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Date news
16-11-2011
UNESCO Member States adopt Seoul Agenda
The Seoul Agenda: Goals for the Development of Arts Education was adopted unanimously by UNESCO Member States at the 36th Session of the General Conference in Paris on November 4, 2011. The Seoul Agenda was the outcome of UNESCO's Second World Conference on Arts Education in Seoul in May 2010. Also at the General Conference, a Resolution was adopted to designate the fourth week in May as International Week of Arts Education. This annual commemorative week will begin in 2012.
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Date news
01-09-2011
Malta introduces Culture Card
While the Dutch government abolishes the culture card for students in secondary education, Malta introduces a culture card, very similar to the Dutch version. The Maltese Culture Card is a ‘new' initiative to encourage young people to fall in love with culture. The card will credit around 15,000 young people in the first three years of secondary school with €15 to be utilised for cultural activities and artistic productions. The Maltese government also launches KREATTIV, a new funding programme that brings creative practitioners into schools to work with teachers and students.
Date news
24-08-2011
EC sets up European Expert Network on Culture
The European Commission has set up a European Expert Network on Culture (EENC). The general objective is to contribute to the improvement of policy development in Europe, through the setting-up of an effective network of leading European experts on culture. The Network will advise and support the Commission in the analysis of culture policies and their implications at national, regional and European levels. The Commission has entrusted the Network to a consortium led by Interarts and Culture Action Europe.
Date news
15-12-2010
Campaign 'we are more' launched
Culture Action Europe, the umbrella advocacy organisation for the arts and culture in Europe, launched the we are more campaign to influence the EU political negotiations on the next budget (2014-2020). The goal of the campaign is to contribute to a strengthened recognition of the role of arts and culture in the development of our European societies. The concrete campaign objectives focus on improving the quality and quantity of support that the sector receives from EU policy.
Date news
07-10-2010
Website ComACE under construction
From 2009-2011 the ComACE website (Community of Knowledge on Arts and Cultural Education in Europe) is under construction. From 2011 onwards, information on upcoming conferences, news, national and international research, important national and international websites and trends will be published regularly.
