Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is a world-renowned, not-for-profit specialist institution providing university-level creative and performing arts training. Established in 1996 by Mark Featherstone-Witty and Sir Paul McCartney, LIPA is based on the site of Paul McCartney and George Harrison's old school in Liverpool's Georgian Quarter. The institution's pioneering project-based learning approach emphasises collaboration, industry links and entrepreneurial training. With around 1,000 students from over 40 nationalities and a 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio, LIPA offers undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation courses across Acting, Musical Theatre, Dance, Design and Technology, Filmmaking, Management, Music, and Sound Technology.