PR Students

Attractive award 

As this year’s festival is opening its doors to students to compete for the best and most innovative video presentation on the subject  »What is PR?«, the winner for this creative and challenging task will be granted an attractive award, worth every effort to join the competition.

The award for the most creative presentation is a grant in the sum of 8.000 SFR towards a Master of Corporate Communications at the University of Lugano (Università della Svizzera italiana, USI). The two-year MSc in Corporate Communication develops analytical and decision-making abilities for corporate communication, grounded in a sound knowledge of organization, business economics and management. You can find more information about the study program and the university at www.mcc.usi.ch. The winner will need to meet the admission conditions of the University. The prize cannot be exchanged for cash if the winner decides not to enroll in the Università della Svizzera italiana, USI.


The first three students, who will convince the jury with their presentations, will also be able to participate on 13. Slovenian Public Relations Conference – SKOJ (21st – 23rd October 2009) for free.

This surely qualifies as a once in a lifetime opportunity - so, don’t forget – application date is September 17th, 2009.

University of Lugano - a starting point of the future PR experts

The Università della Svizzera italiana, USI, also known as the University of Lugano, is the only Italian speaking University in Switzerland and outside Italy. It was founded in 1996 and is constantly growing both in size and in the courses offered in its four Faculties: Architecture, Economics, Communication Sciences and Informatics. 2,486 students from over 40 countries, 270 professors and lecturers and 350 assistants enter and exit the modern buildings every day, providing an environment rich in exchange, knowledge and personal relations. Its small size, close relationships between students and teachers, the integration of different disciplines, the generous space and the top-quality technical infrastructure allow USI to offer ideal conditions for study and research. Information on the University can be found on www.usi.ch  

Golden Drum promises a great adventure to students

In cooperation with SS PRSS (Student Section of the Slovenian PR Association), the Golden Drum Festival is opening for the first time a special competition in the field of PR dedicated to students. They are invited to submit a short video (2 min. max) on the subject “What is PR?”, among which the jury will pre-select the best 10 videos and out of these award the best one.

Countries invited to compete are all EU members, non-EU members and countries in South Eastern Europe, as well as Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Jury

1. Dejan Verčič, Partner, Pristop (Slovenia) – president of the jury
2. Alfred Autischer, CEO, Trimedia Communications, Austria, Germany, Switzerland (Austria)
3. Grzegorz Kiszluk, owner of AdPress publishing house and editor in chief of Brief magazine (Poland)
4. Francesco Lurati, Member, Foundation Board of the Swiss Public Relations Institute (Switzerland)

How to enter

All participating students are required to upload their video on YouTube and send the link of their video to masa.grabnar@goldendrum.com and we will upload them on the Golden Drum PR Premiere website.
Submitted videos can be made via mobile phones, video cameras or any other means.
For complete registration, each participant is required to send, along with the video link, his/her personal details (name, surname, date of birth, university and country) to the email address above.*

*Personal information will not be disclosed or used for any other purposes.

Registration Guide

1. Record a short video (2 min. max) on the theme “What is PR?”. You can use a video camera, mobile phone, webcam or any other means.
2. Upload your video on YouTube and make sure you don’t lock it to only the YouTube website.
3. Send the link of your video to masa.grabnar@goldendrum.com
4. In the same email, please send us your contact details, namely the following:

• your name and surname
• date and year of birth
• nationality and country of residence
• name and title of your university
• your email

      5. After sending us all the required data, you will receive a confirmation by email.

Personal information will not be disclosed or used for any other purposes; however, all videos received will be uploaded to the official festival website.

Deadline

All registrations, together with the video link, must be received by 17 September 2009. Any entry received after that date will be considered ineligible for this competition and will not be judged. Receipt of each entry will be confirmed by the organisers by e-mail.

Selected entrants going forward will be contacted by 30 September 2009 and their video will be presented at the festival. The best one will be awarded.