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Cheil Worldwide Sponsors New Spikes Student Academy

An advertising festival and learning institute, the 1st Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore from September 16 to 19 promises to be.  Cheil Worldwide, global marketing and communications company, and South Korea’s largest advertising agency sponsors the Spikes student academy.

Spikes Asia teams up with Cheil Worldwide to host a dedicated Academy for 15 students from across Asia. The exclusive-Cheil sponsored Spikes Academy will launch this year and will be a permanent addition to the festival and offer a unique educational programme during the three-day event.

Students will benefit from Creative Media Design lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic, Noor Azhar Mohamed, as well as from festival seminars, screenings, exhibitions and workshops. To enhance their learning experience, the students will also enjoy their own master classes and tutorials given by top international industry figures. Of course, what’s an academy without graduation?  The Academy’s activities will culminate in such a ceremony.

Sponsor

On their sponsorship, Nack-Hoi Kim, CEO of Cheil Worldwide, said in a statement, “To provide Asian students an opportunity to expand their horizons and to learn from top industry leaders shows our commitment to fostering talent in the region. We hope that the students who have been selected will become key industry players not only in Asia, but globally as well, and that they will leave the Academy feeling inspired and more determined to develop their abilities.”

For his part, Terry Savage, festival chairman say, “We are delighted to work with Cheil Worldwide in launching the Spikes Academy. We are both committed to supporting the future talent of our industry by providing a unique learning opportunity and insight to the business, to further develop the students’ skills and professionalism and give a good foundation to prosper in their careers.”

Students in tertiary education studying advertising, marketing and communications in Asia who wish to apply for a position at the Spikes Academy should contact their local official Festival Representative.

The 1st Spikes Asia Advertising Festival is from September 16 to 19 at the Suntec City Singapore.  Visit www.spikes.asia/representatives for more details.

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