The Saudi Esports Academy (SEA) is an e-learning platform supervised by the Saudi Esports Federation. It aims to grant electronic games amateurs the opportunity to enhance, develop, and master their abilities and skills in addition to participating in global esports events and tournaments.
Objectives of the Saudi Esports Academy
The Saudi Esports Academy enables participants to acquire knowledge on all esports fields, ultimately fulfilling their professional careers and becoming qualified to lead the future of esports. This is achieved by offering specialized training sessions and programs covering technical, tactical, and leadership skills, as well as team management, marketing, advertising, and digital streaming methods in collaboration with specialist esports international partners and establishments.
Members of the Saudi Esports Academy
The Saudi Esports Academy is based upon a comprehensive and integrated ecosystem featuring professional e-gamers, international esports trainers and coaches, and notable subject matter experts. This ecosystem contributes to developing the sector and offering prospective attractive career opportunities. In fact, the sector's global value is estimated at USD200 billion by 2023.
The academy has been established to support achieving the objectives of the Saudi Esports Federation. Its purpose is to foster and advance the gaming community and industry within the Kingdom, while also creating an environment conducive to cultivating elite athletes in the Kingdom who can compete in global tournaments.
Programs of the Saudi Esports Academy
The Saudi Esports Academy offers a wide range of programs within the framework of its efforts aimed at preparing and developing the skills of e-gamers. Notable programs include project management in esports, offering a structured approach for developing individual and group skills in esports management. This program develops students' skills related to project management, such as team building skills, game strategy elaboration, communication methods, and effective esports activities implementation, through applying project management principles and processes. This program also focuses on event management and audience attraction. It spans four weeks and features practical exercises and intensive sessions. It is offered in collaboration with South Korea's Gen.G Esports Global Academy.
The academy's programs include other short courses, such as esports training, esports refereeing, and professional gaming courses, such as Overwatch, Valorant, Rocket League, and an esports diploma.
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