The new academic year of the Cultural Management Academy began

The profile of the participants in the Cultural Management Academy 2016 – 2017, which started today, 4 April, is very diverse.

They range from translators to producers of a capella ensemble, from critics to contemporary art curators, from specialists in working with cultural minorities to human resource and finance experts of cultural organizations.

All of them are united by their common understanding that the sphere of art and culture is to be run professionally and bring revenues.

This year, the geographic scope of the Academy also expanded; besides Sofia and Plovdiv, there are managers from Stara Zagora, Dupnitza, Veliko Tarnovo, and Belgrade.

The Cultural Management Academy is a postgraduate programme by Goehte-Institute and Sofia Municipality through Sofia Development Association in cooperation with Sofia University and the cultural institutes of Austria, Great Britain, Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

The program aims to increase the knowledge and skills of cultural managers of municipal and independent cultural institutions and organizations. The programme includes 23 participants from municipal cultural institutes in Sofia, from the independent cultural operators (NGOs) from the whole country, and from the cultural sector in Serbia.

The Cultural Management Academy is held for a third consecutive academic year.

THE CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY 2016 – 2017 IS NOW OPEN

CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY BULGARIA
A postgraduate program by Goethe-Institute and Sofia Municipality through Sofia Development Association in cooperation with the Sofia University

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Cultural management academy Bulgaria announces a call for participation in the training program 2016-17. The program aims to increase the knowledge and skills of cultural managers of municipal and independent cultural institutions and organizations. The program will include 20 participants, of whom 5 from municipal cultural operators in Sofia, 10-12 from the independent cultural operators (non-governmental organizations) from the whole country, and up to 5 from neighboring countries like Greece, Romania and Serbia. The lecturers and trainers come from the European countries of the participating cultural institutes and from Bulgaria. Please send your application until 20th March 2016, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
The cultural management academy is a training program. The objectives are:
         a. to improve the management capacities of the participants as "cultural entrepreneurs" in a post-graduate training
         b. to enhance the exchange between the communal and the independent cultural institutions and networks and their cooperation
         c. to include the experience and expertise of European and Bulgarian institutional partners
         d. to foster the formation and development of innovative self-reliant projects between participants, across genres and countries.

SCHEDULE OF THE TRAINING COURSES 2016:
          o Course 1: April 4 - 8, 2016
          o Course 2: October 10 - 14, 2016
                Study Trip to Berlin: 2nd to 9th July (on invitation only)
          o Course 3: December 5 – 9, 2016
                Transfer projects: from beginning of 2017

PLACE:
Goethe-Institute, 1, Budapeshta-Str., Sofia
Sofia Municipality, 33, Moskovska-Str., Sofia

CONTENT:
Impulses and lecturers, case studies, trainings including role-plays, projects to be worked on, presentations of projects by the participants.
Complementary joint programs open to public:
          a. "Gradski Razgovori" talks at the Goethe-Institut Sofia on a regular monthly basis on "Urban Matters", www.goethe.de/sofia
          b. Online activities throughout the training and after the end of the program:
Open lectures on YouTube channel; communication platform open to participants and teachers to share knowledge, skills and feedback
          c. The "Budko-Projekt" as a platform for media, culture and art production
Post-graduate certificates in the field of cultural management from Sofia University and from Goethe-Institut and Sofia Municipality

WORKING LANGUAGE: All courses are in English.

CONDITIONS FOR APPLYING AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM:
To apply for the training participant must submit:
          1. Cover letter (free text), which describe a small project with up to 3 project objectives to develop in your field or institution, and how do you think the project can be further developed and improved in the training program (maximum 500 words).
          2. Curriculum Vitae (preferably Europass format) with a description of your institution and your position in it.

Both documents should be sent by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 20th March, 2015. The candidates will receive a response if the application has been approved for participation in the training program by 28th March, 2015.

The participation in all three training courses is obligatory. With your application, you guarantee your participation. Successful applicants will be invited to sign a statement that they accept the conditions of the training. For more information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.