The programme for AIRE 2026 is now available, ahead of the event on 8-9 April at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. As the Annual IN.TUNE Research in Education Event, AIRE brings together teachers, students, and researchers to explore how research, supervision, and teaching practice inform each other across higher music and arts education. This year’s edition, focused on research education and supervision, offers a rich picture of how research-based education is developed and practised across the alliance. With the event taking place next week, we warmly invite you to explore the programme and discover the range of questions, approaches, and practices that will shape this year’s discussions.

On 24 March, the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and the IN.TUNE Alliance hosted the TCA Fourth Franco-Dutch Strategic Dialogue on European Universities Alliances 2026.

The event brought together representatives from 23 European Universities Alliances, alongside 17 Dutch and 20 French higher education institutions. Participants also included representatives from the European Commission, national ministries of education and science, and organisations active across the sector. Discussions focused on upcoming funding cycles, policy developments, the Joint European Degree, and the future direction of European collaboration in higher education.

At its core, the Strategic Dialogue aimed to strengthen Franco-Dutch cooperation within the European higher education landscape. 

On 24 March 2026, the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and IN.TUNE will welcome partners, policymakers and higher education stakeholders to The Hague for the fourth Franco-Dutch Strategic Dialogue on European Universities Alliances.

Hosted by the Royal Conservatoire The Hague together with the European Universities Alliance IN.TUNE, this year’s dialogue will bring together alliance coordinators, representatives of the European Commission, French and Dutch ministries, Erasmus+ National Agencies, accreditation bodies and other key actors to reflect on the future of the European Universities initiative at an important moment for Europe. The dialogue is designed to take stock of the current state of play of the alliances, share good practices and explore how alliances are contributing to the wider European Education and Research Area. 

From 2–7 February, Conservatoire de Paris hosted the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) Creating and Producing Immersive Music and Sound for Live Performance, developed and delivered within IN.TUNE as one of sixteen new joint educational formats. 

IN.TUNE was presented as a practical example of a European University Alliance in the field of music and the arts during the international workshop Project Funding Opportunities, Erasmus+ Mobility and Digitisation: Practical Tools for the Internationalisation of Higher Music Education Institutions, held on 29–31 January 2026 in Brescia, Italy. Hosted by Conservatorio di Musica “Luca Marenzio” and organised in cooperation with the Association of European Conservatoires (AEC), the event brought together professionals from across Europe to strengthen understanding of the European funding opportunities among international relations officers and other staff interested in internationalisation of higher music education institutions.