ESAT Escuela Superior de Arte y Tecnología

Spain

Address: Calle del Pintor López, 2, 46003 València, Valencia, Spain

Videogame Development, Interactive Technologies

ESAT (Higher School of Art and Technology) in Valencia is a private institution specializing in education for creative technology industries, offering degrees in Interactive Technologies (Videogames), Art & Design for Videogames & Animation, and Software Development (Programming for Games and Apps).

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Engineering, Industrial Design, Software Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Diploma

Status:

Private

Partnerships:

Strong connections with the international videogame, animation, and software development industries for masterclasses, mentorship, and job opportunities. Focus on portfolio development.

Research:

Applied research and development in areas like game engines, real-time graphics, interactive storytelling, and user experience for games.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

Current students***:

500

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

1500

Pros

Highly specialized in education for the videogame and interactive entertainment industries, with a strong practical and artistic focus.

Cons

Private institution. Very specific focus on creative technologies.

Best For

Aspiring professionals for the videogame and interactive animation industries, seeking specialized artistic and technical training.

Most Similar Schools Locally

U-tad Centro Universitario de Tecnología y Arte Digital is the closest domestic counterpart for industrial design, computer vision and AI and machine learning; it also offers master's programmes and covers physics as well.
On content, DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe-Bilbao and this institution are close, as both teach industrial design, computer vision and AI and machine learning; it is slightly smaller, at about 400 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a private institution.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of industrial design, software engineering and engineering can consider SAE Institute Barcelona, and it is also a private institution and runs the same bachelor's and diploma programmes.
SAE Institute Madrid shares the core fields of this school, namely industrial design, software engineering and engineering; it is slightly smaller, at about 400 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a private institution.
Another national school that puts industrial design, computer vision and AI and machine learning at the centre is ESNE Escuela Universitaria de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología, and it covers ergonomics as well, and is far larger, with about 1,800 students against roughly 500 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

DigiPen Institute of Technology in the United States shares the industrial design, computer vision and AI and machine learning orientation of this institution, and it covers sound engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 500 here.
Seen from abroad, Haute École Albert Jacquard (Belgium) is a close relative on subject matter, since industrial design, computer vision and AI and machine learning are central to both, and it is public, whereas this school is private, and does not run the diploma programmes found here.
If this institution is on your list for industrial design, AI and machine learning and software engineering, Olin College of Engineering in the United States deserves a comparison, because it covers bioengineering and robotics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 400 students against roughly 500 here.
Beyond national borders, CODE University of Applied Sciences Berlin stands out as a comparable school for industrial design, computer vision and AI and machine learning; it covers ergonomics and UX and quality as well, and has almost the same size, at about 500 students.
University of Information Technology in Katowice in Poland pursues a similar profile in industrial design, computer vision and AI and machine learning, and it also offers master's programmes and covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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