edcom: Training Tomorrow’s Talents

Event Street Brussels
2017-06-26 17:30 - 23:00 UTC | Place Saint-Géry, Brussels

Ad Venture Winning Team Attend Cannes Festival
2017-06-17 08:00 - 2017-06-24 00:00 | Palais des Festivals, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
The 2017 Cannes Festival of Creativity is taking place during week and our very own Ad Venture winners will be on the gold-studded guest list.
The prestigious festival brings together the brightest minds in the creative industry for a jam-packed week of events, networking!

The awards presented at the festival set a global benchmark for what good creative looks like, and provide plenty of inspiration for the year ahead.
Want the chance to bag yourself an all expenses stay at the 2018 Cannes Festival?
Get involved in our annual Ad Venture Competition!

Ad Venture finalist presentations and announcement of winning team!
2017-05-19
Drum rolls please!
On this day the three finalist teams will present their campaign to a jury panel consisting of 2 academics, 2 agency professionals, 2 client representatives and a jury chair.
The winning team will then be chosen and all four team members will be treated to an all expenses stay at the 2017 Cannes Festival of Creativity.
Good luck to one and all!

edcom meetings
2017-05-18 - 2017-05-19 | Lisbon, Avenida D.Carlos I, n4 , Lisboa, 1200-649, Portugal

Content Rules? Content Rules!
2017-05-16 | Campus Lange Nieuwstraat van de Artesis

Cross Border Brand Communication Project (CBBC or IP Week)
2017-05-15 | Lisbon, Portugal
Each year, 5 edcom members organise the CBBC or IP week for their students. During this week, students work in international teams on a integrated marketing & communication campaign while developing their skills and knowledge of marketing and communications.
The five edcom members are: Werbe Akademie Wien, AP Hogeschool Antwerpen, IADE Creative University, NHTV and Staffordshire University
The next edition will take place during 15-19 May 2017 in Lisbon

Deadline to apply for 2017 Summer School
2017-05-03 | Online
Don’t miss out on your chance to spend an intensive week in Prague learning about the advertising industry from leading practitioners in the field.
You will also have the opportunity to work in international teams, developing a campaign in response to a real brief, which you will pitch to the professionals at the end of the week.
To apply, send your CV and motivation letter in English to inspire@eaca.eu. Please also specify whether you are applying for the Foundation or Advanced course.
Read more about the Summer School from last year here.

Announcement of Top Three Ad Venture Finalist Teams
2017-04-28 | Online
Drum rolls please!
On this day the judges will announce the names of the top three finalist teams who have made it through to the final round of the 2016-17 Ad Venture Competition.
In the second round, 6 judges (2 academics, 2 agency professionals and 2 client representatives) will judge each of the top ten campaigns and select the top three in a conference call.
In the third round, the top three finalists will present their campaign to a jury panel consisting of 2 academics, 2 agency professionals, 2 client representatives and a jury chair.
Each campaign will be reviewed by 6 judges and scored based on the following criteria with the following point distribution:
Proposed strategy /10 points
Key creative insight /10 points
Creative execution /10 points
The overall winning team will get an all expenses paid stay at the 2017 Cannes Festival.
Keep your eyes peeled for that all-important email!

Announcement of Top Ten Ad Venture Finalist Teams
2017-04-11
Drum rolls please!
On this day the judges will announce the names of the top ten finalist teams who have made it through to the second round of the 2016-17 Ad Venture Competition.
The first round consists of 20 academics, 20 agency professionals and 20 client representatives. Each juror receives 10 campaigns to judge.
Each campaign will be reviewed by 6 judges and scored based on the following criteria with the following point distribution:
Proposed strategy /10 points
Key creative insight /10 points
Creative execution /10 points
In the second round, 6 judges (2 academics, 2 agency professionals and 2 client representatives) will judge each of the top ten campaigns and select the top three in a conference call.
The overall winning team will get an all expenses paid stay at the 2017 Cannes Festival.
Keep your eyes peeled for that all-important email!

