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Empowering creativity. Driving student success.

See how higher education institutions are preparing graduates for a digital-first world with help from Adobe.

Adobe x Civitas

Adobe and Civitas, the home of higher education policy, explore how universities can take student skills to the next level. Discover student expectations for developing digital and professional skills and how some institutions are transforming their teaching strategy.

Helping you meet the needs of a changing sector.

The higher education landscape is changing, and institutions are adopting new forms of student-centered education through hybrid and blended learning models. Learners need skills, knowledge, and mindsets that will enable them to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

By integrating Adobe products across the whole curriculum, you can transform your approach to teaching and help your students develop creativity and digital literacy — the skills they need to thrive in the modern economy.

Teeside University
"Adobe is rightly recognized as an industry leader and its software is used worldwide across multiple industries. By giving all of our students access to its suite of apps, as well as providing them with support and training, we are ensuring that Teesside graduates are fully equipped to make a real difference in the 21st-century workplace."

- PROFESSOR MARK SIMPSON, PRO VICE CHANCELLOR (LEARNING AND TEACHING)
Solent University
"These are exciting times for Solent! We are absolutely delighted to partner with Adobe as this will be the keystone of our approach to staff and student digital literacy and our learning and teaching strategy over the coming years. This valuable partnership will enhance our work on ensuring successful outcomes for all of our students and graduates."

- PROFESSOR KAREN HEARD-LAURÉOTE, HEAD OF LEARNING & TEACHING
Swinburne University
"Supporting students to confidently, creatively and critically use technology in a global context and in a variety of ways; to look for information and evaluate its authenticity; to collaborate and become content creators, not just consumers. We’re enabling students, across all disciplines, to make, play and learn and graduate digitally fluent, digitally confident and become active agents of change."

- CLARE DYSON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DIGITAL LITERACIES
Duke University
Teeside University
Solent University
Arizona State University
Swinburne University

Creative Cloud

How Adobe Creative Cloud benefits students.

Creative Cloud is more than a set of market-leading apps for digital content creation and communication. It’s a comprehensive platform that offers innovative ways of learning, enabling your students to showcase their knowledge, skills, and passion in engaging ways.

Boost student engagement.

By giving students the tools to communicate their ideas through compelling digital experiences like infographics, websites, videos, and 3D and AR content, you’ll engage them in their learning and help them excel across their coursework.

Nurture Essential soft skills

Nurture essential soft skills.

While learning to express themselves through a variety of digital media, students can practice the soft skills employers want most: communication, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and collaboration.

Create self-starters.

Creative Cloud gives students agency and confidence as they develop their storytelling abilities, build real-world digital skills, and gain experience solving communication challenges.

Reimagine coursework with Creative Cloud.

Whether your students are making brochures to present historical research, animations to demonstrate scientific concepts, or videos to deliver critical responses to literature, they’ll become persuasive communicators. See some unique student projects made with Creative Cloud.

Adobe Creative Cloud

Explore Adobe’s creativity and design apps.

Whether they want to edit photos, make videos, create presentations, or design infographics, apps, or websites, Adobe’s creativity and design apps give students the tools and freedom to express their ideas while building 21st-century skills.

Discover the benefits of becoming an Adobe Creative Campus.

The Adobe Creative Campus program spotlights leading colleges and universities around the world that recognize the value of teaching digital literacy in higher education. Discover the benefits of joining.

From Here to Digital Literacy

Academic leaders can...

  • Drive student success with digital literacy.
  • Differentiate their schools by advancing digital literacy.
  • Get opportunities to collaborate with other innovative leaders in higher education.
  • Take part in Adobe Creative Campus Collaboration events, Digital Literacy Café webinars, and more.

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Faculty members can...

  • Drive student success with digital literacy.
  • Differentiate their schools by advancing digital literacy.
  • Get opportunities to collaborate with other innovative leaders in higher education.
  • Take part in Adobe Creative Campus Collaboration events, Digital Literacy Café webinars, and more.

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Students engagement

Students can...

  • Engage more deeply in their learning as they create projects like podcasts and documentaries.
  • Learn persuasive communication skills.
  • Take part in Adobe Creative Jams and other events to build career skills.
  • Learn quickly with on-campus support from Adobe Student Ambassadors.
  • Graduate with visual, audio, and storytelling skills that can accelerate their time to employment.

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Learn about our university partnerships.

Adobe partners with schools that are actively engaging in transforming their pedagogy. Watch our case study videos to find out more.

University of Utah

University of Chapel Hill

See the latest from the Adobe Education team.

From training courses to academic research and reports, we have a wide range of resources to help educators and school leaders get up to date with the latest thinking on digital literacy.

Cultivating Digital Literacy

This course helps educators and school leaders learn more about the benefits of digital literacy and how to integrate it across the curriculum.

Find out more

Get Hired EMEA: The importance of Creativity and Soft Skills

Get Hired report

Discover the importance of creativity and soft skills for success in the future workforce.

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Adobe Creative Campus

Creative Campus brochure

Find out more about the benefits of becoming an Adobe Creative Campus.

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Adobe Creative Cloud

Creative Cloud for Enterprise

See what’s included in our enterprise plans, and get an overview of all the ways Adobe creative apps can transform the way your students learn.

Digital Literacy in Higher Education: Now More than Ever

Digital Literacy in Higher Education report

Discover best practices for enhancing digital literacy to increase student engagement and improve career prospects in an unprecedented time.

Adobe Education Exchange

Created by educators for educators, this is a free learning platform offering instant access to professional development and teaching materials.

The demand for digital literacy.

Discover why enabling digital literacy is essential for modern universities.

Find the plan that’s right for your institution.

See our plans and pricing.

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Learn more about partnering with Adobe.

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