“Project Funding Opportunities, Erasmus+ Mobility and Digitisation: Practical Tools for the Internationalisation of Higher Music Education Institutions”
29th – 31st January 2026
Conservatorio di Musica “Luca Marenzio”, Brescia, Italy
Address: Piazzetta Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, 1, 25121 Brescia (BS), Italy
Hall: Salone Pietro da Cemmo
PNRR Project IartNET
an international platform for artistic practice/research and cultural heritage at Italian higher arts education institutions
This three-day international workshop, organised by the AEC – European Association of Conservatoires within the framework of the PNRR project IartNet and hosted by the Conservatorio Luca Marenzio in Brescia, offers a comprehensive and practice-oriented exploration of European funding opportunities and Erasmus+ mobility processes relevant to higher music education institutions.
The event brings together experienced practitioners and experts to guide participants through key EU programmes and tools that support international cooperation, project development, and student and staff mobility. Through a balanced mix of expert presentations, interactive discussion groups, and hands-on demonstrations, participants will gain both a strategic overview and concrete operational skills, especially in relation to the EASY MO system, the AEC’s European Application System for Mobility in Higher Music Education.
On 29 January, the focus will be on European project funding opportunities, including Creative Europe, Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE), Jean Monnet Actions, International Credit Mobility (KA171), and University Alliances, with IN.TUNE presented as a concrete example in the music field. Participants will work in groups to reflect on how these funding lines can support their own institutional strategies and project ideas.
On 30 and 31 January, the programme will move to Erasmus+ mobility, with in-depth sessions on KA131 rules, shared principles, and implementation challenges for student and staff mobility. The workshop will also include an extensive EASY MO training, featuring practical demonstrations of semester mobility applications, digital learning agreements, short mobilities, and Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) within the EASY Mobility Online system.
The event is designed for staff of higher music education institutions who work in the field international relations and management of Erasmus+ offices, who wish to strengthen their understanding of the European funding landscape while gaining practical tools for day-to-day implementation.
In particular, the sessions dedicated to the EASY MO system are meant as an intensive training for EASY MO internal users, while the sessions dedicated to project funding and mobility can be attended by any IRC who missed the dedicated sessions at the IRC Meeting in Budapest. Participants can decide which session/s to attend by indicating their preferences in the Registration Form (compulsory to attend the event)
Participation is free of charge. Participants are just asked to fill in a Registration Form
The event is open to all AEC member institutions, with a maximum of 70 participants, admitted on a first come, first served basis. Participants may support their travel costs through Erasmus+ Staff Training (STT) funds. Please write to Pierangelo Pelucchi and Sara Zubini at international@consbs.it to sign the forms,
Registration will close once the maximum number of participants is reached and, at the latest, on 19 January 2026.
Register Here
Programme
Thursday 29th January
14:30 – Registration opens
Welcome words and introduction to the IartNET Project WP3 on Internationalisation by Marcello Mazzetti
15:00 – 18:00 Exploring Project Funding Opportunities
(coffee break at 16:30)
1) Creative Europe with Michelangelo Galeati, Conservatorio Santa Cecilia, Rome
2) Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE), Jean Monnet Actions, and International Credit Mobility (KA171) with discussion groups with Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson, Malmoe Academy of Music, Sweden, member of the AEC IRC working group
3) University Alliances, the example of InTune, by Ivana Mijanovoic, University of Belgrade and member of the IRC working group and IN.TUNE Alliance
This hands-on workshop offers a practical introduction to key EU funding programmes relevant to higher music education and international collaboration. Through a mix of expert presentations and interactive group work, participants will explore opportunities under Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education, and Jean Monnet Actions, as well as discover funding possibilities under the Creative Europe programme.
Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson will guide participants through the basics of Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE), Jean Monnet Actions, and International Credit Mobility (KA171), while Michelangelo Galeati will present the potential of Creative Europe for music and cultural projects. IN.TUNE will be given as an example of University Alliance in teh field of music. Throughout the session, participants will alternate between presentations and group work, identifying how these funding lines could support their institutions. The workshop is designed to understand the funding landscape and provide practical tools and inspiration for future project development.
Friday 30th January
9:30 – 12:30 Mobility workshop presentation by Anika Stiawa discussion groups moderated by Anika Stiawa, Riccardo Mascia, Sara Primiterra, Iveri Kekenadze Gustaffson, IRC working group
(coffeee break at 11:00)
for collaboration by Anika Stiawa, KUG Graz, Austria
Part 1 – Get an overview of the guidelines, which apply to all institutions funding student mobilities (shot-term and long-term) and staff mobilities with Erasmus+ KA131:
- Irrevocable Guidelines vs. Freedom in Implementation
- Terminology and Glossary
- Deadlines and Documents
Part 2 – Identification of intersections in cooperation and challenges in the different implementation of Erasmus+ requirements. Discussion groups on issues related to Mobility
12:30 – 14:00 Free Lunch in Town
14:00 – 18:00 EASY MO Workshop Part 1
– Erasmus Without Paper latest news and EASY MO system logic
15:30 Coffee Break
– Traditional Semester Mobility Application: practical demonstration
31st January 9:00 – 13:00 EASY Workshop Part 2
– Digital Learning Agreement in EASY MO – practical demonstration
11:30 coffee break
– Short Mobilities and BIPs process in EASY MO – practical demonstration
by the EASY Task Force: Sara Primiterra, Ly Tran, Noemi Parraghy, Ruth Graf-Fleet, Jose Luis Fernandez, Lucia di Cecca and the representative from SoP Krystian Werner
Suggested Hotels
Albergo Casa dell’Ospite (budget hotel, on the metro line)
