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Rethinking Teaching: AEC Artist as Teacher 2025–2026 Wrap Up
Sixteen teachers from across Europe came together for the latest edition of the AEC Artist as Teacher seminars, exploring new approaches to feedback, student relationships, and inclusive learning environments. The programme once again proved the power of reflection and peer exchange in strengthening teaching practices in higher music education.
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SIMM 2026 initiatives
SIMM’s 2026 agenda features two international research seminars and collaborations on special issues in leading academic journals, highlighting current work on socially engaged music practices.
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METRIC Intensive Programme in Lübeck
At the beginning of March, students and professors from 16 conservatoires across Europe gathered at the Musikhochschule Lübeck for the annual METRIC Intensive Programme (IP): a week dedicated to musical exchange, experimentation, and dialogue around improvisation in higher music education.
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PopVoxCon 2026 in Vienna: Call for Papers
Voice teachers, performers, researchers, educators: the PopVoxCon 2026 Call for Papers is open. The deadline to submit your contributions is 20th April 2026.
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Call for Input: AEC Survey for International Relations Coordinators
The AEC IRC Working Group invites International Relations Coordinators to contribute examples, priorities, and suggestions on AI, Blended Intensive Programmes, and international cooperation.
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Advocacy Updates
In Brussels and beyond, AEC is working with European partners to secure stronger cultural investment, support renewed UK participation in EU programmes, and ensure that Creative Europe remains ambitious, accessible and adequately resourced for the years ahead.
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AEC PJP 2026 – Wrap up
From 12 to 15 February 2026, the 20th edition of AEC Pop & Jazz Platform (PJP) took place in Helsinki, Finland, hosted by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
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AEC Comms Exchange: Harmonizing Internal and External Communication
Join the next AEC Comms Exchange on March 27th for an "Institutional Deep Dive" into the balancing act between internal and external communication. Three guest speakers will share their real-world successes and challenges in a peer-to-peer session designed to foster authentic learning across the network.
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Save the date – d@rts conference in Klagenfurt
Join the d@rts International Conference & Artistic Reunion 15-17 October 2026 at the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music on Cultural Literacies: Social empowerment through the arts.
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Early Music Day 2026 – REMA
Organised by the European Early Music Network (REMA), the Early Music Day offers a fantastic platform to showcase your programme and demonstrate your commitment to musical heritage.
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