Eastern Michigan University amps up partnership with global esports organization

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Japanese Michigan College is increasing its partnership with world esports gaming group Gen.G to incorporate extra on-campus occasions and project-based internships.

College officers mentioned that college students can anticipate extra student-driven occasions and that student-athletes will obtain extra assist from each EMU and Gen.G for competitions and tournaments.

“Gen.G couldn’t be extra excited to proceed increasing our programming with EMU,” mentioned CEO Arnold Hur in a launch. “EMU has been our trusted accomplice as we glance to counterpoint the tutorial experiences for scholar athletes finding out and dealing onerous to have an effect on the way forward for the esports and gaming trade.”

The Ypsilanti college first began its collaboration with the group in 2020 when it launched a collection of highschool gaming tournaments and digital camps.

The partnership has additionally created scholarship alternatives for future EMU college students. Two incoming college students have already obtained $10,000 in scholarships to offset excessive training prices and a scholar from Gen.G’s International Academy in Seoul, South Korea, will be part of different scholar players to review in Ypsilanti.

The EMU/ Gen.G partnership will even produce extra large-scale occasions and gaming programming, like Summer season Showdown. The summer time gaming match was hosted this pas summer time EMU REC/IM Heart and noticed scholar groups from eight native excessive faculties and universities compete for gaming titles. Winners of the occasion included groups from the College of Michigan-Flint, Michigan State College and the College of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Upcoming gaming occasions on the Ypsilanti campus will be discovered right here.