45th AEC ANNUAL CONGRESS and GENERAL ASSEMBLY
8-10 November 2018, Graz
University of Music and Performing Arts
Strengthening Music in Society
The title of this year‘s AEC Congress refers to some crucial social and political challenges of our times. How can we contribute to give access to music and arts education and to cultural participation to more people than before? How can we make the work of music education institutions important to as many people as possible? At the same time, we have to ask what contribution politics and society as a whole has to make to enable Higher Music Education Institutions (HMEI) to fulfil our mission both now and in the future.
Culture and education issues are currently, as it seems, attracting more attention from policy-makers in the European Commission and from members of the European Parliament than in the past. Concurrently, political decision-makers express more and more on specific requirements for what they expect from fostering and promoting culture, education and the arts. These should contribute to creating new jobs and economic growth, to tackle the digital shift and to promote integration to push back populism.
The title of this year’s congress is also the title of AEC’s new, EU funded Creative Europe project: Strengthening Music in Society (SMS). The project idea of AEC-SMS is based on the conviction that the concept of freedom of the arts and expectation of an artist to take social responsibility is not a contradiction, but a tension that needs to be lived. The objective should be to insist on, to promote and to live for the freedom of the arts without abandoning to take responsibility for life quality and the well-being of our diverse and democratic societies. However, with this enduring tension in mind, the AEC Congress 2018 will discuss and explore constructive and forward-looking approaches for our work for Strengthening Music in Society.
As usual, this congress will offer a whole gathering of workshops, discussion forums, best practice presentations, panels and plenaries to further investigate the question of how to put the intention of strengthening music in society into concrete action and how to implement and to embed it into the day-to-day work of HMEIs. In terms of content, this will include: the role of symphony orchestras and of primary school classroom music education; globalisation issues, as well as power balance in a teacher-student relationship which is characterised by one-to-one tuition.
To sustainably follow up on discussions that has been previously initiated, the main topics of the previous two congresses will also be further pursued in Graz. Both the topic of Diversity, Identity and Inclusiveness (2016) and leadership issues (2017) are closely linked to the question of the societal responsibility of the arts and the social mission of higher music education.
With these themes in mind, you are warmly invited to Graz to join the AEC journey towards Tomorrow´s Conservatoires in our society.
45th AEC ANNUAL CONGRESS and GENERAL ASSEMBLY
8-10 November 2018
University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
“Strengthening Music in Society”
Programme
Pre-Congress Programme
Wednesday 7 November
16:00 – 21:00 Pre-Congress Workshop – MusiQuE
Palais Meran – Kleiner Saal, PM 14, PM 24
FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY – English only
Workshop and training for Peer-Reviewers organized by MusiQuE – Music Quality Enhancement (the Foundation for Quality Enhancement and Accreditation in Higher Music Education)
Working Dinner for Pre- Congress Participants in Florentinersaal
15:00 – 19:00 Pre-Congress Workshop on Project Writing and Management with Dominique Montagnese, European University Foundation
Palais Meran – PM221
FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY – English only
15:00 – 16:00 Presentation on EU policy developments and overview of Erasmus+ funding opportunities
16:00 – 16:30 Presentation on how to develop a project proposal – Theory
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:00 Group Assignment: How to develop a project proposal – Idea Generation
18:00 – 19:00 Group Assignment: Project Proposal Writing
Networking Dinner for Pre- Congress Participants in Florentinersaal
Thursday 8 November
9:00 – 13:00 Continuation of the Pre-Congress Workshop – MusiQuE
Palais Meran – Kleiner Saal, PM 14, PM 24
FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY – English only
Workshop and training for Peer-Reviewers organized by MusiQuE – Music Quality Enhancement (the Foundation for Quality Enhancement and Accreditation in Higher Music Education)
Coffee Break at 11:00
09:30 – 13:00 Pre-Congress Workshop on Project Writing and Management with Dominique Montagnese, European University Foundation – second part
