Calling all young talent
As the region’s premiere festival for the creative communications industry, we aim to develop a generation of media, advertising and creative talent in the MENA region.
The curious, keen-to-learn university students that call MENA home are set to be the region’s future creative stars.
The Student competitions below are for full-time Undergraduate university students only between the ages of 18-25.
Students must be based in MENA and not currently or previously employed with any organisation on a full-time or part-time basis, who are studying Advertising, Media, or relevant creative fields.
A message from the Jury President
Khaled Al Shehhi
Executive Director Marketing and Communications
UAE Government Media Office
Student Cover competition
Dubai Lynx, in partnership with Campaign ME, calls for standout creative students from the MENA region to create the front cover for the issue of the magazine. The competition challenges entrants to create an exciting and original cover design based on a real brief. Only individual entry submissions are allowed - team based entries will not be accepted.
Entries for the competition are now closed.
Student Integrated competition
This challenging competition asks students to craft and submit an attention-grabbing campaign using three forms of media in response to the brief set by UAE UNstereotype alliance. Only individual entry submissions are allowed - team based entries will not be accepted.
Entries for the competition are now closed.
The Creative Hackathon - A realtime 24-hour competition.
Students who participate in the Hackathon and win will earn industry-wide recognition by being awarded on stage at the 2023 Lynx Awards ceremony. In addition, they will get the chance to elevate their profile in this competitive job market.
In partnership with:
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The curious, keen-to-learn university students that call MENA home are set to be the region’s future creative stars. The aim of the Dubai Lynx Student Competitions is to help them develop, thrive and showcase themselves to the creative communications industry.
Dubai Lynx Student Competition Handbook
Student competitions brief:
Dubai Lynx 2023 student cover competition brief
Student integrated competitions brief:
Dubai Lynx 2023 student integrated competition brief
Download the Campaign masthead:
Campaign masthead
Student competition partners
