“We’ve benefited in so many ways – visiting speakers, work placements, building relationships with other courses and inspirational presentations at Xchange. If anyone is looking for guidance on delivering professional practice to students this is one hell of a starting place - if not all you need.”

Olwen Moseley, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

The D&AD University Network Programme has been running for more than twenty years. Membership helps your course to establish relationships with leading creative practitioners and agencies, provides teaching packs and resources incorporating the best examples of creative practice and execution and adds live industry focused elements to the curriculum. Through unique and established activities we make sure that the knowledge, skills and developments from the sharp end of creative practice are filtered through to teaching staff and students at universities and colleges worldwide.

Membership is aimed at all Higher Education courses teaching creativity including Advertising, Graphic Design, Digital Media, Film & Animation, Photography, Illustration, Product Design and Interior Design.

The wealth of benefits to enhance the curriculum and improve links with the creative industries include the following:

D&AD New Blood Exhibition
As a D&AD University Network Member you receive a free exhibition stand at our graduate show in June. The Exhibition is the leading graduate show of its kind anywhere in the world. 8,000 international visitors come to view the work of more that 120 leading design and advertising related courses. Dates are set for 29,30 June, 1 July 2009.
Visit New Blood

Schools Day
To help you promote your course and the creative industries as a whole to schools, we hold a schools day at New Blood. School and college pupils are invited with their teachers, to a special day during the show. They can follow a trail through the exhibition, helping them pinpoint subjects and courses that might interest them. They can also attend presentations during the day telling them more about a career in the creative industries.

Portfolio Surgeries
We offer four of your leading graduates the opportunity to meet one on one with leading professionals in their specialist area.

The Clinic
The Clinic has returned in a new and improved format. This is your chance to be paired with companies who can offer your course one or more benefits from a list including student placements, visiting lecturers, live briefs with critiques etc.

From 2008/9 onwards if you want to take part, once we have received your form and payment to join the University Network, you will be sent the information to allow you to register your course online.

We will then put you in contact with a company who can offer what you require for the coming academic year.

D&AD Teaching packs and resources
The D&AD Annual and Xchange DVD pack of lectures and case studies provide educators with some of the most powerful teaching materials available for design and advertising courses. They provide a visual record of the most exceptional creative work globally and across disciplines. The Annual is sent to you in October each year or as soon as you join/renew.

Student Representatives
Make the most of membership and nominate a 2nd and 3rd year student as D&AD Student Representatives. They will act as a point of contact for D&AD within each course, keeping your students informed about us. These enthusiastic and dedicated students will also gain unique experiences to take back to their peers, including the chance to watch inspiring creatives from around the world judge the D&AD Professional Awards.

Discounts
As a D&AD University Network member, you will receive discounted entry to D&AD Student Awards, D&AD Xchange, President's Lectures and discounted publications.

D&AD Annuals
If you are a member of the D&AD University Network, (or the library of a University/College who have a course who are a member) download this form to order extra annuals.

Summary
As well as all of the above, don’t forget D&AD is continually working to represent your views and to influence government bodies, for example CC Skills etc, to make sure your point of view is heard as educators in creative fields.

To join the D&AD University Network and take advantage of all the benefits, complete and return the enclosed form. As an educational charity we want you to be involved and subsidise this programme as part of our educational remit.

The cost of membership and for this full programme is £950+VAT if you join or renew before Friday 14th November. The cost after this date is £1050+VAT. The benefits offered have a collective value of more than £3,000.

If you would like to talk through the Programme or any of the benefits in more detail call Ros Fetnaci on +44 (0)20 7840 1167 or email ros@dandad.co.uk.

Download:
University Network Membership Brochure
University Network Membership booking form

If you would like to talk through the Programme or any of the benefits in more detail call Ros Fetnaci on +44 (0)20 7840 1167 or email ros@dandad.co.uk