ECS (Brussels)

ECS Brussels is a communications school that is part of the MediaSchool. ECS Brussels aims to shape the next generation of communications professionals and prepare them for the job market. Offering a bachelor degree and various master programs, ECS is part of an international network of schools. Its methodology involves case studies and internships from the first year onwards and courses are being taught in French or English by professionals active in the fields of advertising, P.R., events, journalism, marketing and digital communication.

Barbara Claeys

Graduated in Business with a major in marketing at ICHEC, Barbara accumulated over 22 years of experience in the world of advertising and media. She began her career at IP Belgium (RTL Group), spent 3 years in London in the audit & consultancy Fairbrother Lenz Eley home, then spent 12 years in international media planning at Havas & Mediabrands (IPG Group). She joined MediaSchool Group in 2012 to lead ECS Brussels as well as the new digital school, #SupDeWeb launched back in 2015.

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SUP de PUB

35 years of experience. Created in 1986, Sup de Pub is now the leading communication school in France with nearly 4500 students.

An innovative and immersive teaching method developed with key players and advertisers in the market. Several influential personalities from the economic, political and social spheres give lectures each year and regularly welcome our students to their premises.

Our work-study programs in 4th and 5th year has a network of more than 500 partner companies.

With 46 programs in 4th and 5th year Master programs, Sup de Pub is the only communication school to train students for all communication jobs with specializations directly in line with the job market demands.

93% of our students are employed immediately after graduation.

47% of the French prizes at the Cannes Lions – International Advertising Festival – are awarded to our students.

A network of over 10,000 alumni!

6 campuses in France and abroad (Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, San Francisco, London, New York with Baruch College) and more than 40 partner universities worldwide.

Sup de Pub delivers state-recognized degrees, RNCP title-level 7 (bac+5).

Anne-Françoise Stasser, Director

Gilles Nakhlé, Manager of International Academic Projects

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Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University has a strong professional orientation with a focus on academic excellence and graduate employability. The university is recognised as the only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice in the UK and graduates from the National Centre for Computer Animation. Bournemouth University is at the heart of the largest non-industrial conurbation in Europe. It is in a wonderful location sandwiched between the UK’s newest national park, best beaches and largest natural harbour. It is home to a major financial services sector (JP Morgan Chase, Nationwide Building Society and Liverpool Victoria among others) as well as having the largest concentration of language schools outside London and many national headquarters including the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Sunseeker International.

Cliff Van Wyk

Cliff Van Wyk Bournemouth University United Kingdom

Cliff Van Wyk is Senior Lecturer in Advertising at Bournemouth University, with special emphasis on Strategic Planning and Applied Creativity. Cliff spent 30 years in advertising and marketing consultancy in various parts of the world, prior to joining Bournemouth University in 2006. He has worked for, and with, some of the world’s leading agencies and marketers, such as Lintas, Lowe Worldwide, Unilever, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Dulux, 3M, Mercedes-Benz, HSBC and IBM. He has delivered papers at major international conferences (Global Diversity, Age Matters, Brand Activation) and is actively involved with several industry bodies. Over the past five years, Cliff has guest lectured (and run bootcamps and practical workshops) in Spain, Argentina, South Africa and the Netherlands. He has also served as a judge in several advertising and creative award programmes.