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Save the Date – AEC Members online session
How should AEC respond when political conflicts and crises reach our community? Ahead of the Annual Congress, we invite all member institutions to an online session on 23 October as part of our ongoing work towards a shared and transparent framework for how AEC engages with conflicts, crises and human rights situations.
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World Opera Day 2026 – #OperaConnects preview
Celebrate World Opera Day on 25 October and share how opera connects people across borders, languages and cultures.
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Music Across Borders: wrap up of the TCA in Milan, 16-19 September
The Italian Erasmus+ National Agency INDIRE, in cooperation with the AEC and the Conservatorio di Musica “G. Verdi” in Milano, organised the first Erasmus+ Transnational Cooperation Activity (TCA) contact seminar for Higher Music Education Institutions on 16-19 September 2026.
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Call for Proposals – Classical NEXT
The call for programme proposals for Classical:NEXT 2027 in Katowice (11 to 14 May 2027) is now open. Submit your conference session, project pitch or showcase idea by 9 October 2026.
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Updates on MusiQuE’s latest and upcoming activities
Discover what MusiQuE will bring to the AEC Congress 2026 and where the agency has been active in recent months.
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OAcademy opens auditions for its 2027 Global Artist Diploma
The OAcademy has opened auditions for its 2027 Global Artist Diploma, a six-month programme that combines advanced artistic training with career preparation, open to musicians worldwide.
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Doctors in Performance – Call for Contributions
The Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga will host the seventh Doctors in Performance Festival Conference from 1 to 3 September 2027. The call for recitals, lecture recitals and papers is open to doctoral and post-doctoral performers until 28 February 2027.
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CReArC Global: 1st International Symposium on Artistic Citizenship
The Centre for Research in Artistic Citizenship (CReArC Global) will hold its first International Symposium on Artistic Citizenship in Stockholm from 10 to 12 June 2027. Researchers and artist-scholars are invited to submit paper proposals by 15 November 2026.
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International Relations Coordinators’ Meeting Wrap-Up
The AEC Annual Meeting for International Relations Coordinators (IRC) 2026 was held from the 2nd to the 5th of September at the Conservatorio di Musica "F.A. Bonporti" di Trento e Riva del Garda (Italy)
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AEC speaks up on the EU Budget, Education, AI and Working Conditions
Active advocacy for Higher Music Education: AEC contributes to three European Commission consultation processes and announces an upcoming national campaign for culture in the next EU budget.
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