Grass Valley expands Ravensbourne partnership for next-gen training

Grass Valley is continuing its collaboration with Ravensbourne University London to help prepare the next generation of media professionals for a landscape shaped by the global convergence of broadcast, AV and enterprise production.

Grass Valley technologies, including the GV Orbit orchestration and monitoring platform, are being integrated into Ravensbourne’s production environment, helping simplify live production workflows while giving students exposure to the types of systems increasingly used across the media industry.

The partnership builds on an established relationship between the two organisations, including earlier engagement around Grass Valley’s AMPP and ongoing collaboration across Ravensbourne’s production and academic activities.

Several Ravensbourne graduates have gone on to build careers within Grass Valley, including progression into senior engineering and support roles.

Howard Austen, senior media services engineer, Ravensbourne University London, said: “Our focus is on giving students a world-class experience that is grounded in the realities of today’s media industry. Working with Grass Valley allows us to give students access to the tools and workflows they will encounter in professional environments, while supporting the collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach that defines Ravensbourne. Partnerships like this help strengthen the connection between education and industry, reflecting our ethos that we learn with industry, industry learns with us and together we transform lives.”

Jonathan Lyth, product director for enterprise media, Grass Valley, added: “As the lines between broadcast, AV and enterprise production continue to blur, the way we educate future talent has to evolve alongside it. Our partnership with Ravensbourne forms part of a broader global effort to support an environment that operates as a real-world production ecosystem where students gain hands-on experience with the tools and workflows used in industry. It’s about helping the next generation develop the flexibility and understanding needed to succeed in modern production.”