Announcement of Top Ten Ad Venture Finalists
2017-04-11 | Online
Drum rolls please!
On this day the judges will announce the names of the ten teams who have made it through to the second round of the 2016-17 Ad Venture Competition.
We will announce the finalists by email and then publicly on social media.
The ten teams will then submit a poster of their campaign, which will be exhibited at the edcom members’ May meeting.
Keep your eyes peeled for that all-important email!

EPHEC International Marketing Week
2017-03-26 | E.p.h.e.c. Louvain-La-Neuve, Avenue du Ciseau 15, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348, Belgium
EPHEC University College in Belgium is organizing the 10th edition of its “International Marketing Week” from 26th to 31st March, 2017.
This project week is organised on our campus of Brussels South, 30 kms from the center of Brussels, in Louvain-La-Neuve.
The subject of the 10th edition is “Designing a trendy packaging for an innovative start-up!”
Students are expected to create a trendy packaging for an innovative start-up founded by a former Ephec student. More information can be found here.
For this 10th edition, EPHEC is not only welcoming students, but also lecturers. Specialists are invited to give input through lecturers, workshops and coaching sessions in the following domains : retail, packaging, innovation, creativity and design.

EPHEC International Business Week 2017
2017-03-19 | EPHEC Business School, Avenue Konrad Adenauer 3, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, 1200, Belgium
Edcom member EPHEC University College Brussels is organising the 3rd edition of its “International Business Week” from 19 to 23 March 2017.
The event will be focused on the Belgian Beer Market (so perfect for all you beer lovers out there!) and will give up to 4 students per institution the great opportunity to work on a case study submitted by the CFO of Bertinchamps, a growing Belgian Family Brewery. The cost of the business week is 180 euros – which includes accommodation at Brueghel Youth Hostel, participation in all the activities and related transport, breakfast, lunches and aperitif/tapas on Sunday and Tuesday. For further information or questions, please e-mail Mrs Silvia Payan at s.payan@ephec.be (for questions related to registration and payment) or Mrs Clotilde Verhaeghe at c.verhaeghe@ephec.be (for any other questions).

Finalists announced for Hong Kong Global Business Plan Competition
2017-03-15 01:00 - 23:00 | Online
edcom member NHTV student and former 2015 EACA Summer School participant, Puk Rutten, is involved in an international business plan competition organised by Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His team’s submission, Pairit, aims to bring the international traveler closer to their friends and family at home. Pairit is a platform that connects 360 degree cameras for mobile phones with another mobile phone that, in combination with Google Cardboards, acts as virtual reality glasses on the other side of the planet.
Find out more about the competition here.

Ad Venture Campaign Submission Deadline
2017-03-15 | Online
Is your team is participating in the Ad Venture 2016-17 competition?
Make sure to submit your campaign material by this date to have the chance to win a trip to the prestigious Cannes Lion 2017 festival!
You can submit your campaign material on to the platform here.
Good luck!

IADE International Creative Week 2017
2017-03-13 | IADE Creative, Av. Dom Carlos I 4, Lisboa, 1200-649, Portugal
The next International Week of IADE Creative University will take place in Lisbon between 13 and 17 of March 2017.
The theme will be: A Journey into Knowledge.
Five hundred years ago, Francisco was born in Lisbon, son of a painter and illustrator, António D’Hollanda, a Dutch artist working in the Portuguese royal court. The name indicates his origin that may have bear a family name impossible to pronounce in Portuguese. Francisco enjoyed an education close to the Portuguese high aristocracy of the time. In 1533, at the age of sixteen, Francisco was sent to Italy with a generous scholarship to learn the emerging arts of late Renaissance, from painting to fortress building. In Rome, among others, he met Michelangelo. In Venice met Sebastiano Serlio and received from him a copy of his architectural treatise. Back in Portugal he wrote a book “Da Pintura Antiga”, a treatise on art introducing the new concept of Disegno and painted an Album “Das Antigualhas que vio Francisco D’ Ollanda em Italia” depicting buildings, fortresses, events, paintings and sculptures studied during his travel. For all his live he assisted the King as a councilor and “art director”. Late in his life he wrote a small treatise on the Scientia do Desegno that may be regarded as the first vision of design as a science. In a way, Francisco d’Hollanda, was one of the first Erasmus academics, sent of to another country in Europe to learn under a different environment and culture. Francisco’s early example stands for the idea of traveling as a learning experience that is now the body of all European exchange programs. So, for 2017 IADE’s international week we invite you to… travel, and reflect upon the idea of traveling both literal and metaphorically as a process of knowledge enhancement. We welcome your thoughts, experience and projects under this idea of knowledge: JOURNEY.
Please contact maria.ana.paul@universidadeeuropeia.pt for more information

