A Different Kind of Partnership

Cultural Institutions and Schools: Working Together

At the UNESCO World Conference  in Seoul¹ at the end of May 2010, the significance of cultural education as a basis for learning and research was re-evaluated. Some 2000 cultural and education experts identified strategies that tended to open up better opportunities for personal development through cultural education.

Equal Opportunities in Access to Education – A Governance Task?

Lorenz Lassnigg

A study¹  on the effectiveness of the Austrian school administration has shown that the complex bureaucratic federalist governance system leads to efficiency losses.

New Upswing, Old Challenges

Monika Mott

I know the city of Tirana very well, because I worked there for three years. But nowadays, whenever I visit Tirana, I feel as if I barely recognise it.

The Truth About Sponsoring

Katja Erlach

In considering the question of whether, in view of global challenges, the significance of the arts and culture for business enterprises goes beyond mere sponsoring, one has to retain a sense of proportion: companies involve themselves in the arts and culture out of commitment, it is true, but of course this commitment also has a lot to do with marketing considerations.

Better Opportunities in the Labour Market

Reforming Vocational Education and Training in South Eastern Europe

Fundamental economic, social and political changes have exerted considerable pressure on education systems, also in the countries of South Eastern Europe.

How to Achieve Sustainable Interest in Culture

A new action guideline for artists in the schools

Until today, we have still not succeeded in realising the 1970s slogan “culture for all”. The constitution of audiences at theatres, opera houses and museums has hardly changed at all.

Getting Started and Seeing Things Through

KKA in discussion with federal school students’ spokesperson Pia Bauer and musician/artist Martin Skerwald alias “Skero” about cultural education, sur-vival strategy and the chances that emerge from failure.

Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft von Kultur und von allem Bestehenden

Marija Knežević

Es gibt zwei Hauptgründe, warum wir einerseits glauben, dass die Kultur so lange existieren wird wie die Menschheit, andererseits das genaue Gegenteil davon ahnen – dass die Kultur allmählich erlischt und zurückweicht, und dass ihre Fundamente ebenso wie alle anderen Fundamente gefährlich wackeln.

From Ideas to Concrete Projects

Gerhard Kowař

This issue of our magazine focuses on future concepts for education and culture and their implementation. It stands to reason that the first place to start is with our own institution.

Added Value for Business and Society

Lisa Weber

In the last ten years, CSR (corporate social responsibility) has become an integral part of the corporate missions of today’s businesses, both large and small. Is this just a hype, aimed at improving companies’ images?

We Cannot Just “Assimilate” Immigrants

KKA in discussion with Rainer Münz about diversity as an opportunity and the challenges it presents to the education system. An extract from the interview.

From Sponsoring to Corporate Cultural Responsibility

CCR as a Pledge of Faith in the Power of Art

At the time when sponsoring of the arts and culture had just reached its first zenith and an increasing number of companies were using the marketing instrument of cultural sponsoring with growing enthusiasm and professionalism, a new concept entered the discussion, causing both confusion and interest: