European Design Centre

24/07/2013

The website is back online! Thanks for your patience.

22/07/2013

Our website is currently down due to server problems. Sorry for the inconvenience - we'll keep you updated!

23/05/2013

"DEADLINE REMINDER: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Games For Health Europe

We would like remind you that the deadline for submitting the Call for Papers is 24 May and for the Call for Content is 31 May! As you know, we seek quality content to present and publish - please distribute around your companies, organizations, universities and friends :)

More info can be found on our website!"

Call for Content Talk submissions for the general, non peer reviewed, Games for Health Europe conference program on November 4th & 5th, 2013. - Non-peer reviewed tracks of the GFHEU conference - All games for health related subjects are welcome! - All accepted presenters attend the conference for fr...

16/05/2013

It's a wrap!

Via Grandma's Design: AND THE NOMINEES ARE.......

The jury day in Amsterdam determined the shortlist of designers and their concepts. Each participant submitted a poster visualising a new food design concept inspired by a traditional recipe of their choice. AND THE NOMINEES ARE........*drum roll*

Homemade/Handmade (Amélia Desnoyers), Quick-Ready Cake Roof (Hannah Vranko), The Recipe of User Guide (Sofia Badaoui, Anne-Axelle Bouilly, Marie Visonneau), Like Grandma (Alice Conquand, Caroline Fourier, Alexandre Leduc), Serving Sweet Magic (Ana Maria Jimenez, Iván Merino), Deconstructed Benedict (Michelle Lim), Jan in a Bag (Léa Bougeault, Jessica Pigeron), Community Bakery (Eva Zavodna)

Find out which Grandma's/recipes they were inspired by on our website - more information about the nominated concepts will be added to our website soon, as well. The winners of the Grandma’s Design competition will be announced in November 2013 at a final event. Stay tuned for updates on the program and location on our website, Twitter & Facebook!

On Tuesday our jury nominated several concepts for the Grandma’s Design food design competition! The jury day in Amsterdam deter

16/04/2013

Graduate in European Studies, Business Administration or International Communications?

The European Design Centre (EDC) with offices in ‘s Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven is a creative research lab operating at the intersection of ICT, creativity and design. We lead research initiatives, develop profitable projects and create spin-off businesses. EDC is managing a number of European projects in the field of Creative Industry support, E-Learning, Sustainable Fashion and Cultural entrepreneurship. To support our growth we are looking for a:

Trainee in European Project Management

Who should apply?
The job would suit someone who just graduated (University of Higher Vocational Education level) in the fields of Project Management, (Technical) Business Administration or Strategic Communication. The right candidate has practical knowledge of, or affinity with project management, particularly in international contexts, including project communication and administration and the management of multidisciplinary teams. You would be responsible for project planning, project ex*****on, post processing and project status reporting. You would also be responsible for communication needs identification, delivery to project support and ex*****on of reconciled communication measures and you are also having the responsibility for the project team. The successful applicant should be able to work accurately and precisely and have an excellent eye for detail. You will be supervised by a senior staff member but are expected to work autonomously on an operational level. You will be trained on the job to grow to the position of junior project manager. Affinity with cultural and creative industries is considered a plus.

What will be the core responsibilities of this traineeship?

- Project set-up and milestone definition. Allocation of team members, responsibilities and timeframe.
- Ex*****on of project in time, budget and quality as described in the project plan.
- Administration and reporting to project assigner (European Commission).
- Creating tools for the project.
- Promote projects within international networks and at public events.
- Secure the completion of all set deliverables, setup of contingency actions.
- Guarantee the adherence to technical, economical and quality parameters.
- Knowledge management & project documentation.

Required education and skills
- The selected applicant should have a University of Higher Vocational Education level in the fields of Project Management, (Technical) Business Administration or Strategic Communication.
- Experience in cultural and creative industries would be considered a plus.
- The applicant must master English and preferably a second European language (Dutch preferred).
- The applicant must feel comfortable with deadlines, stress management and public appearances and presentations.
- Experience in Project Management or a comparable position will be experienced as a plus.

Benefits
During the first year of traineeship you will receive a minimum salary while you develop the skills and knowledge connected to the role of Junior Project Manager. Upon successful completion the right candidate can be offered a position in our company.

Interested? Send your CV and guidance letter to Mr. Ysbrand Derksen, Manager HRM, [email protected]

15/04/2013

EDC is looking for a Business modelling and incubation expert! (15/04/2013)

Company profile EDC
The European Design Centre (EDC), with offices in‘s Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven is a creative research lab operating at the intersection of ICT, creativity and design. We lead research initiatives, develop profitable projects and create spin-off businesses in the creative industry. Some of our current European projects aim at providing access to finance for - and stimulating entrepreneurial skills in - the Creative industry. To further support the Project Management team we are looking for a Business modeling and incubation expert for 2 to 3 days a week.