Palais Meran – PM10
FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY – English only
9:30 – 11:00 Focus on Strategic Partnerships
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00 Evaluation Criteria
12:00 – 13:00 Project Management – key aspects, tools and role play
13:00 – 14:00 Networking lunch for Pre-Congress Seminars Participants in Florentinersaal
13:00 – 15:00 AEC Council Meeting [for AEC Council members only – lunch served in the meeting room]
MUMUTH Studiobühne (3rd floor)
14:15 – 16:15 Pre-Congress Workshop on Learning Outcomes
Palais Meran – Kleiner Saal
English only
Congress Programme
Thursday 8 November
13:45 Registration starts –
Registration: Foyer MUMUTH ground floor
Refreshments: Foyer György Ligeti Hall first floor
Coffee and Refreshments available
14:15 – 15:00 Optional Guided Tour
Meeting point – Foyer MUMUTH
15:15 – 16:15 Welcome to Newcomers with members of AEC Council and AEC Office Team and Welcome to Students – for students delegates with the AEC Students working group
MUMUTH – Proberaum (ground floor)
Unions Building Leonhardstraße 21
16:30 – 17:20 Opening Event – MUMUTH – György Ligeti Hall
Music Performance
Words of welcome by:
- Eike Straub, Executive Vice Rector of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
- Sandra Holasek, Member of the regional Parliament
- Greetings from the National Association of Schools of Music USA (NASM) by Sue Haug, President of the NASM
- Ankna Arockiam, representative of the AEC Students working group
- Eirik Birkeland, President of the AEC
17:20 – 17:50 Plenary Session I – Keynote Speaker
Emily Achieng’ Akuno, President of the International Music Council: The 5 Music Rights and its impact on Higher Music Education
17:50 – 19:00 Opening Brainstorming on topics proposed by participants
Introduction by Stefan Gies, AEC Chief Executive
19:15 – 20:00 Concert in MUMUTH – György Ligeti Hall
20:15 Welcome Dinner at the Alte Universität hosted by the Governor of Styria (walking together from KUG)
Alte Aula
Hofgasse 14
Friday 9 November
9:00 Optional Guided Tour and registration continues
meeting point: Foyer MUMUTH ground floor
9:00 – Networking with coffee available
Foyer György Ligeti Hall
09:30 – 10:15 Plenary Session II – MUMUTH – György Ligeti Hall
Music Introduction
Introduction to the Day by Eirik Birkeland, AEC President
10:25 – 11:15 Parallel Sessions IA – Strengthening Higher Music Education in Society
2 – Change management: deciding, acting, sharing, chaired by Pascale de Groote, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Belgium
3 – The latest developments in quality assurance in Europe, and what these mean for conservatoires – a session prepared by MusiQuE, by Martin Prchal Royal Conservatoire The Hague and Chair of the Board of MusiQuE and Linda Messas, Director of MusiQuE
11:20 – 12:10 Parallel Sessions IB – Strengthening Higher Music Education in Society
5 – Power relations in the one to one teaching model, panel discussion with Robert Heimann, former chairmain of the committee on Equal Opportunity Officer at KUG, members of the AEC Students Working Group, David-Emil Wickström, Chair of the SMS WG Diversity, Identity, Inclusiveness, chaired by Deborah Kelleher, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin, Ireland.
6 – INTERMUSIC: a New Approach to Music Distance Learning, Performance and Research, with Roberto De Thierry, Conservatorio di Musica di Milano, Mantautas Krukauskas, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Vilnius, Marianne Løkke Jakobsen, Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen and with the participation of the SWING project representatives, moderated by Luc Nijs, Chair of the SMS WG on Digitization
12:10 – 12:40 Informal Networking with Refreshments – Foyer György Ligeti Hall
12:40 – 13:30 Parallel Sessions II – Strengthening Society through Music
1 – Music in Society: “What is symphony orchestras’ societal responsibility, how can symphony orchestras reach out to new audiences, and which competencies will tomorrow´s orchestra musicians need?”, panel discussion with Arild Erikstad, NRK and IMZ, Jane Williams, LSO and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Jennifer Dautermann, Classical:NEXT, Peter Maniura, BBC and IMZ Academy chaired by Eirik Birkeland, AEC President
2 – Musicianship Beyond Music: Cross-Art Collaboration in Higher Arts Education – The NAIP Project with Krista de Wit, Prince Claus Conservatoire, Groningen, Wilhelm Carlsson, Stockholm University of the Arts, and Thora Einarsdottir, Iceland Academy of the Arts
3 – Kodály HUB: Sing. Learn. Share. with Susanne Konings, Royal Conservatoire The Hague, Lucinda Geoghegan, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Glasgow and László Nemes, Liszt Academy of Music Budapest
