About us

The history of SAE began in Sydney in October 1976, when the first ever SAE campus was established by engineer/producer Tom Misner, who in doing so developed the world's first combined practical and theoretical curriculum in audio engineering. Our unique education system remains the only one of its kind in the world and has since expanded to offer programs in other curriculums such as film making, multimedia and other creative medias. Our first courses began humbly in our own 4-track recording studio however, over the past three decades, SAE has developed into a world-wide network of campuses, boasting some of the most advanced equipment and facilities available to students studying in the creative media industries.

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I founded SAE Institute to provide world-class education and training in the audio engineering and creative media sectors. It’s great that you are considering SAE Institute to further your education. Our courses are a well balanced combination of theoretical and practical subjects, after all we have been doing this for over 30 years. I have always insisted that all my courses should have a large 'hands-on' component and indeed the majority of your practical time is on an individual basis, something no other school to the best of my knowledge can claim.

I invite you to take a tour of our fantastic facilities and meet our experienced staff to find out for yourself why SAE is truly leading in these fields.

Dr. Tom Misner – President and Founder

• Prf. Zbys Klich (Chair)
• Mr. Marco Bettelli
• Mr. Georges Jegen
• Mr. Romy Hawatt

• Dr. Helen Lancaster (Chair)
• Prf. Zbys Klich
• Mr. Florian Staerk
• Mr. Rene Ferm
• Mr. Keiran Bartlett
• Mr. Mark L'Estrange
• Dr. David Salisbury
• Mr. Geoff Weule
• Dr. Bruce Molloy
• Mr. Martin Benge
• Mr. Bruce Mann
• Mr. Peter Simpson
• Ms. Debra Polson
• Mr. Dale Freya
  

SAE Institute is the proud owner of the Studios 301 Group (www.studios301.com) - one of the world's leading recording studios, Qantm College (www.qantm.com) - a leading educator in games and animation and AMS Neve (www.ams-neve.com) - the leading audio and film console manufactures.