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Overview
What is the Unreal Engine Academic Partner program?
The Academic Partner program helps degree-granting institutions accelerate their Unreal Engine/Twinmotion-driven courses through exclusive benefits. These include enterprise software licenses, premium service subscriptions, co-marketing opportunities, and Marketplace credits for projects - class and research. It is free and open to eligible institutions that want to prepare the next generation of creators/developers for roles in interactive 3D.
SuAnne Fu
ITGM/ARVR Chair
“Unreal Engine has flipped the scales and gave our artists the creative control over designing digital content. That has been a game changer and impacted our school’s results for game development, immersive realities, and countless design innovations.”
SuAnne Fu has more than 20 years of industry experience in immersive computing and user experience design. She’s currently part of the interactive design and game development department at Savannah College of Art and Design.
An active member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, SuAnne specializes in fundamental interactive theories, cultural impacts of technology, and methods in which applications of real-time processes and disruptive technology influence education and design.
An active member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, SuAnne specializes in fundamental interactive theories, cultural impacts of technology, and methods in which applications of real-time processes and disruptive technology influence education and design.
SuAnne Fu
ITGM/ARVR Chair
“Unreal Engine has flipped the scales and gave our artists the creative control over designing digital content. That has been a game changer and impacted our school’s results for game development, immersive realities, and countless design innovations.”
Brian Burton, Ed. D.
Digital Entertainment Technology Associate Professor and Faculty Lead, Abilene Christian University
"Unreal Engine has allowed us to go further, faster with our students. Environments, animation, multiplayer games, virtual production—we’re diving deep and Epic's incredible support is really helping us prepare our students for the many opportunities of content creation."
Jeremy Nelson
Director, XR Initiative, University of Michigan
"The immersive XR experiences we've created include a virtual nuclear reactor, a VR construction architecture course, and a VR chemotherapy simulation. We are excited to build off of our work in Unreal Engine to pivot into virtual and immersive production to create the online courses of the future."
David Long PhD
Director, RIT MAGIC Center | MAGIC Spell Studios
"Unreal Engine is the core technology we use for teaching and learning virtual production. From stop motion workflows in miniature to full volume production with live actors, it’s the heart of our creative curriculum and engineering research."
Benefits
University aid
- Free ArtStation Pro upgrades, RealityCapture and Sketchfab for Teams licenses
- UE Marketplace credits
- An initial gift of $500 (credits), with $250 (credits) extra per semester
Marketing support
- Licensed use of our Academic Partner logos
- Promotion of brand, programs, and student projects on our channel
Student support
- Advance information on internships and hiring events
- Open access to learning resources on the Epic Developer Community