The AEC International Relations Coordinators Working Group (IRC WG) working group is proud to announce its new members!
The Working Group members support AEC’s goals by sharing expertise and helping shape projects. They also act as ambassadors, spreading outcomes within their networks, while gaining valuable international experience in Higher Music Education.
We are excited to announce the members of the new IRC WG:
Jan-Gerd Krüger – Chair, Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen
Iveri Kekenadze Gustaffson – Student representative, Lund University
Riccardo Mascia – Conservatorio Arrigo Boito Parma
Anika Stiawa – Kunstuniversität Graz
Veronika Kuželová – HAMU // Hudební a taneční fakulta AMU
Linn Eriksen – UiA – Universitetet i Agder
Sarah Low – Royal Academy of Music
Ivana Mijanović – Fakultet Muzicke Umetnosti Beograd
Junta Arakawa – College of Music, Mahidol University
A pivotal point for the group is the annual IRC meeting held every September. These meetings are crucial events that keep IRCs updated with the latest sector developments, facilitate learning and sharing of best practices, and enhance interactions with international partners in both formal and informal settings.
The AEC working group members work on the preparation of AEC events on a voluntary basis. The AEC Preparatory Working Groups are all formed by coopting active individuals in the relevant field of specialisation within AEC member institutions. Proactivity, as well as geographical and gender balances, are the applied criteria to guarantee the diverse and dynamic character of the groups, who should ideally recreate the diversity of AEC member institutions.
The Working Group will also be joined in 2025 by Orsolya Freytag from the Zeneakadémia / Liszt Academy – the host of the International Relations Coordinators Meeting this year.
Sara Primiterra (AEC Events and Project Manager) is the group coordinator and can be contacted at events@aec-music.eu
