The Academy of Arts & Creative Technology (ACT) was established on the 7th of May 2021. The establishment of ACT was done in line with the restructuring of the Social Sciences and Arts fields which was subsumed under the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Through ACT, the arts, especially the creative arts, is once again a specialized field of study as it was once before under the School of Art Studies on the 13th April 1999.

ACT’s position within Borneo’s diverse and rich cultural heritage comprising over 30 indigenous ethnic groups make it a prime centre for various research opportunities ranging from art, music, dance, or theatrical ethnic culture in Borneo. Exposure to this rich cultural environment, ACT also endeavors to preserve it through the variety of creative industry courses that are offered.

ACT aims to provide innovative and creative experts, artists, art entrepreneurs the opportunity to uncover new artistic perspectives across disciplines and fields of knowledge in the face of the industrial revolution. The courses offered by ACT are designed to meet the current needs of the creative industry with an emphasis on the socio-cultural and economic changes happening in the local and international communities.