The AEC is seeking representatives from its member institutions to submit applications for the AEC Pop and Jazz Platform Working Group (PJP WG) and the AEC European Platform for Artistic Research in Music Platform (EPARM WG).

 

The Pop and Jazz Platform (PJP) is an annual meeting organised by the AEC, which aims to promote and support higher education in popular music and jazz by addressing educational, pedagogical, musical, and professional issues related to genre diversity.

Check the call for the AEC Pop and Jazz Platform Working Group (PJP WG)

The European Platform for Artistic Research in Music Platform (EPARM) is an annual AEC initiative supporting artistic research in higher music education, which encourages the exchange of knowledge and outcomes, fosters new ideas, and strengthens the discourse and community around artistic research.

Check the call for the AEC European Platform for Artistic Research in Music Platform (EPARM WG)

How to apply

Applications should be sent to PJP and EPARM Working Group Coordinator Beatriz Laborda at the following email address: beatrizlaborda@aec-music.eu and should include the following:

  1. The candidates’ CV (max. 2 pages)
  2. The candidates’ motivation letter to join the PJP or the EPARM Working Group (max. 2 pages)
  3. A letter from the legal representative of the institution confirming the institution’s readiness to enable and recognise the participation of the candidate to the PJP or the EPARM Working Group (max. 2 pages)

Proactivity, as well as geographical, expertise and gender balances, will be the applied criteria to guarantee the diverse and dynamic character of the group, who should ideally recreate the diversity of AEC member institutions.

The deadline for applications is 15 August 2025.