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SAE INSTITUTE OPENS CAMPUS AT NEW
OXFORD DEGREE CENTER HEADQUARTERS
OXFORD, England, February 25, 2008 — SAE Institute, the world leader in audio and multimedia education, has announced major plans for its new Oxford, England Global Headquarters campus and Degree Center. Just one hour outside of London, England, lies Oxford, the “City of Dreaming Spires,” home to one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious universities. As an international hub of higher education, it is also the choice location for SAE Institute’s brand-new European Degree Center – the perfect place for a unique learning and life experience.The world’s largest creative media campus is scheduled to open its doors to students in October 2008 and will be offering the following industry-recognized and government-accredited certificate, diploma and degree qualifications as Accelerated Degree Programs:
o Diploma in Audio Engineering
o BA Hons Recording Arts
o BA Hons Film Making
o MA Creative Media Practice
o SAE Tonmeister®
o BA Hons Interactive Animation
o BA Hons Games ProgrammingAll degrees are issued in partnership with Middlesex University, London, and/or SAE’s International Graduate College / Qantm Degree Granting College. Students from any SAE Institute around the world will have the opportunity to transfer to SAE Oxford for their second year of studies or may choose to complete the entire program of their choice at SAE’s European Degree Center. Students from other schools or colleges may qualify for acceptance into an offered program by completing an entrance examination. Only SAE Oxford offers the exclusive SAE Tonmeister® (Master’s Degree) audio engineering and music production program, the highest academic qualification in the audio industry.
SAE Oxford is situated on a 5.5-acre (239,580 sq ft) campus, dominated by a 90,000 sq ft mansion building and a new administration/accommodation building of some 38,000 sq ft. In addition, another set of facilities measuring 102,000 sq ft will soon be added. Despite its traditional appearance, the Degree Center’s state-of-the-art facilities provide a creative media environment that is second to none. Its sound studios will be fitted with industry-standard mixing consoles and controllers by renowned manufacturers, such as Neve, SSL and Digidesign, and will include a full range of the finest equipment found in top studios around world. State-of-the-art computer facilities and an extensive specialized library and classical recording studio (complete with a Steinway grand piano) also help make SAE Oxford a truly interactive place of study. As part of SAE’s educational concept, students can book their practice time in the studios and labs on an individual basis, assisted by the Degree Center’s qualified and professional staff.
SAE Oxford’s proximity to the U.K.’s capital city, with its thriving media industry, provides students with a whole world of opportunities, SAE's Global Alumni Organization and Career Placement Program is there to help launch exciting international careers.
SAE President, Founder and CEO Dr. Tom Misner stated, “I have chosen Oxford for its excellent infrastructure for our students and its location. SAE Byron Bay will remain the regional office for Australia/Asia and is also being enlarged, whilst Oxford will take the role of global administration and research center for SAE.”
For more information, call 1-866-SAE-2983 (1-866-723-2983), email infooxford@sae.edu or visit the SAE Institute Oxford Degree Center’s website at www.saeoxford.com
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Headquartered in Byron Bay, Australia, SAE Institute is the world’s first and largest network of audio and multimedia education and training centers. SAE is affiliated with Middlesex University (England), Southern Cross University (Australia) and Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand). The Institute operates over 40 campuses in more than 20 countries on four continents. It offers diploma and full degree programs in audio, multimedia, digital filmmaking, animation and gaming. SAE is part of the SAE Technology Group, which also owns and operates Studios 301 (with locations in Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia, Cologne, Germany, Studios 301 is a collective group of state-of-the-art recording and mastering facilities), the Computer Graphics College and Qantm.Other brand and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
—For more information, please contact SAE Institute of Technology, Alexander St. (Littlemore House) Littlemore-Oxford OX4 4SX. Tel: 1-866-SAE-2983 (1-866-723-2983), Web: www.saeoxford.com, email: infooxford@sae.edu
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