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{{Short description|Training and media venue in Eastside, Birmingham, England}}
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[[File:New Technology Institute -Birmingham -UK.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The New Technology Institute building, now known as University House.]]
The '''New Technology Institute, Birmingham''' (abbreviated to '''NTI Birmingham''') is a training centre and media studio located in the Learning and Leisure Zone of the [[Eastside, Birmingham|Eastside]] of [[Birmingham]], [[England]].

Part of by [[Birmingham City University]], the building opened in January 2006 after one year of construction by what was then [[Birmingham City University|University of Central England]]. The building cost £10 million and the topping out ceremony was held on 20 July 2005.

The five-story building houses a purpose built training venue for business and management training skills on the ground floor, for IT training using [[Apple Mac]] computers, seminars, meetings, video conferences, product launches and networking events. Since autumn 2014, the building has been renamed University House, with the University's management and support services located on the remaining floors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcu.ac.uk/about-us/maps-and-campuses/university-house|title=University House}}</ref>

== Training ==
NTI Birmingham run a number of short, one- to five-day, software training courses accredited by [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] and [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]].

In 2010, NTI Birmingham ran the first in a series of training events called [[Gamer Camp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/get-into-games-2010-birmingham-city-university |title=Get Into Games 2010: Birmingham City University &#124; Edge Magazine |publisher=Next-gen.biz |date=2010-09-25 |accessdate=2010-12-16}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> The first of these, Gamer Camp: Nano, provided mentoring and tuition from [[Blitz Games Studios]], [[Rare (company)|Rare]] and [[Codemasters]] trained two groups of games artists and programmers over the course of a month to build two games for the [[iPhone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamercamp.co.uk/Nano.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005013621/http://www.gamercamp.co.uk/Nano.aspx|archivedate=5 October 2010|title=Apply now for our game console design courses|publisher=Gamer Camp|accessdate=2010-12-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Web design and development ==
In January 2010, NTI Birmingham integrated the University's commercial-facing web, video and enterprise centre, Screen Media Lab, into its facilities. In February 2010, this led to the launch of the new core [[Birmingham City University]] website, following an extensive rebuild by Screen Media Lab/NTI Birmingham.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

== Enterprise programmes ==
The organisation also has extensive experience in delivering programmes for businesses in the creative industries, and working on a range of projects for the private and public sector. These include [[Animation Forum West Midlands]], [[BSeen]], [[Insight Out]], [[Economic Clusters of Cultural Enterprise|ECCE]] (Economic Clusters of Cultural Enterprise) and [[Young, Gifted & Talented]] (part of the national [[National Association for Gifted Children|Gifted & Talented]] programme).{{fact|date=November 2024}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.ntibirmingham.co.uk/ Official NTI Birmingham website]
*[http://www.gamercamp.co.uk/ Gamer Camp]
*[http://www.bcu.ac.uk/ Birmingham City University]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111017173520/http://www.animationforumwm.co.uk/ Animation Forum West Midlands]
*[http://www.b-seen.org.uk/ BSeen]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425214125/http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/nationalstrategies Department for Education, Gifted & Talented scheme]

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