EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 14-15 MARCH 2013 beogles beogles CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 European Study Tour Learn - Network - Discover 14-15 March 2013 // Brussels, Belgium With the support of EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 14-15 MARCH 2013 Table of Contents Welcome 2 Programme 3 Building Blocks 5 Student Profiles 9 About ENCATC 14 About University of Deusto 15 Did you know? 16 Participation List 17 Notes 19 European Study Tour 2013 // Table of Contents 1 EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 14-15 MARCH 2013 Welcome Attending the planned lectures and study visits are only two components for a successful and enriching experience in Brussels. We are excited to see such great diversity in this group; you represent 4 countries in Europe, 1 from Asia and 4 from Latin America. We are convinced that your rich cultural heritage and different educational backgrounds will raise Dear colleagues, interesting questions and bring new Dear students, perspectives to group discussions. We strongly encourage all participants to be It is with great pleasure that I welcome you active as an event of this kind is only as to Brussels for the first 2013 edition of the valuable as the input shared from each European Study Tour. person who attends. Since 1993, ENCATC is strongly Of course your time in Brussels will also committed to encouraging mobility of be a chance to taste some of the local educators, students and young culture (did someone say “Belgian” fries?) professionals because this experience is and see some of the city’s renowned invaluable for capacity development, for architecture such as the famous Grand the internationalisation of careers and for Place. the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives. To prove this, ENCATC in For those who plan to stay the weekend, partnership with its members, regularly ENCATC has organised a cultural organises European and International programme for the evening of 15 March Study Tours. that begins with a visit to the exhibition, “75 years: Sound factory – between The aim of this European Study Tour is to technique and architecture” that provide participants with a unique, first- celebrates the 75 year Anniversary of the hand experience of the workings of Flagey building - one of Europe’s first and European organisations. Future cultural most important radio broadcasting studios. managers will have an opportunity to Later in the evening, students are invited discover a multicultural, multilingual and to attend a concert by the award-winning multiethnic European capital, contributing Brussels Philharmonic. to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance. It will ENCATC sincerely hopes over the course also introduce you some of Brussels’ key of the next few days you are able to learn players. Having the opportunity to listen to and explore a different side of Europe and and meet with experts who are involved in come away with new thinking and practical the daily implementation of European and knowledge that will help you in your local Belgian cultural policy making and studies, but also in your professional cultural activities is an added value to your career! continuing education. Best wishes, Over the course of two days you will meet Giannalia Cogliandro Beyens with representatives who work in this ENCATC Secretary General unique capital that integrates major EU institutions, representatives of national and Brussels, 07 March 2013 regional authorities, international cultural organisations and networks, and of course cultural operators from the Belgian flagship cultural institutions. European Study Tour 2013 // Welcome 2 EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 14-15 MARCH 2013 Programme > DAY 1 // Thursday, 14 March Bring your IDENTITY CARD / PASSPORT to present it at the Parliament entrance and the Berlaymont Building. Don’t forget or you will be denied access! 08:30 – 10:00 The European Union and Culture: competences, priorities for the next years and new financial perspectives 2014-2020 Sylvain Pasqua, Policy Officer at General Direction Education and Culture (DG EAC) Address: Parlamentarium Cafeteria // Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels 10:00 – 11:00 Visit to the Parlamentarium Tour with Media Guides at the European Parliament's Visitors' Centre Address: Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels 11:00 – 13:00 Visit to the European Parliament Address: Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli // Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch at the Parlamentarium Cafeteria 14:30 – 15:30 2013 European Year of Citizens Joana Vieira Da Silva, Policy Officer EYC2013 Address: Berlaymont Building // 200 Rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels 16:00 – 18:00 The role and management of the BOZAR Fine Arts Centre Fréderic Meseeuw, Responsible International Projects Includes a tour of the BOZAR by Sam Deckmyn, Advisor Technical Properties & Investments, and of the ongoing exhibitions: Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). The Music Lesson Changing States: Contemporary Irish Art & Francis Bacon’s Studio Neo Rauch. The Obsession of the Demiurge. Selected Works 