Leading the Creative Education Field
The One Academy has long been recognised as a world-class creative education institution that transforms budding youth into professional industry players. The courses offered meet the criteria of international standards and are fully accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). In 2024, The One Academy ranked No. 1 in the ‘Top 50 Global Creative Schools’ list by the Rookies Global School Rankings, a ranking that represents the absolute best in creative education and excellence across all categories. The results were based on over 6,793 student entries from 462 schools across 105 countries, reviewed by 180 judges from diverse industries.
The One Academy also ranked the World's No. 1 for Graphic Design, World’s No. 1 for Immersive Media, World’s Top 3 for Concept Art, World’s Top 3 for Product & industrial Design, World’s Top 6 for Motion Graphics, World’s Top 8 for 2D Animation, and World’s Top 8 for Architectural Visualisation. Additionally, it was honoured as Creative School of the Year at the Kancil Awards in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 & 2024. Its students have also won the Graphite Pencil (Silver Award) in the D&AD Awards, considered among the highest honours in the world’s advertising industry.
Staying true to its “Masters Train Masters” teaching philosophy for over 35 years, its team comprises of some of the creative industry’s top players and professionals who strive to impart knowledge as well as real-industry experience. In an effort to provide top-notch education options, the courses offered at The One Academy match the industry’s needs such as Digital Animation (with specialisation in Animation, CG Modelling or Visual Effects), Illustration (Movie & Game Art), Visual Communication Design, Interior Architecture and Design, Digital Media Design, Paris Fashion Design & Pattern Making, and Fine Arts.
The One Academy also offers 3+0 UK bachelor’s degree programmes in partnership with one of the top-ranked universities in the UK, the University of Hertfordshire (UH), where young aspiring youths will be able to pursue an excellent UK design education locally and acquire uncompromised creative education. The One Academy has also formed official affiliations with reputable design universities and colleges in the UK, Australia, the US and more, providing wider selections for our graduates to further their studies.
At The One Academy, we emphasise the importance of providing industry-based learning to our students to ensure that they are not only learning new information about the creative scene, but are able to put that knowledge to use in real life.