Tudor-Constantin Neagu to represent Romania at Roger Hatchuel Academy

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Tudor-Constantin Neagu, the winner of the national competition at The Alternative School for Creative Thinking, will represent Romania in Cannes Lions, at Roger Hatchuel Academy 2017.

Each year, 35 representatives from all over the world, up to 23 years old, are attending  the Roger Hatchuel Academy at Cannes Lions.

For a week, the students have access to an intensive training on communication and creativity. They will meet with Cannes Lions speakers and jurors, they will compete and they will enjoy an exquisite learning program, all in all an ideal mix of knowledge and networking, especially at the beginning of a career in marketing and advertising.

Tudor attended The Alternative School, after winning a scholarship throughout a competition of ideas. Within the school he finished on the 3rd place, within the Ineratio team

His presence at the Roger Hatchuel Academy is endorsed by MiniPrix, the traditional partner of the program. Mara Cristina, Brand Manager at MiniPrix was, herself, an Academy student years ago.

 Our partnership with The Alternative School for Creative Thinking has become a very popular annual event in the company. Why? Because student’s creative solutions are every year more and more surprising, delicious and super-useful. Their projects take us out of the daily routine, bring us a breath of fresh air in the team and expose us to jaw-dropping innovative perspectives. Our support for Roger Hatchuel Academy is our little contribution to the future of our country, the trust we are giving to a young man who will attend this Cannes academy and will return in Romania ready to change the world for the better and to increase the level of the creative industry. Roger Hatchuel is also a chance for our country to be represented by a super talented young man in a context where participants come from 30 countries and work together to bind long-lasting friendships. Tudor is an ambassador for all of us. After all, our mantra has always been to help as much as we can when it is needed

Mara Cristina,

Brand Manager  MiniPrix

More than 20 young people from Romania participated in the last 13 years at the study and networking experience of the Roger Hatchuel Academy. 3 of them won Gold in the competitions taking place in Cannes, starting 2006.

Ioana Halunga, the first winner, won afterwards a scholarship at Milano Design Institute and nowadays is working for clients in Singapore and Qatar. In her spare time is a high ranked contemporary artist. Her last major work was sold for 6000 in the Saatchi Art Gallery in 2016. Andrei Lacatus, aka Shurubel, another Roger Hatchuel winner, is nowadays a reputable VJ, youtubber and radio star.
The Alternative School for Creative Thinking has pioneered creative education in Eastern Europe.
Over the past 13 years, more than 300 young people have benefited from international specializations at Cannes and Eurobest, and the best of them have won Gold, Grand Prix, Bronze and Order of Merit in international first-class competitions.