The College of Technology at the University of the Philippines (LPU) in Manila now has an eSports department, and its educational program includes mandatory Dota 2 playing hours, among other disciplines. reports AFK Gaming portal.
Education takes place according to the undergraduate program. In addition to playing Dota 2, it also includes a number of other disciplines. Some focus on esports management, broadcasting and video game design and development. Lessons in Dota 2 will be the study of various strategies and their combination in practice.
“One of the notable features of the program is the creation of an e-sports laboratory-arena within the university. “AFK Gaming is designed to create an immersive environment where students can gain insight into the dynamics of eSports events, from their organization to their management and participation,” he writes.
The editors of the portal also emphasized that LPU is not the only university in the world experimenting with progressive educational programs. An example of this is the University of Tokyo, which started training experts in metadata last year.
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