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Sharing the Creative Solution, Change the World!

We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. Then where can we find the proper knowledge?
MAD STARS presents and shares MAD solutions to various social problems through conveying marketing and advertising campaigns.

Learn know-how from award-winning marketers and creators. You can learn various practical skills that you never knew at the Global MAD Academy.

Only 10 weeks! Invest your time, become an expert!

About Global MAD Academy

Global MAD Academy is an integrated practical training platform covering the latest trends in global Marketing, Advertising and Digital Contents.
Featuring the world's best instructors, its video format is ideal for the post-coronavirus era.
The Global MAD Academy is run by AD STARS, an international festival that combines creativity with cutting-edge technology, and celebrates creative solutions that promote positive change in the world.

Features

Easy accessibility from around the world through an online-centered hybrid education program
A global academy with the world's best instructors in each industry
Top graduates will be invited to take part in job networking events held on-site special during AD STARS 2023 in Busan, South Korea.
Receive credit for degree programs from eligible domestic and foreign universities (TBD)

Who should apply?

1MAD industry professionals

Advertisers (Marketers, Marketing-related staff, Brand/Promotion Managers, Digital Strategists, Market Research Analysts, Social Media Managers etc.)
Advertising companies (Account Planners, Creatives, Strategists, Content Specialists, Media Account Directors, etc.)

2University students and graduates who wish to work in a MAD industry

Key dates: Global MAD Academy 2022

1When

Spring Academy: 13 April 2022 ~ 15 June 2022
Fall Academy: 21 September 2022 ~ 23 November 2022
※ Lessons open every Wednesday

2Where: Online website(academy.adstars.org)

3Number of students: 50 person per class(Closing Registration in order of payment)

4Application period:

Spring Academy: 1 March (Tue) ~ 10 April (Sun)
Fall Academy: 1 August (Mon) ~ 2 September (Fri)

5Language: English

6Class hours: Total 200 minutes (20 minutes per week, 10 weeks)

7Tuition fee: $1 (AD STARS offers a discount until this year, helping to grow talent in the MAD industry. Full fees will apply from 2023.)

8Programs

Class	Tutor
All Tigers Have Different Stripes	Ankur Kalita 6 Mile Executive Creative Director
Creative Advertising Copywriting	Josie Burns VMLY&R Creative Director
Creative Work in Advertising with Social, Ecological Aspects	Gabor Spielmann Kabooom Creative Director / Partner
Get Creative with Vertical Storytelling	Guan Hin Tay BBDO Chief Creative Officer
Innovation by Design	Brett Macfarlane Valor Founder
Position for Change	Birger Linke Birger Linke Design Chief Creative Officer

Recruitment may be canceled if there are not enough students.

Completion criteria and benefits

1Completion criteria: To graduate from the Global MAD Academy, complete 80% or more of all online classes and submit all assignments.

2Benefits

(Common) Students will receive a certificate of completion, which can be added to your portfolio.
(Students) Students will gain access to global employment information, based on their job-matching qualifications, while top graduates will receive a free admission ticket to AD STARS and access to job networking opportunities.