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Advocacy News

A lot has happened since the summer: a new EU Commissioner for Culture, cuts in the Creative Europe 2024 budget, report on the implementation of the Creative Europe programme since 2021, response from the Commission regarding our concern about the instrumentalisation of the STEAM acronym in some Horizon calls for projects, and appointment of our CEO as delegate to the EIT Culture & Creativity Policy Club!

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Meet the Digitisation Working Group

This month we have an in-depth look at the work of the AEC Digitisation Working Group.

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Happy 70 Anniversary AEC, from the sector

This month we get to hear from representatives of the European cultural and educational sector who wish the AEC a happy anniversary!

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Advocacy News and Updates

Updates from Hungary, Georgia and Ukraine related to the ongoing challenges to democratic values in various European regions.

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Celebrating the AEC 70th Jubilee

This month we get to hear from Martin Prchal, Vice Principal of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and AEC Council member, as well as former AEC Chief Executive.

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Advocacy at national level – by AEC member institutions in the UK

Professor Linda Merrick CBE (Royal Northern College of Music Principal and Chair of Conservatoires UK) and Jeffrey Sharkey (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Principal and Chair of CUK’s Juniors Forum) have co-signed a letter to The Times about the importance of the performing arts in schools.

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ARTEMIS Annual Network Meeting 2023 at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague!

The ARTEMIS Annual Network Meeting 2023 took place on 1-2 June at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, enabling working groups’ members to meet in person, get to know each other and share experiences, achievements and first results.

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Advocacy news

Highlights from the conference Beyond the Obvious conference, Handle with Care | Culture for Social Well-being and from the European Forum on Music, organised by AEC’s partner organisations

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On the risks and side-effects of successful advocacy

AEC and its partner organisations felt compelled to write an open letter urging the European Commission to adopt a more holistic view on STEAM and interdisciplinarity

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AEC 70 Anniversary – Student Voice

This month we hear from some of the students which have been involved in AEC from 2014 onwards. Here’s to the next 70 years with student partnership at the heart of everything!

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Newsletters

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