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Located in Tonsberg, approximately 1, 5 hours from Oslo, Idefagskolen has educated nearly 2000 students in creative arts over the last 20 years. This education has been the start for many of an exciting career, a dream to start in the media, design and communication. The school is a professional company purposed to deliver education to those who wish for a vocational education related to current job market. All programs are practical and last one-year.

Idefagskolen is considered to be the best school for animation in Norway, and has won many student awards for their animations. Alumnus has been going on working on great Norwegian productions as for instants Max Manus and The newly released Troll hunter (2010).

The school has a very practical approach to subjects. It emphasizes the practical work rather than teaching in big classrooms and reading. Students’ classrooms are dedicated to the disciplines and every department have their own classrooms. Professional specialists are available on a daily basis and work together with the students. The lecturer has his office in the classrooms, to ensure a close contact between the students and the teachers.

The close contact and the Guidance contact between student and teacher is a strong part of Idefagskolens philosophy. Problem-solving, reflection and creative process between student and teacher, and between the students themselves are other features. Problem-based learning is a student-oriented learning situation where the professors take a role as facilitator or supervisor. The knowledge students obtain from such situations should not be forced upon by the professor. The main point of Problem-based learning at the school is to give students greater scope to take part in its development of knowledge.

The interaction between the tutor and students and solutions are discussed in the student group and gives room for development. Students play an important role in sharing knowledge and to study the issue from their point of view. The final product is not a self-determining phenomenon, but a result of the work during the process.

All the programs offered start in August each year and last one year. The professors are present and available between 08.30 and 15.00 each day. The school has mandatory presence for all students. The core teaching times is 1350 school hours spread over 33 weeks. Students should expect to work some evenings during the week and sporadically on weekends- even after the professors have completed their work, the learning continues in student teams throughout. Idefagskolens staff is experts in most media disciplines. This is often reflected in the work where the interdisciplinary expertise is given to a new publication. Students will obtain knowledge into areas beyond their own.

The best learning examples are concrete projects from the private and the public sector. As a student, you learn the process from idea to finished product. This way you will be safer to master the production processes in real life. Project work is naturally to today’s young people who choose vocational education to match between education and working life. In large part Idefagskolen is looking for specific tasks from the real life with real customers from the business community. Project teams established within the individual subjects, but rarely across them. Students will have the confidence that they are supported by a project coordinator from the school’s faculty.

Espen O. is the Managing Director of Uniabroad, and has created a portal for higher creative studies for Norwegians, which describes different design disciplines as for instants Animationand and specialized design schools as Idefagskolen. Espen has worked with Ravensbourne since 2004.