edTalks: Storytelling by Alexandre Duarte
2017-02-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
There is no denying that stories have immense power in our lives. They can engage us, hypnotize us, frighten us or inspire us.
But what can they do for business? Are they able to attract consumers? Are they really important to brands? Why?
This presentation will show you how good stories around the world have succeeded in getting brands to connect with people, not only to their consumers, but also to potential clients and influencers. Through countless examples, they will be guided by a true story about joy, passion and involvement.
Register for the Webinar here: https://zoom.us/s/530813683

Politico 2017 EU Studies Fair
2017-02-10 08:00 - 2017-02-11 20:00 | The Crowne Plaza, Le Palace, Rue Gineste 3, Brussels, 1210, Belgium
Don’t miss out on the 2017 Politico EU Studies Fair taking place in Brussels.
This is the largest educational and networking event in the world focused on graduate and postgraduate programs in EU studies, international relations, business, economics, public policy and law.
Since 1999, the EU Studies Fair has been a reference for world-class academic institutions to meet top students from across the world and showcase their graduate and postgraduateprograms. The two-day fair, held annually in Brussels, is a unique opportunity for students and young professionals to discover both academic and career opportunities. The EU Studies fair also features career seminars, personalized career counseling, guided tours of the EU institutions and university spotlights.
Best of all – it is completely free of charge! What are you waiting for?

CDate night by ACC Belgium
2017-02-07 19:00 - 23:00 | ACC, Sint-Huibrechtsstraat 17, Brussels, 1150, Belgium
If you are a final year art student, don’t miss this great opportunity to meet top Belgian Creative Directors at this Valentine-themed speed networking session.
Students are invited to bring their portfolio and discuss their outstanding creative work.
Top creatives at following agencies have already confirmed their presence: &Koo, Air, 20Something, Duval Guillaume, Friendship, Happiness, Havas, JWT, LDV United, Leo Burnett, Prophets, Serviceplan & The Reference.

Announcement of edcom Thesis Competition 2016-17 Winners
2017-01-30 | Online
Drum rolls please!
On this day the judges will announce the names of the winners of the 2016-17 Thesis Competition.
In addition to receiving an edcom Certificate, having their thesis summary published on the edcom website and the possibility to be published in a European advertising journal or magazine, the winners will be awarded with travel, accommodation and a seat at the 2017 EACA International Advertising Summer School.
Keep your eyes peeled for that all-important email!

edcom Thesis Competition 2016-17 Announcement of Finalists Round Two
2017-01-23 | Online
Drum rolls please!
On this day the judges will announce the names of the lucky people who have made it through to the third and final round of the 2016-17 Thesis Competition. The final entries will be judged on two criteria: Novelty: does the thesis offer a new and original insight and scale: what is the magnitude of the achievement. All finalists and winners will receive an edcom Certificate, publication of their thesis summary on the edcom website and the possibility to be published in a European advertising journal or magazine. The winners be awarded with travel, accommodation and a seat at the EACA International Advertising 2017 Summer School.
Keep your eyes peeled for that all-important email!

edTalk on Digital Video Advertising
2017-01-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Don’t miss out on the next Webinar in our edtalk series.
In this Webinar, Oliver Gertz, Managing Director Interaction EMEA and Programmatic Lead Global Clients, MediaCom, will talk about digital video advertising and its importance in the industry.

