Events

Programme

Time Sessions
09:00 – 10:00 MusiQuE turns 10 years old: Opening session
Welcome words, by Jacques Moreau, Chair of the MusiQuE BoardLooking back at MusiQuE’s achievements in 2014-2024, by Linda Messas, MusiQuE Director

Looking ahead, by Orla McDonagh, MusiQuE Board member 
10:00 – 10:45 MusiQuE’s impact on the sector and plans for the future
PART 1 – the institutional perspective
By representatives of reviewed institutions: Joris Blanckaert, KASK & Conservatorium, Ghent, Belgium; Marko Vatovec, Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Eleonoor Tchernoff, Royal Conservatoire The Hague, The NetherlandsModerated by Ankna Arockiam, MusiQuE Board member 
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45 MusiQuE’s impact on the sector and plans for the future
PART 2 – the perspective of the music education sector
By representatives of MusiQuE’s partner organisations AEC, EMU, EAS, Pearle and EPASA: Finn Schumacker, AEC Executive Director; Michaela Hahn, EMU President; Anita Debaere, Director of Pearle* – Live Performance Europe; Miranda Harmer, EPASA President; Thomas Geudens, EAS representativeModerated by Lies Colman, MusiQuE Board member 
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch break
13:45 – 14:30 Quality enhancement in higher music education institutions
Information Forum on QA practices in higher music education institutions
By institutions which will present their practice in internal and external QA

  • Katarzyna Bartos, Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Wrocław, Poland
  • Anne Nicole, Senior lecturer, responsible for digital teaching and research, Haute école de musique de Genève, Switzerland
  • Anniina Wikman Yates, Senior Assistant Registrar (Quality & Governance)Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, UK

Moderated by Jacques Moreau, Chair of the MusiQuE Board
14:30 – 15:00 Building Quality Culture from peer to peer – what does the peer-review system take and what it brings
By Peer Reviewers from the audienceModerated by Orla McDonagh, MusiQuE Board member 
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 17:00 Policy developments: towards a shared vision for Quality in the EHEA and EU

  • Overview of current developments in quality assurance and enhancement at EU level

By Anna Gover, Director of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)

  • The European Commission’s package on higher education institutions

By Kinga Szuly, Head of Sector for Higher Education Policy at the European Commission (Directorate-General of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

  • Panel discussion with representatives of EUA, EU Commission, ENQA, ESU and EQAR

Panel discussion with Anna Gover, Kinga Szuly, and Aleksandar Šušnjar, Director of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR)

Moderated by Martin Prchal, Vice Principal, Royal Conservatoire The Hague, The Netherlands
17:00 – 17:30 Final thoughts

Wrap up and reflections

By Celia Duffy, Senior Knowledge Fellow Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and active MusiQuE Peer-Reviewer,and Mist Thorkelsdottir, Former MusiQuE Board member and active Peer Reviewer
17:30 – 19:00 Reception to celebrate MusiQuE’s 10 years and the many individuals who have made its creation and continuous development possible