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BEST ANIMATION SCHOOL: LUCERNE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN

The Lucerne School of Art and Design considers itself to be a place for people who help to shape the future and who approach the new and the unknown with an open mind. The range of programmes encompasses a total of 19 Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in the areas of Design, Film and Fine Arts.

The Bachelor’s in Animation programme – the only of its kind in Switzerland – conveys the design and techniques of animated films. Moreover, the students learn to direct projects, to work in teams, to engage in discussions and critiques and to reach common goals. Numerous animators who went on to forge successful careers, winning prizes in prestigious festivals in Switzerland and abroad, were educated in Lucerne. This sought-after study programme will be complemented with a new programme at Master’s level in the 2021 study year. The Master in Animation is designed to further strengthen the bond with the European and global production networks.

The digital realm continues to expand in Lucerne, too. State-of-the-art technologies are applied in both teaching and research; students learn to use the professional tools of the creative industry over the course of their studies. At the same time, the School continues to cultivate the work with physical materials and craft techniques. Lucerne is well-known for its workshops, where students work with colour, wood, metal, plastics, textiles and more.

Proximity is one of the Lucerne School of Art and Design’s greatest assets. Students work in small teams, in close personal contact with their teachers and peers. Students, lecturers and researchers are interconnected through a common identity and history, which dates back to the foundation of the Lucerne School of Arts and Crafts in 1877. This makes the Lucerne School of Art and Design the most long-standing university of art and design in the country.