After three editions, the Global Cultural Leadership Programme comes back for its first ever Alumni  Reunion! The 120 participants coming from 30 countries will be gathered in Brussels next October to solidify the network of young international cultural leaders. For this very special fourth edition of the programme, the participants from all three editions of the GCLP will meet … Global Cultural Leadership Programme 2019: Alumni Reunion!

A strategy for Canadian international cultural relations? Recommendation 1 That the Government of Canada develop and implement a comprehensive cultural diplomacy strategy. It should establish the objectives of cultural diplomacy within the context of Canada’s foreign policy, articulate roles and responsibilities, and identify the budgetary resources necessary for the strategy’s realization. Recommendation 2 That the … Cultural Diplomacy in Canada’s foreign policy

EU-Russia Cultural Relations “Culture is arguably the European Union’s most powerful instrument to shape positive long-term relations with Russia”. In their publication, Domennico Valenza and Fabienne Bossuyt analyse the EU’s current engagement and suggest that culture remains the EU’s most powerful instrument to shape positive long-term relations with Russia. With a proposed set of recommendations, … Enhancing EU cultural cooperation with Russia

More international cooperation in cultural heritage professions? A group of experts in cultural heritage has been invited by the Council of the EU to investigate the skills, training and knowledge transfer in the heritage professions in Europe. The main goal of this working group’s report is to ensure all stakeholders (policymakers at national and EU … Fostering Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Professions

Bridging Theory and Practice. A European Strategic Approach to International Cultural Relations: The state of the art. From 26 to 29 June, the last and final conference of the Crew Project will take place at the University of Siena, Italy. Organised in partnership with EUNIC Global, this event will be the the second Siena Cultural … 26-29/06/2019: EUNIC Siena Cultural Relations Forum