Abertay University has been named the top International School for video games design, with programmes ranked in the global top 10 at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Abertay extended its long track record as one of the world’s elite games universities in this year’s edition of the Princeton Review’s global rankings for games design courses.

Now ranked 8th in the world for undergraduate programmes and 7th at postgraduate level, the University retained its established place as the number one institution in Europe.

Professor Jim Bown, dean of the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business said: “These rankings are really important to us because they recognise the excellence of our academic staff and the student experience here at Abertay, while also providing crucial guidance to applicants making their decisions on where to study.

“Maintaining our position as one of the world’s best providers takes a lot of hard work from our Faculty members and professional services colleagues, coupled with ongoing investment in the latest facilities and equipment and a strong commitment to working closely with the games industry and linking our approach to its needs.”

Ryan Locke, head of the Centre for Excellence in Computer Games Education at Abertay University added: “Abertay’s position as an international leader in games is based on our track record in delivering top quality education but also in the many strands of research, innovation and knowledge exchange work which underpin our programmes.

“When you study at Abertay you are learning from some of the very best in the business and our programmes are designed with the right mix of academic rigour, industry experience and enterprise support needed to support student success.”

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The Princeton Review recognised the strength of Abertay’s campus-based courses, including Professional Masters in Games Development; MSc Computer Games Technology programmes; BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology; BSc (Hons) Computer Game Applications Development; BA (Hons) Game Design and Production; and BA (Hons) Computer Arts.

Abertay is one of the global birthplaces of video games education, having pioneered the world’s first degrees in the discipline in 1997.

It is also a national Centre for Excellence in Computer Games Education, with specialist facilities including one of Europe’s largest PlayStation 5 development labs, an Emergent Technology Centre, a Vitural Production Research Environment, and a range of development studios and labs.