By Eric Bryner
On April 22-23, Riot Games hosted an event to officially welcome the 28 selected Riot Games Student Ambassadors (RSAs) for 2017/18 at Asia-Pacific University.
This opportunity was only available to full-time students enrolled in a Malaysian university or college, according to the website. These students become part of an “entrepreneurial nationwide ambassador team for a year – leading campaigns and projects.”
The purpose of the campaigns and projects are to grow the League of Legends community, while helping the student ambassadors develop skills that will be valuable in their future careers.
The RSA’s first major challenge was to create a gaming club on their campus. This proved to be challenging because many students have very little exposure to gaming and/or the esports industry.
Within the first two months of the program, the RSAs managed to create 16 new clubs. The gaming clubs are receiving a lot of positive feedback and students at the universities are excited to have a place to connect with fellow gamers.
“There are clubs for chess, clubs for languages and clubs for sports but somehow gaming clubs never seemed to surface. Finally, we get a place to connect with players,” said a member of the Taylor’s University E-Sports Club.
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