4th International Conference on Music EducationThe 4th International Conference "Modernization of Higher Music Education and Implementation of the Bologna Process Principles in Russia, Countries of CIS and Europe" will be held at the St. Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of Music on September 26-28, 2010. 4th International Conference “Modernization of Higher Music Education and Implementation of the Bologna Process Principles in Russia, Countries of CIS and Europe”Dear Colleagues! We are pleased to invite you to the 4th International Conference “Modernization of Higher Music Education and Implementation of the Bologna Process Principles in Russia, Countries of CIS and Europe,” which will be held at the St. Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of Music on September 26-28, 2010. Main Goals of the Conference: • general presentation of the European higher music education of today in relation to coincidence or diversification of educational goals and main tasks of training, curriculums, qualifications, degrees as well as detection of peculiarities of application of Bologna process principles; Among the participants of the conference there will be representatives of state authorities and public organizations, such as the Presidential Executive Office, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Association of European Conservatories (AEC), Association of Baltic Academies of Music (ABAM), European Music Council (EMC), ISME National Affiliate – Representing International Society for Music Education in Russia, All-Russian Scientific Council on the Problems of the Music Education History. The Conference Agenda: The Conference will be made up of plenary sessions. There will be an opportunity to form theme sections for further discussions. The duration of a single presentation report at a session is a maximum of 20 minutes. Some material may be represented as workshop reports via decision of the Organizing Committee. The selected conference materials are planned to be published. The editorial staff has a right to select articles for publication. Please let us know if you are interested in participating in our conference and kindly send your report themes (up to 10 lines) as well as brief information of your professional activity. The deadline is August 3, 2010. Electronic versions of your reports are expected to be sent in no later than September 26, 2010. A participating party is responsible for all travel expenses. The participation fee is 50 EURO (except for representatives of international organizations and state authorities). Early payment is recommended, it can be made in either US Dollars or Euros by bank transfer to the accounts below. JSC VTB Bank, St. Petersburg branch The participants are provided with meals (lunches, snacks and coffee breaks) and handouts. The Organizing Committee assists the participants with accommodation on basic economy level. Hotel reservation should be done directly with the Travel Agency “Irida,” the partner of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. In case you need a Russian visa, the Travel Agency will provide you with a visa support document. For more information please contact the Agency by tel./fax: +7 812 571 8654, +7 812 312 3922 or e-mail: centre@irida.spb.ru, managers: Maria Cheremnykh, Olga Sirotkina. The information of the Conference is available at http://www.conservatory.ru/conference. Click here to download the registration form for the Conference 2010. Contact information: |