The Top 5 Best Animation Schools and Programs in Malaysia

The 2021 Best 3D Animation Schools and Colleges in the Malaysia is something we take very seriously and no external influences or payments are entered into at any point. We feel that traditional school rankings are not adequate when ranking the best creative schools. 

We have ranked these top 5 schools based on their education standards and programs that offers students a high artistic accomplishments and aesthetic ability, skilled master professional skills of animation design and new media technology, have certain innovation ability, capable of film and television animation creative and design, game planning and design, digital subtraction technology and virtual reality, animation peripheral products design, interactive multimedia design, animation marketing and management and so on.

1.       The One Academy

The One Academy of Communication Design is a private arts and design institute headquartered in Bandar Sunway, Selangor, with a northern campus in George Town, Penang. The One Academy is an internationally recognized institution in art, computer graphics and communication design. All their programmes are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). 

The One Academy has produced many extraordinary and successful graduates with high-profile careers in the creative industry around the world.

Read more on:   http://theoneacademycn.com

The One Academy offers Diploma in Digital Animation which is a 3-year course comprising 9 semesters.

2.                   LimKokWing University of Creative Technology

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology is a private international university that has a presence across Africa, Europe, and Asia with students from over 165 countries, in 13 campuses across 3 continents. The courses offered at LimKokWing are formulated with end result in mind, mirroring industry environment to prepare the graduates for the job force. This private, international university offers hundreds of accredited diploma, degree, and postgraduate programs through seven faculties

LimKokWing offers the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Animation programme which explores the fundamental aspects of animation using contemporary approaches.

Read more on:   https://www.limkokwing.net/

3.                   HiTech2050 College of Animation and VFX

HiTech2050 is world’s #1 online E-Learning colleges to this date. They offer best training programs caters to both newbies and professional artist seeking to further enhance their skills in CGI Film making, 3D Architectural Visualization and many other programs in Media & Entertainment Industry.  

Students on HiTech2050 can join from everywhere in the world and are provided with an E-Learning Portal where they watch training videos, take examinations, do project assignments to give real work experience and during their studies students are connected with a live instructor whenever they require help from a top-notch industry experts. HiTech2050 monitors every student's study performance and help them to make sure they get the required results on every section of the course so they become job-ready professional on the field and they have also career counseling programs after students after completion of the course which is best for students to get started with their career. 

Read more on: http://hitech2050.com/

4.                   UCSI University Malaysia

UCSI University’s De Institute of Creative Arts and Design, or better known by its acronym ICAD - is an exceptional place to learn and explore the visual arts, art history, and art education that’s offers unique art, fashion courses, multimedia and web design programmes to cater to the needs of the rapidly evolving creative industry. Their approach that advocates the application of theory to practice, ICAD makes industry learning its central priority through internships, international programmes and competitions, curriculum and workshops.

The university offers Bachelor of Creative Arts (Hons) in 3D Animation Design where students are trained to think, produce and speak the language of 3D animation.

Read more on:   https://www.ucsiuniversity.edu.my/

5.                    Taylor’s University

Established in 1969, Taylor's University is a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is often regarded as Malaysia's top private university in Malaysia based on the QS World University Rankings. The university has produced over 70,000 graduates to date. The university adopts a student-centred approach where it provides students with support services that help growth and personal development whilst they strive to achieve their academic goals, supported by its Student Experience Department.

The University offers Animation and Visual Effects as an option as part of the Bachelor’s (Hons) in Creative Media.

Read more on:  https://university.taylors.edu.my/