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2025 AEC Congress – A Wrap-Up
The AEC Annual Congress and General Assembly 2025 took place at University Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, gathering 470 participants from 45 countries all over the world.
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AEC and EPASA General Assembly and Elections
The AEC General Assembly and EPASA General Assembly were held on the afternoon of Saturday, 8 November, as part of the AEC Annual Congress 2025.
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Advocacy – The Culture Compass
The new Culture Compass for Europe is the European Commission’s first comprehensive cultural strategy in nearly a decade.
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AEC at the NASM Annual Meeting 2025
The Essentiality of Music highlighted at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music at this year’s edition in Orlando, Florida
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Advocacy – MONDIACULT 2025
AEC participated in MONDIACULT 2025 in Barcelona: advancing culture, cooperation, and new momentum for higher music education. This global forum provided a valuable opportunity to highlight the vital role of higher music education in shaping inclusive, sustainable, and culturally rich societies.
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Share the needs of your institution in the field of quality assurance!
We need your help to complete by 11th November a short survey prepared by our partner organisation MusiQuE - MusiQuE Quality Enhancement. Your input will enable MusiQuE to offer more tailored and relevant support and provide insights for AEC’s lobbying activities in this field.
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AEC Council Meeting
On 2 and 4 September, the AEC Council held its fall meeting to monitor AEC operations and discuss key developments. The outcomes of some of these discussions will feed a wider process with the membership, including a brainstorming session on events at the Salzburg Congress.
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A book review: “Music, Higher Education, and Society – Leading Change through Music’s Essential Goodness”
Stefan Gies, AEC former Executive Director and AEC Advisor, wrote a review of the book “Music, Higher Education, and Society - Leading Change through Music’s Essential Goodness” , which shows how leaders in higher music education can embrace strategic change as a positive opportunity and address contemporary challenges.
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Advocacy updates
Back to Brussels, back to work. After the summer break, EU politics return to Brussels - and with them the debate on Europe’s future.
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Advocacy updates – Summer
The main event of the summer was the European Commission’s publication of the long-awaited proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget for the period 2028–2033, the so-called Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
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