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The Animation Workshop is an animation school housed in the former military barracks in Viborg, Denmark. It is a part of VIA University College's School of Business, Technology and Creative Industries. Since the late 1980s, The Animation Workshop has educated and trained animators for the Danish as well as the international animation, computer game and visual effects industry. The Animation Workshop has a strong international network of artists, professionals, companies, funding institutions and partner schools. Teachers and students come from Denmark and the rest of the world, and all classes are conducted in English.TAW has played a role in many international projects, which seek to improve and create an understanding of the role functional animation and applied comics can play in public discourse, learning and modern communication processes.In 2016, the institution was featured among The Top 20 Schools to Hire From as selected by Animation Magazine and won 5th place worldwide in the CG Student Awards in 2015. TAW ranked among the Top 100 Schools for Animation, Gaming and Design and 14th among International Animation Schools by the Animation Career Review in 2014.Courses and departmentsThe Animation Workshop consists of seven distinct departments: Bachelor Educations – Bachelor or Arts degrees in Character Animation, CG Arts and Graphic StorytellingOpen Workshop – Talent development and artist residencyProfessional Training Courses – Short courses and master classes for animation professionalsDrawing Academy – Traditional drawing coursesAnimated Learning Lab – Research and development in the area of children and youth animationArsenalet – A creative stronghold for animation, games and new media companiesFunctional Animation- Applied comics and visualization