news A monthly e-newsletter for the latest in cultural management and policy ISSUE N° 114 DIGEST VERSION FOR OUR FOLLOWERS Issue N°104 / news from encatc / Page 1 CONTENTS NOTE FROM THE Issue N°114 NOTE FROM THE EDITOR EDITOR 2 Dear colleagues, Welcome to the new re-vamped online ENCATC resources to make it ENCATC NEWS 3 version of our monthly ENCATC easier to access direct sources and newsletter! material for your work! 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Test it out on the left to jump GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens to your favourite section! Third, we ENCATC Secretary General have added more videos and links to / 2 NEWS FROM ENCATC NEW MEMBERS Join us in welcoming these new members as our network grows Eurac Research in Italy Academy of Music "Gheorghe Dima" in Romania Eurac’s research addresses the greatest challenges facing The “Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy came into being in us in the future: people’s needs in health, energy, well- 1919, part of a lively modernising process involving the functioning political and social systems and an intact whole Romanian education system that was triggered by environment. These are complex questions, and Eurac is the exceptionally dynamic post-war reconstruction climate. seeking answers in the interaction between many different The Academy’s first rector, Gheorghe Dima, set high quality disciplines. In so doing, its research work embraces three standards, acquired during his studies in Germany, to the major themes: regions fit for living in, diversity as a life- institution. The European vocation and a culture for quality enhancing feature, and a healthy society. Eurac works to have been and still are a constant all throughout the history develop concrete solutions for regional problems which can of this institution that has successively borne the name of then be applied elsewhere. It continually strives to open Conservatorul de muzică şi artă dramatică, Academia de new paths with top quality research work. Muzică şi Artă Dramatică (since 1931) and Conservatorul de Muzică “Gheorghe Dima” (since 1950). As from 1990 Eurac is linked to other research networks all over the world onwards, the institution received its current name: and has partners in more than 50 countries on five Academia de Muzică “Gheorghe Dima”. continents. It collaborates with international organisations such as the Alpine and Carpathian Conventions, the United After the political changes brought about by the events in Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United December 1989, there was an opening of the Romanian Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) along academic milieu for significant international relations within with several space agencies. frameworks such as the TEMPUS, ERASMUS, LONG LIFE LEARNING, DAAD and FULLBRIGHT programmes. A whole Eurac Research was founded in 1992 as an association new dimension was gained after Romania’s adherence to under private law with just twelve members of staff the European Union. The Academy currently has 40 partner undertaking research in the areas of Language and Law, universities, all throughout Europe. Minorities and Autonomous Regions as well as the Alpine Environment. The centre gradually expanded its activities Since 1992, when the “Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy into new areas, attracted scientists from all over the world Doctor Honoris Causa title was created, it has been and introduced new structures. Today, almost 300 scientists accepted by some of the most prominent Romanian and from over 30 countries work at Eurac. international cultural personalities, such as: Iannis Xenakis, György Kurtág, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yehudi Menuhin, ENCATC CONTACT: Robert Levin, Christoph Bossert, Pascal Bentoiu, Ştefan Eleonora Psenner, Researcher Niculescu, David Ohanesian, Ioan Hollender, and many [email protected] others acclaimed personalities, once again vouching for the Academy’s standing ENCATC CONTACT: Oana Mihaela Balan, Dr. Associate Professor, Director of External Relations [email protected] / 3 NEWS FROM THE OFFICE ENCATC welcomes a new project officer to International students look to ENCATC to the team! build a strong foundation for their careers! We are delighted to In its commitment to offering valuable experience to help welcome Manon Deboise, students and emerging professionals get a footing in our new Project Officer! today’s competitive labour market, ENCATC’s successful Marie-Claire Ricome Internship Programme has Manon is a French national welcomed more than 65 trainees from 27 countries since and since an early age 2001. Having always been open to students from around developed a strong interest the world, in the last year there has been a significant in the promotion of cultural increase in applications coming from outside of Europe exchanges and dialogue. with trainees joining the team in 2017 from the United States Her education background and the United Arab Emirates. includes an M.A. in Political Manon Deboise We are happy to welcome Sciences - Management ENCATC Project Officer Kiara Goodwine from and Business Administration DePauw University in the from the Aix-en-Provence Institute of Political Studies, an United States, where she M.A. in International Cultural Project Management and an studies Interdisciplinary M.A. in teaching French as a second language. She started Environmental Studies and her career as a Policy Officer in the cultural service of the French. Kiara is in Brussels for French Embassy in Prague and later undertook the position a semester abroad and of director at the Alliance française of Plzeň. As a new connected with ENCATC challenge and to deepen her field experience, she moved to through IFE - Internships in Brussels in 2017 to work at the European Commission within Francophone Europe. Kiara Kiara Goodwine the Executive Agency Education, Audio-visual and Culture chose Brussels to immerse ENCATC Trainee (EACEA) before joining ENCATC in January 2018. herself in French and learn “I’m excited to have joined ENCATC’s team and contribute more about environmental issues in Europe and the to its work advancing cultural management and policy. I connections with arts and culture. look forward to getting to know the members and gaining During her 12 week internship at ENCATC, Kiara will help new competences as part of a leading international produce the ENCATC Praxis for students studying cultural network. I’ve heard so much about the ENCATC Congress management and policy and assist in advancing ENCATC’s and I can’t wait to experience it for myself this year in Green Policy as she has a special passion for the Bucharest,” says Manon. environment. “I am most interested in situations where Outside of work, Manon has been involved whenever environmental rights and human rights overlap, but also possible in associations and local initiatives related to where they clash. I would ideally like to pursue a career in circular economy, cultural exchanges and support to people environmental policy and law. In this discipline, it is essential in need. to understand how culture influences an individual’s relationship to the environment, and I hope at ENCATC I can Manon is taking the position over from Costanza Caffo, who learn more about this relationship,” says Kiara.