Ad Venture Team Registration Deadline
2016-12-15 12:00 | Online
Are you bothered by gender stereotyping and inequality?
Want to make a difference?
Make sure to register your team for this year’s Ad Venture project and have the chance to win a trip to the prestigious Cannes Lion 2017 festival!
Team registration can be found here.
Good luck!

Thesis Competition 2016-17 Poster Deadline
2016-12-14 12:00 | Online
If you are one of the lucky people to have made it to Round Two of our Thesis Competition, make sure to send your poster to us by this date.
Your poster should summarise the main themes, evidence and findings.
More information about what exactly we are looking for can be found here.
Candidates who submit a poster on time will be in with a shot of winning an all expenses paid stay at our 2017 Summer School!
Good luck!

edTalk: How is virtual reality revolutionizing marketing and communication?
2016-12-14 11:00 - 23:30 | Online
Virtual Reality is one of the biggest trends in marketing nowadays.
How is it revolutionizing marketing and communication?
Lara Rincon will give an edTalk on this topic. She is the country manager of the digital marketing agency “Tres Prima”, Spanish subsidiary of “Trois Prime”. She has specialised in virtual reality since 2013 and has developed more than 10 VR animations.

Salon Européen de l'Education 18-20 November
2016-11-18 08:30 - 2016-11-20 18:00 | Parc des expositions, Porte de Versaille, Paris, France
For all our French students and academics – make sure not to miss this great careers event, Salon Européen de l’Education, taking place this weekend (18-20 November) at Porte de Versailles, Paris.
Get ahead with your career and discover all the communications courses put on by edcom member, ECS Paris.

edTalk "Virtual Reality: big buzz or real added value for clients?"
2016-11-16 11:00 - 11:30 | Online
Oscar Bastiaens is a lecturer in semiotics and multi-narrative design at the NHTV, Breda University of Applied Sciences and he is involved in research on VR and transmedia.
Oscar will talk about the recent developments in VR and the benefits that both industry and consumers see in the future in different industries.He will also invite participants to take a critical look towards VR and look beyond the hype to see whether VR is really the ‘next big thing’ for everyone, or just a few.
VR is now a big buzz in the industry, but when the wow-factor wears off, where will the technology settle, and will audiences still be interested?

Festival of Enterprise at Bournemouth University
2016-11-16 08:00 - 2016-11-18 20:00 | Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, United Kingdom
University of Bournemouth is hosting the Festival of Entreprise – you can already book your tickets for 16-18 November 2016.
Designed to inspire innovation and creativity for local businesses, BU students and staff, the Festival of Enterprise brings together speakers from a range of business fields.
Featuring collaborations with the likes of Matt Desmier – Bournemouth’s go-to guy on the digital creative scene – and Richard Dolan, the Innovation Lead for the Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group.
Tickets are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. All events are free and everyone is welcome – bring ideas, the coffee is provided!
You can book tickets online here.

Thesis Competition 2016-17 Announcement of Finalists Round One
2016-11-15 | Online
Drum rolls please!
On this day the judges will announce the names of the lucky people who have made it through to the second round of the 2016-17 Thesis Competition.
Successful candidates will then have to submit a poster of their thesis.
The poster should summarise the main themes, evidence and findings of the research.
More information about the poster can be found here.
Keep your eyes peeled for that all-important email!

European Digital Skills Award 2016
2016-10-30 | Online
The European Commission invites nominations for the best projects, which encourage people to improve their digital skills. The new European Digital Skills Award aims to celebrate outstanding projects developing the digital competences of Europeans for work, education and life in general. Individuals, organisations, businesses, public authorities, schools, universities, non-governmental organisations and associations can apply for the European Digital Skills Award by filling in the application form by 30 October 2016.

Deadline Thesis Competition 2016-2017
2016-10-26 | Online
If you have written a Bachelor or Master thesis on commercial communications and want to receive recognition for it, don’t hesitate a second longer and enter our Thesis Competition! Contact your edcom coordinator for further details and make sure to send your abstract (500 word summary in English) to inspire@eaca.eu by 26 October 2016!