Qualifications:

- Have a University Degree or greater level qualification(s);
- Have direct experience of having worked in/with the culture and creative industries sector;
- Have at least 5 years industry based experience in the undertaking of business modelling and analysis activities and techniques, such as using the business model canvas;
- Have at least 2 years industry based experience in business incubation, involving advising and/or mentoring start-up companies covering key areas such as creative entrepreneurialism, innovation translation, networking and especially access to finance;
- Be highly proficient in English language based oral and written communication skills, especially in regard to facilitating workshops and presenting;
- Be an experienced team player who can demonstrate task leadership and an attention to detail in their work;
- Be comfortable working in a multi-disciplined, multi-cultural and dispersed team, which heavily relies upon a range of digital communication tools for collaboration and delivery of joint objectives;
- Be willing to travel to various European destinations as part of project activities.

Desirable:

-Direct experience of having worked with or advised digital businesses with an education, tourism, design and/or social media based specialism;
- Have an interest in cultural heritage;
- Have previous experience of organizing creative industry events for entrepreneurs and investors;
- Have previous experience of working with public administrations and in European Commission co-financed projects;
- Experience in project management.

Contact information:
Candidates can email their CV and guidance letter to Ysbrand Derksen, (Manager HRM), [email protected], 073-6104000.

03/04/2013

Games For Health Europe:

"NEW LOCATION, NEW DATE, NEW TRACK

2013 is proving to be an exciting year already. A lot of new things are happening for Games for Health Europe. First, we are moving to a new location and a new date. Rearrange your schedule so you can join us on 4 and 5 November 2013 at the Media Plaza in Utrecht, The Netherlands!

Also the Call for Submissions is now open - read all about it in the newsletter we just sent out:"

20/03/2013

[DUTCH] Gezocht: Collega!

Ervaren PHP Developer (Parttime of Fulltime)

Voor de realisatie van een grootschalig internationaal web platform voor de creatieve industrie in Europa, is European Design Centre met spoed op zoek naar een ervaren web developer. We werken vooral met Open Source technieken, platforms en frameworks zoals WordPress, Drupal, Magento en CodeIgniter.

Wij zoeken:
Een enthousiaste developer die samen met andere developers, designers en contentmanagers onze webapplicaties en interactieve tools nog beter maakt. Om dit te doen beschik je in ieder geval over de volgende skills:
• PHP en MySQL
• OOP en OO Frameworks
• XHTML en CSS
• jQuery
• etc….

Over EDC:
European Design Centre (EDC) is een creatieve en innovatieve club die zich o.a. bezighoudt met de inhoudelijke en technische realisatie van websites, webportals, serious games en simulatie toepassingen. Het hoofdkantoor van EDC bevindt zich in het centrum van ’s Hertogenbosch.
Werken bij EDC is leuk: je werkt aan vooruitstrevende projecten, soms met internationale partners. Er zijn altijd deadlines maar de sfeer is informeel en relaxed.

Wat wij bieden:
Je krijgt een marktconform salaris en er is ruimte om te experimenteren met nieuwe technieken. Deze functie kan zowel PARTTIME als FULLTIME worden ingevuld.

Reageren:
Geïnteresseerd? Stuur dan een email met korte motivatie en een CV naar Ysbrand Derksen (ysbrand[at]edc[dot]nl )

18/03/2013

Medsim is looking for a simulation specialist (starter, Dutch/English) - please share!

Medsim

11/03/2013

Oproep Dutch Design Workspace Shanghai07-03-2013 - De Dutch Design Workspace Shanghai is op zoek naar nieuwe deelnemers.Voor ontwerpers en bureaus die zich gedurende een periode in China willen vestigen is er de Dutch Design Workspace in Shanghai. De workspace is een initiatief van DutchDFA in samen...

07/03/2013

Grandma's Design has just announced the members of the jury of their food design competition:

"We are very excited to finally let you know who is in the jury of our food design competition!! The jury members are (random order):

- Anna Cerrocchi
- Francesca Zampollo
- Marc Bretillot
- Karlijn Souren
- Morgaine Gaye

It is a privilege to have this level of food design experience and expertise on board! More information about them will be added to our website, soon. Stay tuned here and on Twitter for updates."

Their competition closes only 22 days from now - grab your chance to take part!

Are you a designer? Then we invite you to let one of the grandmother’s recipes inspire you. Have a look at the grandmother’s page, pick a recipe and a Food Design category and create a new design concept. You can choose from 5 different categories: Design With Food, Food Product Design, Design About...