sample The European League of Institutes of the Arts Primary independent network organisation for higher arts education Around 300 members in 47 countries, 300,000 students All art disciplines

Organisation Executive Group Executive Office Representative Board ELIA Members 8 members President, Vice-President, Treasurer Currently 5.4 FTE Employees Coordinates daily affairs 22 members plus 2 non-European members Elected by the General Assembly Participating in Projects Networking & Sharing Information Advocacy

Position Papers Cultural and Creative Industries in Higher Arts Education Bologna Position Artistic Research Strategy Creativity & Innovation Arts & Design Research in Europe Consultations Green Paper Unlocking the Potential of Cultural & Creative Industries EU Culture Programme Platforms and Working Groups Cultural and Creative Industries Access to Culture

Skills and competences; developing a joint European Qualifications Framework Creative Partnerships; Knowledge Alliances Artistic Research and a new generation of Artist-Researchers Quality Assurance and Peer Reviews Value of the arts and art education Changing role of artists and art universities in our society Gap between art schools and ‘world of work’ Involvement in Relevant European Policy Developments

EQ-Arts Higher arts education institutions, preparing for European Quality measures, comprehensive guidance about how to establish a ‘quality’ culture; Institutional and/or subject peer review by an international panel of ELIA trained and experienced experts; Workshops in Training and development of QA&E experts, Qualifications frameworks and learning outcomes, How to prepare for an institutional/subject peer review; Trained and experienced QA&E experts for national accreditation processes. Quality Assurance & Enhancement

Events Biennial 2016 Firenze Theme: TURN MIRRORS INTO WINDOWS 30 November – 3 December Hosted by Palazzo Spinelli in cooperation with local cultural partners Amsterdam 1992Strasbourg 1994Berlin 1996Lisbon 1998Helsinki 2000 Barcelona 2002 Dublin 2004Luzern 2006Gent 2008Gothenburg 2010Nantes 2012 Vienna 2014 Glasgow ELIA Biennial Approx. 500 participants Covers all disciplines Includes General Assembly Active participation of members & partner networks

Events Teachers’ Academy Approx. 120 Participants Workshops and Lectures Informal Setting 2003 Barcelona 2004 Rotterdam 2007 Brighton 2008 Sofia 2012 Porto (with NEU/NOW) 2013 Utrecht & Amsterdam (with NEU/NOW) 2014 Tilburg Teachers’ Academy

Events 2009 Vilnius 2010 Nantes 2011 Tallinn 2012 Porto 2013 Amsterdam 2014 Glasgow 2015 Amsterdam NEU/NOW Festival LIVE Annual festival for graduating artists in all disciplines 176 projects from 26 countries over six editions NEU/NOW LIVE – 18 September Amsterdam

Events 2003Los Angeles 2005London 2007Hong Kong Leadership Symposium Approx. 100 Participants Brings together presidents, rectors, directors, decision makers and senior management Leadership Symposium 2017 December Hosted by University of the Arts in Poznan Poland Zurich 2011 Vancouver 2013 Helsinki 2015 Cape Town

Publications A rich resource library: Full length Books Handbooks Policy Papers Guidelines on Tuning & Quality Assurance

Website & Social Media Dissemination and Information Hub for: Event, Conference and Project Announcements Job Openings Calls for Submissions European Policy and Funding Opportunities On Facebook: facebook.com/elia.artschools On On Vimeo: vimeo.com/eliaartschools

Making Higher Arts Education more responsive to technological change Developing Artistic Research and experimentation (Masters + PhD) Cultural entrepreneurship, Incubator units/start-up companies, services Knowledge alliances in the cultural and creative sectors Art schools as part of cultural districts; creative clusters, urban renewal; Internationalisation/globalisation Interdisciplinarity, links with science, business, technology Sharper focus in innovation (product; social innovation, cultural participation) Integration into larger educational structures Involvement in Horizon 2020; Reflective Societies Challenges for Higher Arts Education

Independent; cutting edge, international; high artistic standards The CCIs come to us, not the other way around Strong professional focus; close collaboration with the industries (design, music, theatre dance) We train the professionals for the sector Regional embedding; focus on cultural participation, social development, interwoven with local cultural sector and CCIs We are part of the creative fabric of the city Knowledge centre; experimentation, research, embedded in academia; Masters’ and PhD programmes We train the innovators and strategic thinkers of tomorrow Multi-and cross-disciplinary focus embedded in a larger university. (design, digital media, audiovisual representation, visual culture, architecture, technologies, urban planning) We produce the specialists, business and society needs nowadays Developing Profiles Artschools

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