4 – Becoming Public: Artistic Citizenship and Community Music, by Constanze Wimmer, Bruckneruniversität Linz
5 – Popular Music as a Medium for the Mainstreaming of Populist Ideologies in Europe, presentation by André Doehring, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
6 – Music for All: Including Disability by Anna Benedikt, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
13:30 – 14:30 Networking Lunch at Foyer György Ligeti Hall
14:30 – 14:45 Plenary Session III
György Ligeti Hall
News and messages to the Directors from the International Relations Coordinators Working Group
14:45 – 15:00 Plenary Session IV
György Ligeti Hall
News and messages to the Directors from the AEC Student Working Group
15:05 – 15:30, 15:35-16:00, 16:05-16:30 Parallel Sessions III – SMS Project Strands Snapshots
1 – Music in Society [MUMUTH, György Ligeti Hall]
2 – Diversity, Identity and Inclusiveness [MUMUTH, Studiobühne]
3 – Entrepreneurship [MUMUTH, Proberaum]
4 – International Relations [Palais Meran, Florentinersaal]
5 – Learning and Teaching [Palais Meran, Kleiner Saal]
6 – Digitisation [Theater im Palais, Probebühne]
7 – Early Childhood Music Education [Palais Meran, PM10, ground floor]
8 – Students [Palais Meran, PM24]
16:30-17:00 Informal Networking with Refreshments – Foyer György Ligeti Hall
17:00 – 18:30 Regional Meetings with Council Members
(please see the Reader or the App for countries division and rooms)
18:30 – 19:00 Wrap up – György Ligeti Hall
Music Introduction
Representative of European Commission or Parliament
N.N.
Free Evening, please see the List of Restaurants
Saturday 10 November
10:00 – 11:00 Discussion groups on the following 3 topics – groups organized by mixing AEC regional groups
1. AEC and its members role as a bridge builder between education and culture
MUMUTH: 1-György Ligeti Hall, 2-Studiobühne, 3-Proberaum; Palais Meran: 4-Florentinersaal
2. Autonomy 2.0. Behind the figures: 3 ways to spend the available resources
5- Palais Meran Kleiner Saal, 6-Theater im Palais Probebühne, 7-PM10, 8-PM 14
3. What are in your opinion the greatest challenges facing HME in the future?
9-PM 24, 10-Ensembleraum 306, 11-Ensembleraum 206, 12-Aula
11:00 – 11:30 Networking with Refreshments – Foyer György Ligeti Hall
11:30 – 13:00 Information Forum
Information Forum in György Ligeti Hall
Information Market in Proberaum
Music Introduction
Plenary presentations by AEC Member institutions and partners moderated by Deborah Kelleher, AEC Vice-President, followed by Q&A with the speakers in the form of “market place”
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch – Foyer György Ligeti Hall
14:00 – 14:30 Registration for the AEC General Assembly – Foyer MUMUTH ground floor
All active members need to sign up to get their voting form
14:30 – 16:30 AEC General Assembly 2018 – György Ligeti Hall
15:00 – 16:30 Students Wrap up Meeting – Unions Building
16:30 – 17:00 Networking with Refreshments – Foyer György Ligeti Hall
17:00– 17:30 Closing Session – György Ligeti Hall
Music Introduction
19:00 – 20:00 Closing Concert – György Ligeti Hall
20:00 Dinner
Foyer György Ligeti Hall
Networking Programme
Sunday 11 November
Free guided tour of Graz 10:00 – 13:00. Meeting Point: Entrance MUMUTH
Information fee payment AEC Annual Congress 2018
Early Bird Deadline: 9 October 2018
Participation fees can be paid in the following ways:
– Manual Payment by Bank Transfer before the event (preferable)
– Ideal, Credit Card, Paypal and Bankcontact Systems Online
– Manual Payment (cash on the spot in Graz)
– Manual Payment (by Credit Card inGraz)
For more information and requests please mail the AEC Events Manager Sara Primiterra at events@aec-music.eu Participation Fees Amounts – AEC Congress 2018
| Category | If the payment is made before October 9th | If the payment is made after October 9th |
| Representative of AEC member institution | €300 (+ €80 if attending the MusiQuE or Project Writing pre-Congress workshops) | €400 (+ €80 if attending the MusiQuE or Project Writing pre-Congress workshops) |
| Student from an AEC member institution | €150 | €210 |
| Representative of non-member institutions | €500 | €600 |
The participation fee includes:
- Conference documents
- Participation to all plenary and parallel session
- Participation to the networking moments
- Possibility to display information brochures posters and materials about AEC members institutions
- Coffee Breaks
- Two organized Dinners (Thursday 8 and Saturday 10)
- Two organized Lunches (Friday 9 and Saturday 10)
- Concerts organized by the hosting institution
- Assistance by the AEC Office Staff
The participation fee will not be reimbursed for cancellations notified after October 9th.
