Friday 8 September
Online sessions
Online Session for first-time delegates
Opening Doors on the AEC for Newcomers
moderated by Dimitrios Marinos, IRC Working Group
Online AEC Talk 1 - "The Global Musician" - Anothai Nitibhon
Online Presentation of the AEC strategic document “Rationale, strategy and actions to promote global cooperation in HME” by Sara Primiterra, AEC Projects and Events Manager
Online AEC Talk 1 – SEE ABSTRACT
The Global Musician
by Anothai Nitibhon, Vice President, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music and Vice President of SEADOM
moderated by Wei Boon Tan, IRC working group
Wednesday 13 September
Online sessions
Online Pre-conference Workshop A - TUNE
Opening doors through the TUNE project: Developing intercultural understanding through blended exchange in traditional/folk music higher education SEE ABSTRACT
Online Pre-conference Workshop B - Lifelong Learning
Opening doors through Lifelong Learning, by the ARTEMIS Lifelong Learning working group
SEE ABSTRACT
Online Pre-conference Workshop C - Digitisation
Opening doors through Digitisation, a workshop by the ARTEMIS Digitisation working group SEE ABSTRACT
Wednesday 20 September
Workshop on the new EASY Mobility Online System
Registration opens at 13:30 – welcome coffee available
n.b. only in presence and not recorded
16:00 Coffee break
18:00 End of the workshop
Thursday 21 September
Registration for pre-conference workshop participants and welcome coffee
Pre-Conference Workshops
IncluMusic: a roadmap towards a more inclusive Higher Music Education
SEE ABSTRACT
Opening Doors on the Future: Imagining art education in 2045, a hands-on workshop by the FAST45 Project
SEE ABSTRACT
Lunch for pre-conference workshop participants
Registration open
Refreshments, networking time with musical intermezzo
In-presence session for first-time delegates
Opening Doors to Cooperation for Newcomers
moderated by Frauke Velghe and Dimitrios Marinos, IRC working group
Opening event
Welcome words with music intermezzos by
- Thomas De Baets, Head of Music, LUCA School of Arts
- Simon Van Damme, General director LUCA School of Arts & Dean Associated Faculty of the Arts KU Leuven
- Jan-Gerd Krüger, IRC Working Group Chair
- Stefan Gies, AEC Chief Executive
AEC Talk 2
Opening Doors through Inclusion
By Aygül Günaltay-Weyler
moderated by Frauke Velghe, IRC working group
Parallel Sessions I
Panel discussion following up the plenary session with Aygül Günaltay-Weyler, Katrien Foubert (LUCA School of Arts), Kim Fallen Bailey and Jessica Harris (RIAM Dublin, Inclumusic representatives), moderated by Oana Balan and Frauke Velghe, IRC working group
with Thomas De Baets and Wim Aerts, moderated by Bart Meuris LUCA School of Arts
Panel discussion with Aino Jalkanen – Sibelius Academy, Milena Osiecka – Academy of Music in Gdansk, Rossella Gaudenzi – Saint Louis College, Rome, moderated by Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson, IRC working group
Presentation and discussion on sustainable practices, moderated by the AEC Goes Green working group
Presentations by Elsa Ferreira, KC The Hague and Lucia di Cecca, Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, Rome, with the participation of Francesco Spina, student representative, moderated by Sara Primiterra, AEC Events and Project Manager
Welcome reception at the townhall
Meeting point: LUCA School of Arts – Outside near the church
Friday 22 September
AEC Talk 3
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Music Education
by Sandrine Desmurs, Thom Gilbert, Enric Guaus, ARTEMIS Digitisation working group
EASY presentation + Information Forum
The New EASY Mobility Online System, presentation on the main updates on the project by Sara Primiterra, EASY Project Manager
Information Forum, short presentations on international projects and intiatives moderated by Sara Primiterra
- Ukraine’s fundraising campaign by the AEC – Alessandra Callegari
- Workshop ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in HME: An Invitation for Action’ – Alfonso Guerra
- Challenges and opportunities in online and blended teaching – Audrius Dabrovolskas
- MUSENSE and VIETMUS Projects – Aurora Pulizzi
- The module Jean Monnet (2023-26) EUPROGEMS – Carla Conti
- Project proposal NEB + Research on physical awareness – Charlotte Saelemakers
- TUNE: Traditional Music Network in Europe – Claire Michon
- Music studies and research at the University of Aveiro and Inet-MD – Helena Marinho
- Beyond Limits: Fostering Innovation in the Tradition-based Higher Music Education’ – Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson
- BIP: CELLO SPRING 2023 (dissemination) – Karolina Jarosz
- European University Alliance IN-TUNE – Innovative Universities in Music & Arts in Europe – Martin Prchal
- Opera Out of Opera 2 – Michelangelo Galeati
- HarMA HUB project – Salvatore Gioveni
- ECMA Pro: Deepening the collaboration between HMEIs in an artistic context & supporting musicians’ professionalization – Veronika Leiner
- 90 year of JAMD and next generation of artists – Sarah Meltzer
Information Market and networking with refreshments
Parallel Sessions II
Panel discussion following up the plenary session with the ARTEMIS Digitisation working group
with Thomas De Baets and Wim Aerts, moderated by Bart Meuris LUCA School of Arts
Panel discussion with Aino Jalkanen – Sibelius Academy, Milena Osiecka – Academy of Music in Gdansk, Rossella Gaudenzi- Saint Louis College, Rome, moderated by Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson, IRC working group
Presentation and discussion on sustainable practices, moderated by the AEC Goes Green working group
Presentations by Elsa Ferreira, KC The Hague and Lucia di Cecca, Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, Rome, with the participation of Francesco Spina, student representative, moderated by Sara Primiterra, AEC Projects and Events Manager
Lunch
Discussion Groups – topics suggested by participants and by the IRC WG
moderated by Steven Faber
moderated by Melissa Mercadal
Topics: administration, accommodation, language, student life -moderated by Iveri Kekenadze
Topics: financial challenges, timely communication, administration, quality of applications – moderated by Jan-Gerd Krueger
Topics: tips and tricks, financing, project writing, involving teachers moderated by Frauke Velghe
moderated by Kirsty McCahon
moderated by Anna Maria Bordin
Networking Activity
15:00 Group Picture in front of the building
15:30 – 17:30 guided tour in groups
17:15 Singing event at Oude Markt
17:30 – 18:30 Free time
18:30 Walk back to Campus
Concert
Dinner
Students Bar open – buy drinks to help Leuven’s student association raising money
Saturday 23 September
Sustainable walk in the Alexandriaenen Park (in campus)
10/20/30 minutes paths – maps in Whova
AEC Talk 4
Opening Doors for the Global Musician – Enhancing Intercultural Communication Through Exchanges
by Anothai Nithibon, Vice President, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music and Vice President of SEADOM
moderated by Deborah Kelleher, AEC President
Networking with refreshments
Discussion Groups - reflection on the conference and future topics, moderated by the IRC working group members
Group A – Room 28
Group B – Room 29
Group C – Room 208
Group D – Room 210
Group E – Chapel
Group F – Room 9
Group G – Room 10
Closing session
Music Introduction
– News from the AEC by Deborah Kelleher, AEC President and Stefan Gies, AEC Chief Executive
– Announcement of the next IRCs Meeting
– Closing Remarks by the Riccardo Ceni, AEC Council Members
