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3 Dec 2009 15:43:07
Games master Professor Carsten Maple is definitely the right man for his new appointment.
The Head of Department for Computer Science and Technology at the University has been made a TIGA Education Adviser.
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK games industry, and Professor Maple’s new role will enable TIGA to further develop and cement its ties with educational institutions. It will also continue to consolidate and strengthen its new Diplomas in Games Development and Games Design.
Along with another appointee, Mark Eyles from the University of Portsmouth, Professor Maple will initially focus on the TIGA Diplomas, which are being delivered by Train2Game, with a view to benchmarking them against existing educational qualifications frameworks and also ensuring that the Train2Game courses are delivering to these standards.
Professor Maple has been involved in a number of knowledge transfer projects with industry.
He said: “I have always strived to ensure that there is good communication between the academic and industrial communities.
“It is through collaborations such as this that educators can achieve their aim of developing people to impact upon businesses and society, and that industry can ensure that they have a workforce with the relevant skills to create this impact.”
TIGA’s CEO, Richard Wilson, said: “TIGA is committed to helping academia and industry foster ever closer links and to ensuring we assist wherever possible in closing the UK skills gap. The appointment of Mark and Carsten as TIGA Education Advisers will greatly assist in these areas and will ensure we are able to offer the best possible advice to our members and wider industry.”
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