Friday, 26 September
CSW 2025 Online Programme
*All session times are listed in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
09:00 – 10:00
Navigating Digitisation: Curriculum & Mindset Transformation in Higher Music Education
Join us for an engaging online community session on the “Navigating Digitisation” Roadmap developed by the AEC ARTEMIS Digitisation Working Group. As part of Creative Skills Week 2025, this session will explore how leaders in Higher Music Education Institutions (HMEIs) can navigate the digital transition with a strong focus on curriculum development and fostering an institutional mindset for digital transformation. We will present key transferable insights, relevant examples and actionable strategies to integrate digital skills into music education curricula and reshape institutional approaches to innovation. Whether you are an educator, institutional leader, or student, this session will provide valuable guidance on adapting to the evolving digital landscape and fostering long-term change within your institution.
10:00 – 11:00
Trainers Sandbox: Design, test, and upgrade training skills for CCIs
In this session, member of the WG on Entrepreneurial Skills of the Creative Pact for Skills Oscar Diaz will deliver an interactive online session built for trainers, hub managers and creative professionals working on design, develop and implement training programmes for CCIs. Guided by micro credentials design principles, this session empowers you to:
- Design and prototype training modules for CCIs.
- Test and refine your ideas using a flexible framework.
- Learn about effective ways to assess and ensure quality of your training prototype.
- Collaborate with peers to review and improve training ideas.
Note: During the workshop we will use Breakout Rooms and collaborative boards so please join the session using a laptop to get the most out of the session.
11:00 – 12:30
Online Project Marketplace
Dive into a dynamic exchange of ideas at the Regenerate Projects Marketplace. Twelve proposals will be pitched in fast-paced PechaKucha rounds, each offering a vivid snapshot of emerging practices and bold visions across the cultural and creative sectors. Delivered online in succession, the twelve presentations will each follow the PechaKucha format—20 slides shown for 20 seconds each—keeping the energy high and attention sharp. This engaging format fosters serendipitous connections and cross-sector insight, inviting participants to learn, challenge assumptions, and explore new potential collaborations.
- Jessica Capra, The Artist and the Others
- Veronica di Geronimo & Andrea Guidi, The Fine Arts Academy of Rome
- Audronė Drungilaitė, Vilnius Academy of Arts
- Michal Eitan, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
- Ashkhen Fixova, AEC – Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen
- Delphine Jenart, IHECS
- Nurten Merıcer, /rehub
- Shannon North & Andie Day, Belmont University
- Pavel Ruzyak, Osvěta z.s., Film Sight Project
15:00 – 16:00
Reclaiming the Future: Youth, Creativity, and Renewal
Hosted by Ankara Aks
In the face of intersecting global crises, we believe in the power of youth, creativity, and collective action to shape new possibilities. Reclaiming the Future: Youth, Creativity, and Renewal is an interactive community session bringing together young creators, thinkers, and cultural agents to reimagine the future through the lens of design, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Previously, a group of young participants from diverse design disciplines came together to write a Renewal Manifesto—a declaration of values, ideas, and visions for a more inclusive, polyphonic, and regenerative future. In this new gathering, we will return to that text—not to finalise it, but to let it evolve.
Together, we will reflect on the urgencies of today, infuse it with new insights, and give it space to grow into a renewed collective vision. Participants will explore how creativity can become a tool for care, resistance, and transformation across scales—from the street corner to the planetary. Through dialogue, project-sharing, and collaborative writing, we will activate the core values of the New European Bauhaus: sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion. The outcome of the session will be an updated living manifesto—a cultural artifact shaped by many hands, intended to travel across borders, inspire new projects, and speak to those making decisions about our shared future. This is a space to connect, co-create, and imagine out loud.
For those who believe that change begins with community, and that culture can be a blueprint for renewal—this is your invitation.
16:00 – 17:10
Create in a mindful way: turn your sketch into an AI project
Hosted by IED
In this interactive online workshop, we will harness the creative synergy between traditional sketching and cutting-edge AI to craft compelling visual narratives. Beginning with authentic hand-drawn concepts, participants will embark on a journey that bridges analogue artistry with digital enhancement. You’ll need only basic materials: paper, pencil, and a digital device for AI exploration. Throughout the session, you’ll be introduced to specialised AI tools that complement your creative vision. We’ll conclude with a reflective discussion examining the emotional dimensions of this hybrid creative process and explore innovative applications for your future projects as a professional, student or lecturer.
17:15 – 18:00
Infodemic - A videogame to fight disinformation
“Infodemic” is a video game co-produced by the Peruvian MIL association “A Mí No Me La Hacen” and the video game studio “Hermanos Magía.” It allows the player to embody a journalist who reacts to events in their community. Political scandals, natural disasters, social movements… the player will seek to cover events ethically while dealing with the social, economic, time, and editorial pressures of their profession. This game was developed to spark debates on our relationship with the media in a democracy, both individually, online and in the classroom.
This event will be an opportunity to play the beta version of the game, and discuss of its educational potential.
DISCLAIMER: The game is currently in Spanish, but will be live translated.
