Hyper Island is an education provider with a difference. The global business school has swerved away from traditional education, and provides hands-on creative courses applicable to real-world vocations.
Catherine McHenry is a Programme Leader at Hyper Island’s UK base, which is found in Manchester. She heads up two programmes, Digital Management and Digital Experience Design, Master’s courses offering real briefs and accredited by Teesside University.
Catherine is a Steering Panel member for Digital City Festival, which is coming to Manchester on March 9th. Along with many other influential figures, she’s helping bring the five-day event to reality – learn more about being involved here.
Hyper Island is doing things quite differently, and as McHenry explains, “Hyper Island is based on the idea of ‘there are no professors’.
“[Its] approach and methodology has always been the same: it’s about empowering people to learn for themselves. Not provide the answers, but encourage individuals and teams to experiment and learn by doing.”
