Here are presented some of our most recent international projects.
CURRENT: All in – International Inclusive Society in Arts (ALIISA) 1.9.2020–31.8.2023
The project is coordinated by Savonia University of Applied Sciences. Partners include Kuopio Conservatory, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (Lithuania), Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (Austria) ja Ich bin O.K. Kultur- und Bildungsverein der Menschen mit und ohne Behinderung (Austria). The project aims at acknowledging the importance of arts in enhancing inclusion and social well-being, developing pedagogical skills in inclusive arts pedagogy and finding professionals for the field.
Mobility partners
- Musikschule ”Heinrich Schütz” (Gera, Germany)
- Conservatori Elemental i Escola Municipal de Música de Palma (Mallorca, Spain) www.conservatorimunicipaldepalma.es
- Creative professionals – professionals without borders, Nord Plus -project 2015 – 16
- Cesis Music Secondary School named after Alfreds Kalnins (LV), coordinator
- Kuopio Conservatory, partner
- Peer Review of the Conservatories Berne-Kuopio, Comenius 2015 – 2017
- Musikschule Konservatorium Bern, Switzerland, coordinator
- Kuopio Conservatory, partner
- Conservatorio profesional de Getafe (SPAIN) http://www.conservatoriogetafe.org/
Development projects
- Continuation of the previous: in 2020–2023, Erasmus+, All In – International Inclusive Society in Arts, ALIISA
- Savonia University of Applied Sciences coordinator
- Partners: Kuopio Conservatory; Siauliau University, Lithuania; Universitet für Musik und Darstellende Kust, Wien, Austria; Ich bin O.K. Kultur- und Bildungsverein der Menschen mit und ohne Behinderung, Wien, Austria
- Inclusive Pedagogy in Arts – Europe (IPA-E), Erasmus + project in 2017 – 2019
- Kuopio Conservatory, coordinator
- Partners: Savonia University of Applied Sciences; Siauliau University, Liettua; Siauliai 1st Music School, Lithuania; Universitet für Musik und Darstellende Kust, Wien, Austria; Kreismusikschule Vechta, Germany; University of Vechta, Germany
- Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts & Culture (Bethlehem, Israel/Palestine), in 2014
- Finnish Foreign Ministry as the financier, Kuopio Conservatory as a specialist partner
- YHDESSÄ (together) concert tour, in 2017:
- Bern Conservatory (Switzerland) formed a symphony orchestra together with students from Kuopio Conservatory and Savonia University of Applied Sciences. Concert tours took place in Finland and Switzerland with Rauno Tikkanen and Droujelub Yanakiev as conductors.