Our Story, Mission & Vision
Our story.
The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography opened its doors in January 2003 in a quaint historic building on Dorp Street, however due to rapidly expanding application numbers soon had to relocate to Techno Park, the innovation hub of Stellenbosch. This has been our home ever since.
In just a short period of time, the Academy became one of the leading, tertiary creative institutions in South Africa winning numerous awards both nationally and internationally.
Our Academic team are highly educated and experienced within their fields, offering the best instruction and inspiration this country has to offer.
Our graduate attributes are vital for graduates to acquire the most sought after jobs in the industry. We strive to develop individuals who will graduate as:
Critical Thinkers
Creative Innovators
Reliable Researchers
Astute Strategists
Problem Solvers
Compelling Communicators
Responsible Citizens
Effective Negotiators
Mission statement.
To produce industry ready graduates with adaptive capacity, who interpret, synthesize and respond to deep contexts using Visual Communication for sustained impact and who contribute to transformative discourses.
At the Academy we are committed to:
- designing innovative programmes,
- building extraordinary learning environments, and
- fostering open networks and partnerships, which enables our graduates to build a successful professional future in Visual Communication.
Vision.
The preferred higher education platform in Visual Communication launching world leaders in critical thinking and innovation.