1993-2012 Address: Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels 18:00 – 19:30 A walk though Brussels’ fashion district followed by a “Belgian” beer at Le Roy d’Espagne (OPTIONAL) Address: Rue Dansaert, 1000 Brussels European Study Tour 2013 // Programme 3 EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 14-15 MARCH 2013 > DAY 2 // Friday, 15 March 09:00 – 09:45 A visit to Brussels’ Grand Place and surroundings (OPTIONAL) Address: Grand Place, 1000 Brussels 10:00 – 10:45 Introduction to Cultural Policy in Belgium Jean-Pierre Deru, Director of Association Marcel Hicter pour la Démocratie culturelle Address: Les Halles Saint-Gery Patrimoine et Culture ASBL // 23, Place Saint Gery, 1000 Brussels 10:45 – 11:30 The role of European Cultural networks Giannalia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC Secretary General Address: Les Halles Saint-Gery Patrimoine et Culture ASBL // 23, Place Saint Gery, 1000 Brussels 12:30 – 13:30 Visit to the Basque Country Delegation in Brussels Welcome address and introduction by Marta Marin, Basque Country Delegate Address: Rue des Deux Églises, 27, 1000 Brussels 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch - on the go! 14:30 – 16:00 Visit to TourSpain Welcome address and introduction by Felipe Formariz Pombo, Director Address: Rue Royale 97, 1000 Brussels 19:30 – 22:00 Concert from the Brussels Philarmonic (OPTIONAL) With an introduction by Anke Mansar, Press and e-Communication Officer at Brussels Philharmonic, and the possibility to visit the exhibition “75 years: sound factory – between technique and architecture” Address: Flagey Cultural Centre, Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels European Study Tour 2013 // Programme 4 EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 14-15 MARCH 2013 Building Blocks > DAY 1 // Thursday, 14 March Bring your IDENTITY CARD / PASSPORT to enter the European Parliament and EU institutions. Don’t forget or you will be denied access! 8:30 – 10:00 LECTURE Title: The European Union and Culture: competences, priorities for the next years and new financial perspectives 2014-2020 About the speaker: Sylvain Pasqua has been working for the last ten years in the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture. Sylvain was very closely involved in the development of the European Agenda for culture in a globalising world, adopted by the European Commission and endorsed by EU Member States in 2007. In the framework of this Agenda, Sylvain has been in charge of cultural and creative industries. In this capacity, he worked on the Commission Green Paper on "Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries" in 2010 and on follow-up initiatives, such as the Commission's proposal for a new Creative Europe programme (2011) and the forthcoming Commission Communication on the cultural and creative sectors for creative growth in the EU (2012). In September 2012 on, Sylvain joined the Culture Programme and Actions Unit of DG EAC where he coordinates the European Capitals of Culture initiative. 10:00 – 11:00 STUDY VISIT Visit: Parlamentarium Description: Information and knowledge contribute to our full participation in democratic society. Visitors can take a virtual trip through Europe to discover how its citizens are “united in diversity” and how the EU has contributed to the development of each of its 27 Member States. Visitors will also see how decisions are made and how they influence our daily lives in a refreshing and dynamic way. From an interactive virtual trip through Europe to a magical 3D light-map of the continent and a video wall of www.brusselsmuseums.be messages from MEPs, the activities and exhibitions are both uniquely engaging and engagingly unique. Web: www.europarl.europa.eu/visiting/en/parlamentarium.html 11:00 – 13:00 STUDY VISIT Visit: European Parliament Description: The European Parliament, where 500 million Europeans are represented and 23 official languages, is at the heart of Brussels. It is the will of the European Parliament to open its doors to European citizens in order for the public to better know and understand the work of their representatives, the Members of the European Parliament. By visiting the European Parliament you will learn more about the TPCOM role and the work of the House and to visit the Plenary Chamber where voices of all CC BY-NC-ND 2.00 Europeans can be heard and where their common EU laws take shape. Web: www.europarl.europa.eu European Study Tour 2013 // Building Blocks 5 EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 14-15 MARCH 2013 14:30 – 15:30 LECTURE Title: 2013 European Year of Citizens About the speaker: Joana Vieira Da Silva is a Policy Officer for the European Year of Citizens 2013 Task Force. This involves dealing with all communication activities under the European Year campaign, including the organisation of events and the social media strategy. Before joining the taskforce she was working on the Programme Europe for Citizens, being responsible for Action 1: Active Citizens for Europe. This involved dealing with town twinning and citizens’ projects from the Europe for Citizens Programme. She also worked managing studies, evaluation and on impact assessment for the future programme, which starts in 2014.