What does AEC actually do in a year?
Quite a lot, as it turns out.
The newly published AEC Annual Report 2025 offers a quick journey through a network of more than 300 higher music education institutions in 57 countries. In just four major events – from Pamplona to Tallinn, Budapest and Salzburg – AEC welcomed more than 1,000 participants, with around 235 speakers contributing to over 115 sessions.
Behind these numbers is the real story of AEC: people from different countries, institutions and musical traditions coming together to exchange ideas, challenge each other, share concerns and imagine possible futures for higher music education. Across conferences, working groups, projects, advocacy meetings and informal conversations, the report shows a network built on transnational collaboration – and on the simple but powerful belief that music education matters.
The report also captures a year of concrete development: the launch of a new Creative Europe Network project, stronger advocacy in Brussels and beyond, the adoption of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy, new steps towards greener travel and sustainability, and continued work on artistic research, digital transformation, student engagement and international cooperation.
We hope the report offers both insight and inspiration and wish you happy reading.
