Two Keywords: Network Media and Content

   The development of information media on the web has given birth to a technological means for creating a high level of diversity and freedom of expression and transmission to a degree that is incomparable with the past. It is now possible for non-professionals to utilize a wide variety of ways to create and disseminate a large amount of information (content) on a daily basis. Furthermore, networks that are supported by technology for the efficient transmission of such information have created an environment where members of the general public are able to make a significant impact on society.

   The College of Media Arts, Science and Technology was established for the purpose of providing education starting from fundamentals in information and communication technology, leading to advanced topics in content technology for producing and utilizing content that flows through networks, and net-media technology for supporting the accumulation and flow of content. Our aim is not to raise creators who will work on generating the content itself; but to foster engineers and researchers who will make an impact on society through their technological and scientific achievements.

    Since we sent out our first graduates in March 2011, our alumni have demonstrated their uniqueness and diversity in research, development, creative works, entrepreneurship, and social activities. We can say we fulfilled our purpose to assist students to become high-demand professionals in their society and era. The world today is currently in transition from the information-centered Society 4.0 to a human-centered Society 5.0 where the real world and the virtual world meet to solve various problems in our community. That said, our technology still has room to grow as the flaw in the coronavirus exposure notification app COCOA demonstrated. This supports the fact that the world needs professionals in the field of IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence), Cybersecurity, and Big Data.

    In the College of Media Arts, Science, and Technology, we have prepared students to demonstrate innovation and creative theory in foundational technologies and creative areas such as web content, video, and music. This foundation of our curriculum has been refined over the years and remains relevant in the innovations we expect to see in the future. In our program, we aim to integrate this foundation with state-of-the-art technology and high-demand subjects.

    We are a young program with considerable flexibility. The student intake is small, only 50 accepted as freshmen (and later accepting 10 transfer students), but we have 31 lecturers to support them. The student-lecturer ratio is 1:1.6, and this allows us to give students almost personal guidance. Also, we collaborate with top-level creators and producers in courses, facilitate hands-on projects with the industry in special courses such as Embedded Technology Campus OJT. We have various learning paths to the taste of every student

    The word “Art” in our college’s name, College of Media Arts, Science and Technology, might make us seem like a program in art. However, we are a science and engineering program and require our applicants to have a solid foundation in math. Additionally, we require applicants to have knowledge and interest about the internet and network services, but that may not be a problem for your “digital native” generation. If you think this description fits you, we invite you to the College of Media Arts, Science and Technology. Here you will develop new skills, knowledge, and connections to become the next ICT engineer/researcher in Society 5.0. We welcome all curious minds with a drive in this area.

   Third and fourth year courses are more specialized. Subjects are focused around network media and content technology, and additional information science/technology courses provide a deeper understanding of the two areas. These will be mostly electives and can be classified in 6 groups as shown below: "Network and Communication Technology", "Storage and Distribution of Content", "Interaction Technology", "Computer Science", "Content Processing and Application", "Content Creation and Technology".

   In addition to lectures, we offer hands-on training labs and projects that will allow students to design and achieve their own goals and outputs. These will enable students to apply their knowledge outside of the classroom environment and acquire skills for future careers.

   Half of our students who choose to pursue a career after graduation start their careers in information technology, communications, and network services. However prospective careers are not limited to those industries. Professionals with a background in information engineering are in high demand across various sectors whether the market is thriving or not, which is a great advantage to graduates from our program.