Cheil supports Spikes creative academy

Spikes Asia and Cheil Worldwide are once again teaming up to form the Spikes Asia Creative Academy. Aimed at inspiring young creative talent, the Academy’s three-day programme is tailored to the needs of its students and includes tutorials and master-classes from top industry figures as well as participation in the Spikes Asia seminar and forum programme, giving them exceptional first-hand insight into the creative advertising and communications industry of which they will be a part of in the future. The Academy’s activities will culminate in a graduation ceremony.

The students, currently in tertiary education studying advertising, marketing and communications, will be tutored by Noor Azhar, Senior Lecturer at the Singapore Polytechnic Design School.

“The Spikes Asia Creative Academy will expand the students’ knowledge and provide an unforgettable insight into the advertising and communications sectors, enhancing their skills and knowledge for when they embark on a career in the industry. We are delighted to continue working with Cheil Worldwide to deliver this exceptional learning platform and we look forward to welcoming this year’s group of students,” says Steve Latham, Director of Talent and Training for Spikes Asia.

Commenting on their Spikes Academy sponsorship, Nack-Hoi Kim, President and CEO of Cheil Worldwide says, “This will be our third year sponsoring the Spikes Academy, and we are very excited to be inviting 15 promising students in Asia to attend the festival this year. We have no doubt that these students will learn and be inspired from the industry leaders as well as the wonderful, rich programme which will be tailor-made for the group. I hope that this experience will inspire them to reach their fullest potential in their future endeavours.”

This year’s group of students who have earned a place on the 2012 Spikes Asia Creative Academy are:

Allan Zhang, LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore

Marcus Yuen, LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore

Katrina Lam Tsz Ki, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Sylvia Lai Man Wai, University of the Arts London, Hong Kong

Jovwy Kua, Saito College, Malaysia

Lim Kwee Yen, Saito College, Malaysia

Nur Arief Hidayat, Gadjah Mada University, Malaysia

Paras Irshad, The City School, Pakistan

David Lin, Ming Chunan University, Taiwan

Xiaoyang Shen, Yunnan Art Design Univsity, China

Pubudini Prasadika Hewa Wellage, Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Sri Lanka

Pham Minh Dung, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Vietnam

Jaime Gabriel Jake Morales, University of Asia and the Pacific, the Philippines

Jinuk Seok, Hong Ik Univiersity, Korea

Soohye Kwon, Sogang University, Korea