EUNIC - EU National Institutes for Culture

Sieć narodowych instytutów kultury oraz innych instytucji narodowych państw Wspólnoty zaangażowanych w działalność z zakresu dyplomacji publicznej i kulturalnej. Ma zasięg globalny i pełni funkcję partnera Unii Europejskiej w określaniu i realizowaniu europejskiej polityki kulturalnej w ramach Wspólnoty Europejskiej i poza nią. Celem EUNIC jest promocja dialogu i różnorodności międzykulturowej, a także tworzenie partnerstw i sieci współpracy na rzecz wzmacniania dialogu międzynarodowego i współpracy z państwami spoza Europy.

Sieć EUNIC współtworzy m.in. Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych.

EUNIC is the network of European national institutes of culture and national bodies engaged in cultural and related activities beyond their national borders. The network brings together organisations from all EU member states and adds value through its network of clusters – a collaboration of platforms in over 100 countries around the world. It also promotes cultural diversity and cultural dialogue and advocates for a stronger role for culture in public policies and in external relations both at a European and international level. By pooling together the resources and expertise of its members and carrying out joint work on common areas of interest, the network participates in the development and implementation of European cultural policy, particularly the delivery of the new strategic approach to EU international cultural relations.

The network delivers collaborative transnational projects connecting culture and society in the fields of arts, languages, youth, education, science, society, intercultural dialogue and development.

2017-2020 CREATIVE EUROPE PROJECTS

The Crossroads for Culture – Building a European Cultural Relations Sector project aims to build the European cultural relations sector by strengthening EUNIC and its partners’ capacity for policy development, strategic partnership and the effective and efficient delivery of cultural programmes and international cultural relations.

The project will focus on four key actions: enhanced coordination of EU cultural policy and strategy, capacity building activities for cultural and creative operators, the implementation of collaborative strategies (inside and outside the EU) and developing skills, competencies and know-how for the cultural relations sector by creating a common framework for training and professional development as well as the tools for monitoring and evaluating the impact of cultural relations.

Confirmed activities include: policy and research studies, cultural relations forums, capacity building meetings, an e-learning platform, staff mobility schemes, scoping visits and the development of practical toolkits for cultural relations professionals and cultural operators