Dear colleagues and friends,
Summer is here, and with it comes that special time when thousands of newly graduated musicians, music educators, and other graduates step out to bring their talents, passion, and teaching skills to the world — enriching both the music scene and all our lives. We congratulate all of them and wish them the very best!
Summertime is also a moment to pause and reflect. I hope you’ll take some time to truly enjoy all that you’ve achieved and to find new energy for the next chapter after the holidays.
At AEC, we too are looking forward to the summer holidays, but our thoughts are also with those of our members who find themselves in the midst of conflicts, attacks on artistic freedom, budget cuts and other challenges. These developments are cause for concern, but we support our members as best we can and are deeply impressed by the strength and resilience that working with music and students continues to unlock. It gives us comfort and hope.
On behalf of the whole AEC team, I wish you a wonderful summer - full of meaningful moments, relaxation, and time with the people who matter most to you.
Best wishes,
Finn Schumacker, Executive Director
Artistic freedom and cultural diversity are essential principles for our society, and for AEC, they are important cornerstones in our work to advance higher music education.
Two important legislative initiatives from the European Union are expected to be launched during the summer: the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the AI Code of Practice.
The AEC is pleased to announce the launch of the call for members of four new Working Groups for the period 2025–2028. Apply by 8 September 2025!
Following two successful editions under the ARTEMIS project, the AEC and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague now offer a new series of Artist as Teacher seminars.
On 29 and 30 May, high-ranking experts, artists, representatives of the European Commission, international cultural networks and public figures from all over Europe met in Bratislava for the Open Culture International Conference.
Springtime is the main season for annual meetings of many of AEC’s partner organisations, and Executive Director Finn Schumacker had a busy month attending and contributing to four events hosted by our closest partners.
AEC members are warmly invited to join the external testing phase of the IncluMusic training course and help shape this EU-funded initiative promoting inclusion in Higher Music Education. Discover IncluMusic today!
MusiQuE Peer Reviewers Training Workshop will take place online on 16 October online and on 5 and 6 November 2025 in Salzburg. Deadline: 1st October 2025.
The ROLE project has officially started. On 29–30 May 2025, the kick-off meeting took place in Padua, gathering project partners at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Cesare Pollini.
A delegation from the “Alessandro Scarlatti” Conservatoire of Palermo travelled to Hong Kong to take centre stage at the 34th SIBMAS Conference (23–27 June 2024), presenting MUSIC4D.
The HarMAnalysis Repository is a new online collection of analytical case studies designed to support the teaching and learning of music analysis. Send your contributions by 1 September.
All AEC members owning an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) are invited to fill out this survey about EWP, EASY MO and the digitisation of Erasmus+. Submit your answers by 18th July 2025.
AEC Events
17-20 September 2025
Liszt Academy in Budapest
Annual Meeting for International Relations Coordinators 2025
5-8 November 2025
Mozarteum University, Salzburg
AEC Congress and General Assembly 2025
Leadership News
Holger Zebu Kluth took office as the new rector of Folkwang University of the Arts on 1st April.
The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg and the Danish National Academy of Music have jointly appointed Margrethe Langer Bro to a new professorship aimed at strengthening efforts to make conservatory education even more relevant to all parts of society.
AEC Vacancy Platform
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