Create a campaign for the European Commission

The European Commission is looking to create a video campaign that will support the “Say No! Stop Violence against women” project as part of the DG Justice agenda and in co-operation with edcom.

The aim of the video is to trigger a reaction to say no to violence against women for those who typically do not know how to respond to such behaviour or do not dare to act.  Violence against women is a form of abuse that takes place at all levels of society and in all EU countries. Often, people in the vicinity remain inactive. Targeting these bystanders, the short video should raise awareness of violence against women and encourage people to speak out against it. The production language is English.

Competition
Submit a creative idea for a 1-2 minute video campaign in response to a brief by the European Commission. The competition is open to everyone who has a creative way of thinking and wants to make a difference. There is no submission fee and entries can be submitted by teams or individually.

Prize

The European Commission will produce the winning entry and grant credit to the winning team or person. The winning entry will be awarded a trip to Brussels (flights and subsistence costs included for up to 4 persons). They will be invited to meet the European Commission team working with gender equality to discuss the project, visit the EU institutions and get a taste of the great cultural scene in the city (details to be confirmed). The prize cannot be exchanged for a financial compensation. The competition is open to EU nationals contestants only. 

Timeline
14 November 2017: Launch call for entries
10 February 2018, 12h00 CET: deadline for submissions
8 March 2018: announcement of winning team

If you are interested in participating in the Say No! Stop violence against women video competition, please familiarise yourself with the full background and briefing information available below (details of the submission process are included).

Click here to access the brief
Click here to visit their website for more information

Celebrating ten years of edcom

Ten years since its launch, edcom can be proud of a high number of successes and a considerable number of members all around Europe. The network celebrated its tenth anniversary during the members’ meetings in Brussels on 18 October 2017, thanking its past presidents and members for all their hard work and contributions.

The European Institute for Commercial Communications Education (edcom) strives to promote excellence in commercial communications education and research. Its aim is to establish a co-operation between academia and industry professionals, as well as facilitating cross-border education and exchange of students. Since 2007, the institute has changed name and branding, has had 6 presidents and has added a considerable number of members making edcom a European wide network.

Its past presidents are: Micky Denehy (EACA), Barbara Posch (Werbe Akadamie Wien), John Delacruz (Miami Ad School), Frances Illingworth (WPP), Gresi Sanje (Istanbul Bilgi University) and currently Jan Binar (McCann Prague). Each president brought their own perspective and insight to the table and added value to the network. edcom’s current President, Jan Binar, has great plans for the next 2 years of his presidency. His main focus will be on monetising the value of edcom and on creating a long-term strategy that will bring edcom to the next level and will strengthen the relationship with the industry.

We would like to thank all members for their dedication and support to help us make edcom grow into the great institute it is today!

The edcom team

Launch: edcom Thesis Competition 2017-2018

edcom launches the fifth edition of the Thesis Competition, which rewards the best Bachelor and Master theses on Advertising or Commercial Communications among edcom member schools. Each member can nominate one student in each category (Bachelor and Master) to send in their abstract.

The edcom Research Committee will assess the works in three judging rounds and announce the winners on 2nd March 2018. The winners will receive a €400 cash prize and the participating school a €400 EACA voucher, which can be spend on the EACA International Advertising Summer School, additional Ad Venture teams and Evolution Lab.

Interested students should contact their edcom coordinator and send their abstract by 25 October 2017 to inspire@eaca.eu. You can find more details about the competition and requirements here.