AUBH, Savvy Games Collaborate on Game Design Training
AUBH Partners with Savvy Games Group to Expand Hands-On Training Opportunities in Game Design
The American University of Bahrain (AUBH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Savvy Games Group, a leading games and esports company headquartered in Riyadh, to strengthen collaboration in student training and professional development within the games and interactive entertainment sector. This collaboration is part of Savvy Academy, Savvy’s flagship initiative focused on developing local talent for the games and esports industry. This collaboration reflects AUBH’s commitment to aligning academic learning with industry practice and supporting the growth of the creative and digital economy in Bahrain and the wider region.
Under the MoU, AUBH and Savvy Academy will explore several areas of cooperation aimed at providing students with direct exposure to professional environments in the gaming industry. These include internship opportunities for students from AUBH’s College of Media and Design, as well as organized studio visits and industry engagement opportunities with Savvy Games Group’s teams in Riyadh. These initiatives are designed to bridge theory with practice by allowing students to engage with real-world workflows, industry tools, and professional production environments. The partnership comes at a time of increasing demand for game art, game design, and interactive media talent across Bahrain and the wider region. The rapid growth of the global games and esports industry has increased demand for talent with a blend of creative and technical skills, as well as an understanding of modern production pipelines.
This collaboration directly responds to these evolving needs by supporting the development of a skilled, industry-ready talent pool. By engaging with a leading games and esports company, AUBH contributes to strengthening local and regional capacity in the creative industries while supporting students’ transition from academic study to professional practice.
The partnership equips students with skills that enhance their employability and readiness to contribute to the growing creative industries. Exposure to real industry environments also encourages students to explore innovative projects and future career pathways within the sector. Commenting on the partnership, Dr. Layal Halawani, Dean of the College of Media and Design at AUBH, said: “We are proud to sign this MoU with Savvy Games Group, as this partnership brings significant added value to the learning experience of our students in the College of Media and Design and opens new horizons for them in the field of game design.
Connecting our academic programs with real-world industry experience and providing students with direct exposure to leading creative organizations reflects AUBH’s vision of preparing graduates who possess the knowledge and skills needed to excel in their careers, particularly in emerging and future-focused fields.” Amr Sager, Group Chief of Staff, Savvy Games Group, stated: “As the games and esports sector continues to expand across the region, it is increasingly important to build stronger links between education and industry.
Partnerships like this help ensure that students gain early exposure to how games are created in professional environments, while also giving industry access to the next generation of creative and technical talent. By working closely with institutions such as the American University of Bahrain, we aim to support the development of a more connected and sustainable talent pipeline for the regional games ecosystem. This partnership also supports the goals of Savvy Academy, which focuses on building sustainable pathways for talent development across the region’s games and esports ecosystem.”
The partnership forms part of Savvy Academy’s broader efforts to collaborate with leading academic institutions across the region to expand access to hands-on learning, industry exposure, and career pathways in games, esports, and interactive media. Through these initiatives, Savvy Academy aims to help build a strong, future-ready talent pipeline aligned with the rapid growth of the global games industry.
T
he American University of
Bahrain (AUBH) has signed
a Memorandum of Understand
ing (MoU) with Savvy Games
Group, a leading games and es
ports company headquartered
in Riyadh, to strengthen col
laboration in student training
and professional development
within the games and interactive
entertainment sector.
This collaboration is part of
Savvy Academy, Savvy’s flagship
initiative focused on develop
ing local talent for the games
and esports industry. This col
laboration reflects AUBH’s com
mitment to aligning academic
learning with industry practice
and supporting the growth of the
creative and digital economy in
Bahrain and the wider region.
Under the MoU, AUBH and
Savvy Academy will explore sev
eral areas of cooperation aimed
at providing students with direct
exposure to professional envi
ronments in the gaming indus
try. These include internship
opportunities for students from
AUBH’s College of Media and
Design, as well as organized stu
dio visits and industry engage
ment opportunities with Savvy
Games Group’s teams in Riyadh.
These initiatives are designed to
bridge theory with practice by
allowing students to engage with
real-world workflows, industry
tools, and professional produc
tion environments.
The partnership comes at a
time of increasing demand for
game art, game design, and in
teractive media talent across
Bahrain and the wider region.
The rapid growth of the glob
al games and esports industry
has increased demand for tal
ent with a blend of creative and
technical skills, as well as an
understanding of modern pro
duction pipelines. This collabo
ration directly responds to these
evolving needs by supporting the
development of a skilled, indus
try-ready talent pool.
By engaging with a leading
games and esports company,
AUBH contributes to strength
ening local and regional capacity
in the creative industries while
supporting students’ transition
from academic study to profes
sional practice. The partnership
equips students with skills that
enhance their employability and
readiness to contribute to the
growing creative industries. Ex
posure to real industry environ
ments also encourages students
to explore innovative projects
and future career pathways
within the sector.
Commenting on the partner
ship, Dr. Layal Halawani, Dean
of the College of Media and
Design at AUBH, said: “We are
proud to sign this MoU with
Savvy Games Group, as this part
nership brings significant added
value to the learning experience
of our students in the College
of Media and Design and opens
new horizons for them in the
field of game design. Connecting
our academic programs with
real-world industry experience
and providing students with di
rect exposure to leading creative
organizations reflects AUBH’s
vision of preparing graduates
who possess the knowledge and
skills needed to excel in their
careers, particularly in emerging
and future-focused fields.”
Amr Sager, Group Chief of
Staff, Savvy Games Group, stat
ed: “As the games and esports
sector continues to expand
across the region, it is increas
ingly important to build stronger
links between education and
industry. Partnerships like this
help ensure that students gain
early exposure to how games are
created in professional environ
ments, while also giving industry
access to the next generation of
creative and technical talent.
By working closely with insti
tutions such as the American
University of Bahrain, we aim
to support the development of a
more connected and sustainable
talent pipeline for the regional
games ecosystem. This partner
ship also supports the goals of
Savvy Academy, which focuses
on building sustainable path
ways for talent development
across the region’s games and
esports ecosystem.”
The partnership forms part
of Savvy Academy’s broader ef
forts to collaborate with lead
ing academic institutions across
the region to expand access to
hands-on learning, industry ex
posure, and career pathways in
games, esports, and interactive
media. Through these initia
tives, Savvy Academy aims to
help build a strong, future-ready
talent pipeline aligned with the
rapid growth of the global games
industry.
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