Aptech Computer Education, Vietnam, bags the ‘Top ICT’ Award Wins ‘Top ICT’ Award for the 12th consecutive year

Mumbai, October 6, 2014: Aptech Computer Education, Vietnam, a leading IT Training provider under Aptech Limited, has won the Top ICT Award held in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the 12th consecutive year that Aptech has been honoured with this prestigious award for excellence in IT training. The occasion was graced by H.E. Nguyen Minh Hong, Vice minister of the ICT Ministry of Vietnam.

 

Aptech Computer Education received this award for providing quality IT training to maximum number of students in a year. Aptech entered Vietnam in 1999 with two IT Education centres under its flagship brand, Aptech Computer Education (ACE) and IT & Computer training brand. Currently, it has scaled up the Vietnam operations to 35 centres, offering 20 centres of Aptech Computer Education and 15 centres of Arena Animation.

 

Today, Aptech is present in major cities of Vietnam like Cantho, Quy Nhon, Vin City, Hue, Danang, besides Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.  Aptech's curriculum is translated into Vietnamese to reach across wider audiences.

 

On this occasion, Mr. Ninad Karpe, CEO and MD of Aptech Limited said, “We are truly honoured to win the Top ICT award yet again. The award clearly depicts the growth and development of IT training on a large scale. We look forward to creating more professionals to be a part of the growing industry and build successful careers in Vietnam and also globally.”

 

About Aptech Ltd

 

Aptech commenced its education and training business in 1986 and has globally trained over 7 million students. Aptech is an ISO 9001:2008 organization and the first IT Training and Education company to get this certification for Education Support Services in 1993. Aptech has presence in more than 40 emerging countries through its two main streams of businesses – Individual training and Enterprise Business. As a leader in career education, it has over 1300+ centres of learning across the world.

Under Individual Training, Aptech offers career and professional training through its Aptech Computer Education, Arena Animation & Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (both in Animation & Multimedia), Aptech Hardware & Networking Academy, Aptech Aviation & Hospitality Academy and Aptech English Learning Academy brands. Enterprise business includes Content Development (Aptech Learning Services), Training and Assessment Solutions for Corporates & Institutions (Aptech Training Solutions, Aptech Assessment & Testing Solutions).

 

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Arena Perspectives 2014- A platform for animation enthusiasts to meet industry veterans

Pune, October 7, 2014: Arena animation, a leading animation institution in India conducted Perspectives 2014- an opportunity for all animation lovers to interact with big names in the animation and VFX industry, today, from 11 am to 2pm at the Vivanta by Taj in Pune.

 

Mr. Steve Emerson of Award winning Laika Studios, USA, who is the Co-VFX Supervisor of “The BoxTrolls” interacted with over 200 animation and VFX enthusiasts that attended the event and showcased Stop-Motion Animation And New Technology at LAIKA studios which was used in their upcoming film - The Boxtrolls". The session was supported by The Animation Society of India.

 

The Boxtrolls (In Theaters Fall 2014):
LAIKA’s third film is The Boxtrolls, based on Alan Snow’s bestselling novel “Here Be Monsters”.  Introducing audiences to a new breed of family – The Boxtrolls, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) in the amazing cavernous home they’ve built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the town’s villain, Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award® winner Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, “into the light,” where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnie (Elle Fanning). Together, these soft-boiled detectives uncover the hidden connections in Eggs’ past and devise a daring plan to save his unique family.

 

About LAIKA:
LAIKA is an animation studio that produces award-winning films.  Travis Knight serves as President and CEO of the Oregon-based company, which is owned by Nike co-founder and Chairman Philip H. Knight.  LAIKA has produced two Oscar-nominated features: Coraline (2009) and ParaNorman (2012) as well as the CG short Moongirl (2005).  LAIKA's next animated feature, The Boxtrolls, will premiere in theaters on September 26, 2014. 

 

At the event, Mr. Easo Thampy Matthew, Business Head for Arena Animation, said that, “We at Arena are always aiming to bridge the gap between animation/VFX aspirants and the industry. Events such as Perspectives are a perfect platform for enthusiasts to meet the professionals and get access to their insights and experiences. We are also fulfilling our goal of producing world class professionals by introducing programs that have been designed to make our students experts in the latest tools used by the industry globally.”

 

About Arena Animation:

Arena Animation is a Pioneer, Trendsetter and Global Leader in Animation education. Arena has an extensive network of centers & has trained over 4,00,000 students globally since its inception in 1996.

Arena offers industry relevant courses on Animation & Multimedia to students aspiring for global careers in this New Age industry. It trains students as well as professionals in the latest industry relevant courses backed by alliances with world leaders, a world-class faculty and the latest technical educational tools.

Arena’s students are placed as Graphic Designers, Web Designers, 2D/3D Animators, 2D/3D Designers, AV Editors, Technical Trainers, 3D Modelers, Multimedia Programmers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Crest Animation Studios, EFX, UTV Toons, Toonz Animation, Nipuna Services, Prasad Studio, Colour Chips, Ramoji Film City, Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios, UshaKiron TV, Sony TV, Google India, NDTV, TOI, DD Sports, Discovery Channel, Divya Bhaskar, Asianet Satellite Communications, ETV, NDTV, Zee Sports and Zee TV to name a few.

For further information please visit www.arena-multimedia.com

 

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Arena graduates emerge as the industry’s ‘most wanted’ this placement season 13000 students expected to be placed by the end of this academic year

Mumbai, 26^th September, 2014: Arena animation, a leading animation institution in India has declared that they have already placed a whopping number of 5000 students in the first six months of this year and are expecting to place a glorious number of 13,000 students by the end of this year, all over India. Last placement season, Arena had placed around 6,500 of their students.

 

The animation and VFx Industry in India is experiencing a growth spurt attributing to the tremendous rise in the use of VFx in areas not limited to Media & Entertainment industry but also other across sectors such as Architectural Design, Scientific & Medical Animation to name a few. The domestic market is seeing bigger budgets for VFX in films, television shows and advertisements in order to provide an enhanced visual experience to the audience. VFX is all set to grow in the Indian film industry because writers, producers and directors are increasingly exploring new genres and stories which are impossible to make without extensive involvement of VFX professionals. With the market in need of good animators and VFx artists, Arena students are being picked up from the centres like hot cakes even before finishing their courses.

 

Ninad Karpe, CEO and MD of Aptech Limited said, “We are thrilled that such an outstanding number of the talented Arena students have already been placed. Judging by the upsurge in the industry and our students’ immense potential, we are certain that by the end of this placement season around 13,000 of them will have jobs. ”

About Arena Animation:

Arena Animation is a Pioneer, Trendsetter and Global Leader in Animation education. Arena has an extensive network of centers & has trained over 4,00,000 students globally since its inception in 1996.

 

Arena offers industry relevant courses on Animation & Multimedia to students aspiring for global careers in this New Age industry. It trains students as well as professionals in the latest industry relevant courses backed by alliances with world leaders, a world-class faculty and the latest technical educational tools.

 

Arena’s students are placed as Graphic Designers, Web Designers, 2D/3D Animators, 2D/3D Designers, AV Editors, Technical Trainers, 3D Modelers, Multimedia Programmers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Crest Animation Studios, EFX, UTV Toons, Toonz Animation, Nipuna Services, Prasad Studio, Colour Chips, Ramoji Film City, Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios, UshaKiron TV, Sony TV, Google India, NDTV, TOI, DD Sports, Discovery Channel, Divya Bhaskar, Asianet Satellite Communications, ETV, NDTV, Zee Sports and Zee TV to name a few.

 

For further information please visit www.arena-multimedia.com

 

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