Creations

We are entirely responsible for the production of the DG RTD Magazine on research and science in Europe . For the last four years Qwentes, on behalf of the European Commission, has produced the renowned publication “research*eu”.

Research*eu aims to broaden the democratic debate between science and society. It presents and analyses projects, results and initiatives. Research*eu is written by Qwentes’ professional journalists and is published in English, French, German and Spanish. Qwentes was appointed by the Directorate-General for Research to deliver the content of this magazine for 10 issues per year for a period covering 4 years. We also rebranded the then current publication “RTD info” as “research*eu” and reinforced its editorial line. The readership increased from 600.000 in 2004 to 1.000.000 in 2009.

Qwentes was tasked with designing a visual concept and a set of products to promote the importance of biosecurity across borders and on the farm.

The visual approach that we developed rested on the concept of origami. The goal was to stress that putting in place biosecurity measures is easier than it may appear. The concept of origami was carried through all the products.

Following the successful European Veterinary Week 2008, DG Sanco wished to support the concept and enlarge its promotional impact addressing it to Veterinary schools, students and medical professionals by creating an academic diary intending to raise awareness on zoonotic diseases.

Qwentes produced a diary in all 23 languages in an A5 format (spiral edition), intended to be distributed to approximately 80 veterinary schools across the EU members’ states but also to veterinary students and medical professionals.

A specific system for valuable feedback per language and ordering of the Diary has been thought and implemented through the existing web site (www.one-health.eu).

Its aim is to show the concrete advantages of the European Social Fund (ESF) by illustrating real case studies via successful examples (portrait interviews of people who benefited from the programme). The Comic book will be based on these portraits in order to raise awareness of what the ESF can do trough 4 stories. The design and layout were competed by Qwentes.

DG TREN launched a series of communication actions on the EU Road Safety Policy encouraging the adoption of successful road safety strategies and measures.

Currently, the European Commission is participating in a public consultation for a new “action programme” to cover the years 2011-2020. Its final results are going to set the goals to be achieved in the following years but also address the most important road safety issues.

Qwentes is responsible for the full campaign concept including strategy, messages and audiences on EU and MS level, detailed presentation of the different campaigning actions and relationships.

The objective is to rank the website amongst the top-5 websites listed by the major search engines (google, yahoo, etc) when searching for the selected keywords and messages defined in the campaign concept.

Qwentes Kantor has undertaken the production of a brochure in EN, aiming at raising the visibility and profile of the ECOC initiative. The target audiences of the brochure are the ECOC stakeholders and the general public.

Qwentes has been producing the Directorate General of Employment’s quarterly magazine Social Agenda since 2007. It offers a global view of the latest developments in social policies of the European Union. Each issue focuses on a feature of particular relevance, an interview with a prominent figure in the world of employment and social affairs, as well as latest news in the sector. Qwentes is responsible for the graphic design in English, French and German as well as having updated the style and design of the magazine in January 2010.

The ERTMS electronic newsletter delves into the progress and accomplishments made by the European Rail Traffic Management System. It presents the best technical solutions and draws attention to benefits of the implementation of the ERTMS. Diverse points of view are explored from the main players and decision-makers in the railway sector.

Qwentes rewrites the basic material in a journalistic manner, breaking the newsletter up into thematic concepts as well as standard and variable sections. Readability and the attractiveness of the resulting newsletter are always priorities as well as the planning involved in the production of each issue.

Qwentes will be communicating the work of the Walloon Rural Development Network for the period 2008 to 2011. In that framework, Qwentes is developing a website presenting the network but mostly offering tools including a dynamic agenda, immediate publication of news, a forum for the members of the network, a shared library of documents, online publications, a directory, a database of experts who can register themselves, online subscriptions and a photo library amongst others. This multi-faceted website is designed to communicate network activities among members as well as to the public, and to support its activities through the use of dynamic working tools.

Qwentes defined the communication plan of the network and designed its graphic chart. Qwentes also coordinates the production of the network’s magazine, “Ruralités”, ensuring its contents, layout, printing and distribution. Two monthly newsletters and regular promotional material complete the package.