The Arts University College at Bournemouth (formerly known as The Arts Institute at Bournemouth) has been offering specialist education for over a century and has a strong reputation both nationally and internationally for providing the creative industries with practitioners of the future. Bournemouth’s reputation reaches across the world with former students working internationally and winning the very highest accolades in film and media including BAFTAs, Oscars, Emmys and RTS Awards. The university has gained a particular reputation in lens-based media and is now recognised as one of the best film schools in Europe, as well as being a Skillset Centre of Excellence. All 3000 students are based within one campus which is a creative community where both staff and students share a commitment to the disciplines of art, design, media and performance. The University College is located in Poole, next to Bournemouth University and Wallisdown.