Zurich University of the Arts

The Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) offers a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programme for tomorrow’s game designers. Their approach as part of an art university and with a focus on future job opportunities is extremely unique in Europe. In the past ten years, the game industry has been growing like never before and startups keep appearing all over the world. However, it is still not easy to make a living from game designing itself. The ZHdK recognises this but equally sees an ongoing demand for interactive all-rounders in the world of virtual design, because our society is increasingly more digital-based. “We train all-rounders,” explains Maike Thies, research fellow for game design at the ZHdK.