AEC Pop and Jazz Platform 2026

Join us for an engaging and interactive welcome session, designed to connect you with fellow students and set the stage for an inspiring conference! This session will introduce you to the AEC, PJP, EPASA and the student community, with insights from past events and tips to make the most of your time here.

Expect a mix of fun icebreakers and discussions on this year’s PJP theme. You will also hear from Metropolia students and get practical advice on navigating the conference, because your voice matters!
We will wrap up with some casual chats and networking before diving into the full conference experience. See you there!

Marloes De Nul (PJP WG student representative and EPASA board member)

The Pre-Conference will be more closely connected to the three key themes of the Meeting:

• Self-expression
• Community engagement
• Wellbeing in and music

These topics will be addressed by one breakout group each, all consisting of teachers, heads/managers, and students together.

Each group discussion will be prepared by a short introduction to the subject, and reported back to a plenary discussion at the end of the Pre-Conference session. The aim is to come up with (possibly student-led) questions on each topic that are to be answered during the PJP Meeting.

We hope that this Pre-Conference format will provide us all with a more in-depth look at the themes of the PJP Meeting, and produce more useful information on these extremely important subjects. So if you are travelling to Helsinki already on Thursday afternoon, please lend us your expertise and insight and join us for the Pre-Conference!