour internship program that the students have to go through before graduating.
In 2014, iACADEMY moved to a new campus in Buendia to house its growing student population.[6] On the same year, iACADEMY signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aboitiz Weather Philippines to develop a website and application for a faster and more user-friendly experience on weather reports.[7]
iACADEMY was also able to lock down a study tour partnership with Polimoda. Italy's leading school of Fashion and Marketing,[8] as well as a transfer program with De Paul University in Chicago, U.S. The school also, together with the Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) also hosted the Animahenasyon 2014,[9] the biggest Animation Festival in the Philippines, drawing thousands of students and professionals to the event.
In 2018, due to its growing student population, iACADEMY opened its second campus, iACADEMY Nexus, on Yakal Street, Makati.[10]
2009 - iACADEMY became an Authorized Training Partner of Wacom, a Japanese company that produces graphics tablets and related products.It was also designated as the first IBM Center of Excellence in the ASEAN region.
2010 - iACADEMY partnered with Runway Philippines Season 3 & 4. iACADEMY also partnered with TV5 during the first automated elections in the Philippines. Together with DZRH Manila Broadcasting Radio, Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC), Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), Stratbase, Inc. Public Affairs and Research Consultancy Group, ePLDT, Inc., and Social Weather Stations (SWS), they worked to bring up-to-date election coverage.[11] In the same year, the college was appointed the first IBM Software Center of Excellence in the ASEAN Region[12] and the first Lotus Academic Institute.
2015 - iACADEMY held the first 24-hour game competition called Battle League.[citation needed]
2016 - iACADEMY began offering specialized Senior High School programs.
2017 - iACADEMY began providing training and certification with UNITY, as a Certified Training and Certification Partner. It also became the official partner of the International Game Developers Association in hosting Manila Game Jam 2017 as part of the Global Game Jam in January 2017. [citation needed]
2019 - iACADEMY partnered with PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Accountancy program under the School of Business and Liberal Arts. iACADEMY was also recognized as the first and only Toon Boom Center of Excellence in Asia, the leading supplier of animation software and storyboard software for animation studios and media publishers. [citation needed]
iACADEMY and PythonPH partnered in hosting PyCon APAC 2019, the largest gathering of Python developers in the Asia-Pacific region. [citation needed]
iACADEMY became the first educational institution partner of the Department of Tourism (DOT), and developed a mobile application that houses the travel website of the Philippines, augmented reality promotional materials, films featuring the provinces and the Philippines’ first social distancing app called "Maze". [citation needed]
iACADEMY formed a partnership with Museo ng Kaalamáng Katutubò (MusKKat) where students contributed to the development of MusKKat's marketing plans, promotional and computing materials to raise awareness on the notable Philippine indigenous artifacts. [citation needed]
It also sealed a partnership with Unilab in October 2019 where college students are given the chance to come up with outputs aligned with improving the lives of Unilab's community partners and supporting Unilab's business objectives.
Same year, iACADEMY inked its partnership with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) in the promotion of a climate-resilient and climate-smart Philippines. CCC exhibited 30 of the students’ designs in CTRL+S Now: A Print Exhibition on Climate Change Awareness and Action during Climate Change Consciousness Week. [citation needed]
In 2020, iACADEMY also established a partnership with Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore. [citation needed]
2022 - iACADEMY x ASUS Edukasyon partnership was launched, in cooperation with the School of Business and Liberal Arts. [citation needed]
2023 - iACADEMY launched iNDIEGENIUS Project Lab, which was supported by Netflix. It aims to support voices in the Philippines that have strong regional perspectives by providing young filmmakers with development opportunities to strengthen concepts and to produce short narratives, animation and documentary projects. [citation needed]
In the same year, iACADEMY inked partnerships with corporations from diverse industries, ranging from marketing and finance to technology, game development, and animation. Among these companies are global marketing services firms McCann and Mullenlowe Treyna, financial services providers Macquarie, Metrobank, and Sunlife, video game publisher Ubisoft, technology corporations ASUS and Huawei, animation production house Toon City, as well as the esteemed Unilab pharmaceutical company.[citation needed]
Academics
The college offers three Senior High School tracks, offering nine programs, three schools that offer twelve undergraduate degree programs, and two programs under the 2nd Degree Fast-Track. These programs offered include fields mainly in arts, computer science, and business management.
SHS Strands
There are three tracks that are being offered in iACADEMY. First is the Academic Track, which offers three strands in Accountancy Business and Management (ABM), Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), and Robotics. Second is the Technical-Vocational (Tech-Voc) Track, which offers four strands in Computer Programming (Software Development), Animation, Fashion Design, and Graphic Illustration, and the last is the Arts and Design Track that offers two strands in Multimedia Arts and Audio Production.
School of Computing
The School of Computing is the first IBM Center of Excellence (CoE) in the ASEAN region and the official Microsoft Training Center in the Philippines. The school offers five Bachelor of Science degrees in Software Engineering, Game Development, Web Development, Cloud Computing and Data Science.
School of Business and Liberal Arts
The School of Business and Liberal Arts offers two Bachelor of Science degrees in Marketing Management, a 2nd Degree Fast Track Program in Real Estate Management and one Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
School of Design and the Arts
The School of Design and the Arts is the first to offer an Animation program in the Philippines and is the first Toon Boom Center of Excellence in Asia. It is also partnered with Wacom Authorized Training Partners to provide students with the latest technologies. The school offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Animation, and four Bachelor of Arts degrees in Multimedia Arts and Design, Fashion Design and Technology, Film and Visual Effects, and Music Production and Sound Design.
Student life
The Senior High School program follows the semester calendar which usually starts from August and ends in June, while the college follows a trimester calendar starting from July. New students are welcomed at SOAR (Student Orientation and Registration). An event that is held a week before the start of classes, to introduce the students around the campus.
Traditions
SOAR (Student Orientation and Registration) - An event to orient new students to the school
Creative Camp - Free art workshops
Battle League - Gaming competition to promote the Game Development industry
Student organizations
Senior High School
Anime Habu
Basic Integrated Theater Arts Guild of iACT (BiTAG)
CTRL Dance Troupe
iACADEMY Junior Software Developers (iJSD)
iACADEMY Student Council (CS)
Interactive Media and Gaming Guild
Magnates - SHS Chapter
OCTAVE - SHS Chapter
Prima - SHS Chapter
SiLAKBO
Sining na Nakglilikha ng Buhay (SinLikHay)
Student Athletes Society - SHS Chapter
The Spines
Vektor
VELOCiTY - SHS Chapter
Young Filmmakers Society of iACADEMY (YFS)
College
RHYTHM
Creative Society
Filmmakers Society of iACADEMY (FSi)
iACADEMY Making Positive Action (iMPACT)
iACADEMY Photography Society (Optics)
iACADEMY Student Council (CSO)
iACT
International Games Developers Association of iACADEMY (IGDA)
Magnates - College Chapter
OCTAVE - College Chapter
Pikzel Graphic Design
Prima - College Chapter
Software Engineering through Academics and Leadership (SEAL)
Student Athletes Society - College Chapter
The Game Changers Press (Official Student Publication)
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