Bank details for payments
BNP Paribas Fortis
Account Holder AEC-Music
IBAN: BE47 0016 8894 2980
SWIFT/BIC Code: GEBABEBB
When making the transfer, please clearly quote:
Invoice number
Or
· the code of the event (Congress 2018)
· the last name of the participant
· the name of your institution (if fitting)
Example: Congress2018, Smith, Gotham Conservatory
Please find the pictures of the Annual Congress and General Assembly 2018 in Graz in the photo album on the AEC Facebook page.
Documents
Practical information
informationen zu den gebhren des aec kongress 2018 de.pdf
information fee payment aec annual congress 2018 en.pdf
information sur les frais d inscriptions au congres de l aec 2018.pdf
informazioni sul pagamento della tassa di partecipazione al congresso aec 2018.pdf
Hotel Information AEC Congress Graz 2108
how to get there from the airport graz.pdf
Programme and Reader
draft it congress programme graz luglio.pdf
EN Programme Graz Congress 2 Nov
FR Programme Conrés Graz 2 nov
IT Programma Congresso Graz 2 nov
EN Reader AEC Congress 2018 Graz provisional version
DE Programma AEC Kongress Graz 2.nov
FR Reader AEC Congress 2018 Graz Final
DE Reader AEC Congress 2018 Graz Final
EN Reader AEC Congress 2018 Final
IT Reader AEC Congress 2018 Final
Opening Brainstorming topics and abstracts
Guidelines for elections
explication du processus electoral et formulaires de candidature 2018.pdf
ga erluterung des wahlverfahrens und bewerbungsformularen 2018.pdf
guidelines procedure and application form for council elections 2018.pdf
linee guida procedure e modulo di domanda per le elezioni del consiglio 2018.pdf
Slides
newcomers session congress graz 2018.pdf
plenary sessions slides aec congress 2018 graz.pdf
student newcomer session congress graz 2018.pdf
Pre Congress Workshop Learning Outcomes aec congress 2018.pdf
MusiQuE presentation latest developments in quality assurance in europe.pdf
jane williams london symphony orchestra.pdf
Becoming Public: Artistic Citizenship and Community Music by Constanze Wimmer.pdf
aec sms snapshot wg1 music in society.pdf
aec sms snapshot wg2 diversity identity inclusivness.pdf
aec sms snapshot wg4 internationalisation and transnational mobility.pdf
aec sms snapshot wg3 entrepreneurship.pdf
aec sms snapshot wg5 learning and teaching.pdf
aec sms snapshot 6 digitization.pdf
aec sms snapshot 7 early childhood.pdf
aec sms snapshot 8 students.pdf
AEC General Assembly 2018 Graz slides
General Assembly
en update on sustainability plan.pdf
en proposal for aec language policy.pdf
en guidelines on acknowledgment of merits to aec.pdf
en aecs position on u multirank.pdf
en document musique for aec ga 2018.pdf
en report on regional meetings 2017.pdf
it ga report 2017 zagabria.pdf
it elezioni consiglio aec 2018.pdf
Invitation Letters
invitation letter congress 2018 graz de.pdf
students final invitation letter to graz it.pdf
sudents final invitation letter to graz fr.pdf
invitation letter aec congress 2018 graz it.pdf
letter of invitation fr 2018 graz congress.pdf
students final invitation letter en to aec congress in graz 2018.pdf
invitation letter congress 2018 graz en.pdf
students final invitation letter to graz de.pdf
Travel Bursaries
aec sms johannes johansson travel bursaries 2018 en.pdf
aec sms johannes johansson travel bursaries 2018 de.pdf
aec sms johannes johansson travel bursaries 2018 fr.pdf
aec sms johanness johansson travel bursaries 2018 it.pdf
