Young Stars AD Competition 2016 offers students mentorship in ad industry

Young Stars AD Competition 2016, reportedly the first student advertising competition of its kind in the world, gives students the chance to get ahead in the advertising industry by taking part in a unique mentoring programme. It takes place in Busan, South Korea, which is one of Asia's fastest growing creative hubs.

“The goal of Young Stars is to identify and develop talent from all over the world, because it is today’s students who will determine the future of our industry,” says Euija Lee and Hwanjin Choi, co-chairpersons at Ad Stars.

Entry requirements

Eligible participants include university/college students, with an advertising or design-related major, including those taking a temporary gap year and graduate students (excluding Ph.D. graduates). Teams must contain no more than three people.

To take part in the Young Stars AD Competition, entrants must apply as part of a team of two or three people and submit a joint-application form before Friday 29 April 2016. Each team must explain why they would like to be part of the Young Stars AD competition 2016. They should also submit a small portfolio of work, which will be judged by experts in the advertising industry.

The top 40 teams from all over the globe will then be invited to fly to Haeundae beach in Busan, where they will learn from advertising professionals and be given a project to complete, giving them a taste of what it is like to work in the fast-paced advertising industry.

To enter, go to www.adstars.org and click on ‘Young Stars AD Competition’. Each team must pay a registration fee of 100,000 KRW (approximately $85) per person.

Selected teams will be announced on the website and individually contacted on Wednesday 7 June 2016.