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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchHaykuhi Muradyan is a lecturer at the Department of Cultural Studies of the Yerevan State University where she teaches theory of cultural studies, cultural policy, new and modern Armenian culture, Applied Anthropology. She also teaches Cultural Genocide at the Institute of Armenian Studies. She has been involved in many academic research programs, and recently defended her PhD thesis on “Cultural Policy in Armenia: Soviet Heritage, National Resources and European Perspectives (the end of 20th century and the beginning of 21st)”. Her research interests are focused on applied anthropology, cultural policies and heritage management.
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Thanks to our experts Yulia Antonyan and Haykuhi Muradyan we can present a first short cultural policy profile of Armenia on the Compendium.Short profiles aim to summarise the cultural policy profiles from the database and give a quick overview of the most important elements of a country’s cultural policy. Below you can see some of recent changes and developments regarding Armenian cultural policy: The new government programme of June 2021 does not address culture separately, but includes it in the general concept of “development of human potential”.A proposed new Law on Education was accepted by the Assembly in 2021 but... read more →
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An updated cultural policy profile for North Macedonia is now available. Special thanks go to our North Macedonian expert Zlatko Teodosievski. The updated profile contains the latest information on developments in the field of cultural policy. Below you can see some of those changes and developments in North Macedonia: Culture's share of the central state budget in 2020 was 0.16% (0.12% in 2019), almost the lowest rate in the past 20 years. On the other hand, the cultural budget for 2020 was almost 47% higher than the budget for 2019.In the 2021 budget for protection of cultural heritage there is... read more →
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The Compendium and its entire experts community congratulate Rod Fisher for being the 2021 ENCATC Fellowship Award Laureate. Rod Fisher, being a Compendium expert for the UK for more than 15 years, is: “...a pioneer in the field of cultural management and cultural policy and has dedicated his career to its advancement. He has made tireless contributions and innovations, and generously gives his definitive voice on European institutions, comparative cultural policies, arts management, and cultural relations/diplomacy. Thanks to his work, generations of cultural managers and policy makers have benefited and will continue to do so, expanding their knowledge and building... read more →
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The 4th General Assembly of the Compendium Association as well as the Assembly of Compendium Experts took place on the 15th September as a digital event with 70 participants from over 30 countries. At this occasion, the Board of the Compendium Association and the Compendium Coordinator presented the Annual Report 2020/2021 of the Compendium Association that highlighted the various activities and current developments of the Compendium in this period and described the next steps and plans for the upcoming months. In this context, we would like to thank the members of the Compendium Association and the Compendium Experts for their... read more →
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The Compendium and its community of experts warmly welcome Lydia Gryszkiewicz and Giny Laroche as new cultural policy experts for Luxembourg. This complementary expert team was selected by the Board of the Compendium Association among the several applications that were submitted in the context of the Open Call for Experts for Luxembourg. Together with the Compendium Coordinator and in consultation the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg they will produce the first cultural policy profile for Luxembourg in the upcoming months. The Compendium experts community is growing and will continue to grow. Besides the Open Call for Luxembourg, the Compendium will... read more →
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The 4th General Assembly of the Compendium Association as well as the Assembly of Compendium Experts will take place on the 15th September 2021. Again, it will be held digitally due to pandemic conditions - but we hope to reconvene in person at the 5th General Assembly in 2022. As indicated in the Agenda the members will discuss and decide about current activities, new features and future plans for the Compendium as cultural policy information system and monitoring tool. The Assembly of Compendium Experts will take place on the same day. This dedicated and committed group of cultural policy... read more →
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The recently updated Maltese Covid-19 report describes in a timeline from May 2020 to July 2021 the developments regarding the impact of the pandemic crisis to the cultural sector in Malta.It presents the COVID-19 regulations for cultural institutions, the general support measures, sector-specific measures and the recent reopening measures in Malta. Latest changes are: On 5th July, the Government announced the Events Support Scheme, a €2m scheme aimed at making the organisation of cultural and artistic events more financially viable between the periods of 5th July and 31st August 2021. This scheme provides a mechanism through which event organisers benefit... read more →
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The Italian G20 Presidency held the first G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting in Rome on 29 and 30 July, an unprecedented and historic choice. The G20 Ministers of Culture adopted a Declaration calling for culture to be integrated into national economic and social recovery and longer-term development strategies. Culture is a great growth factor, explained the Italian Minister of Culture Franceschini at the concluding press conference. The declaration recognizes the contribution of cultural industries, cultural heritage and cultural tourism to economic growth and long-term social development, expanding jobs and a skilled labour force. The G20 Ministers of Culture Declaration aims to... read more →