GLOBAL, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 – Four branches of Miami Ad School placed in the YoungGuns ranking of the top 10 advertising schools worldwide, with Miami Ad School in Germany topping the list as the leading school for young creatives. Alumni of the school have taken the Student YoungGun of the Year award thrice in the past decade: in 2005, 2008 and 2009. The Top 10 Schools ranking identifies the schools that have produced the most awarded creative
students in the 10 years since the YoungGuns were founded.
The rankings are still concentrated on English-speaking countries. The USA took four spots, including 2nd and 3rd places, with the School of Visual Arts in New York and the Miami Ad School in Florida respectively. The San Francisco and Minneapolis locations of the Miami Ad School also figured in the top 10. Australia and New Zealand represented Asia-Pacific with New Zealand’s Media Design School came in at 4th place, and RMIT and AWARD School in Australia in the 5th and 6th spots. Northern Europe was also well-represented, with schools in Sweden and Norway in the top 10 in addition to Germany’s number one spot.
The complete top 10 Awarded Schools are:
1. Miami Ad School, Europe – Germany
2. School of Visual Arts New York – USA
3. Miami Ad School, Florida – USA
4. Media Design School – New Zealand
5. RMIT University – Australia
6. AWARD School – Australia
7. Berghs School of Communication – Sweden
8. Miami Ad School, Minneapolis – USA
9. Miami Ad School, San Francisco – USA
10. Westerdals School of Communication – Norway
The YoungGuns has been releasing a number of other Top 10 rankings to celebrate the 10th year of the YoungGuns award. The next rankings to be released the Top 10 Innovative Ideas (Public Vote), 10 Years of Call for Entries (Public Vote), Top 10 Awarded Agencies and Top 10 Awarded Young Creatives.
To enter this year’s awards, visit www.ygaward.com.
