Canberra Campus

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The AIE Canberra campus is located in Watson, a leafy suburb just to the north of the city centre. AIE Canberra, the first AIE campus, was established in 1996 in response to a demand for 3D games artists and programmers. Our industry experienced teachers have guided students through our courses to employment at every major games and 3D animation studio in Australia as well as a number of internationally renowned companies.

Canberra is home to some of the world’s most acclaimed and innovative developers, many of whom are co-located with AIE in Canberra Technology Park in Game Plus, Australia’s largest non-profit co-working space for game developers. AIE games graduates are in demand from a wide array of related industries including defense, simulation, visualisation, advertising and software development.

The film industry in Canberra is vibrant and growing. Film Plus, also co-located with AIE in Canberra Technology Park, provides a hub for film production professionals to co-locate, share resources, facilities, knowledge and opportunities. It’s also a focal point for government and industry to access a range of specialist expertise in production, visual effects and post-production, attracting projects from across Australia and beyond.

Work is underway on AIE’s film studio complex which will allow AIE to continue to produce large budget theatrical feature films and TV series that utilise a LED volume stage. AIE is exploring opportunities to launch a supportive film investment initiative that will help Australian film producers and directors of sci-fi, fantasy and other genres to produce their films and television series. This initiative will provide AIE students and graduates fantastic opportunities as well help Australian producers and directors to tell their unique stories to grow the Australian film and television industry.

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Block E
Canberra Technology Park
49 Phillip Avenue
Watson
ACT 2602
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Location

Canberra Technology Park is located in Watson which is 10 minutes drive from the CBD, close to public transport and an excellent bike path network. Canberra has a large student population with three universities, many national attractions, a thriving arts and sporting scene and is a great place to live!

Getting to AIE Canberra campus

Bus
The 39 bus route goes from the CBD bus interchange to Watson shops. It leaves every 20 minutes in peak hour and takes 10 minutes to get to Watson. The Watson shops are a 500m walk to the campus down Windeyer St. Most buses in Canberra go to the CBD interchange, for more information please go to www.action.act.gov.au
Car
The driveway into the AIE is off Phillip Ave, with plenty of free carparks.
Accommodation
As Canberra is the bush capital of Australia; space and tranquil scenery are just some of the benefits students can enjoy when moving to the ACT. Being a smaller city, traveling around Canberra is hassle-free and convenient. This can also be said for finding accommodation. Accommodation can be easily-sourced close to the AIE Canberra campus which is also conveniently close to the CBD.

There are a variety of other educational institutions located in Canberra, which means there is a large amount of student accommodation that can be secured, such as Unilodge

Students might also like to consider the following websites when finding share accommodation or rental accommodation including:
(We don’t endorse any particular product and acknowledge that there are probably some other very valid options we have not listed here). We are also happy to pin notices up on our internal notice boards as our students may have rooms to rent in their places or might also be looking for accommodation at the same time.

AIE’s Student Liaison Officers are also on hand to provide guidance in the area if required