EMU
Kunstconnectie is the Dutch member of the European Music School Union (EMU). The EMU is the European umbrella organisation of 26 national music school and in some countries music and art school associations in Europe. The EMU represents more than 6000 music schools.
Office manager of Kunstconnectie, mrs. Gerrie Koops, is secretary general of the EMU. Marion van der Hoeven -director Music School Amsterdam - is one of the members of the EMU board. 
European Music School Union

IMS
The 'International Music School Seminar' (IMS) is an exchange network on invitational basis between directors of music schools in Nordrhein Westfalen and Saarland (Germany), Flanders (Belgium), Wallonia (Belgium), Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
These regions take turns in organising an annual three-day exchange to discuss developments and innovations in music education and to demonstrate best practices.
Read more in the reports of the meetings.

IMS programme 2007
IMS programme 2006
IMS report 2005
IMS report 2004

Gent 6
As an educational exchange programme between Flemisch and Dutch Centres for the Arts, Gent 6 is a programme of the Ministry of the Flemish Community (department of education) and the Netherlands Ministry of Education and Science. There are eleven exchange duos. Each duo is at liberty to arrange the exchange together and to select the themes of exchange. In addition, each duo is assigned a theme to explore, which is of particular importance to both ministries at that moment, given policy developments. The exchange programme is initially set to last for two year. The Ministry of OCW has commissioned Kunstconnectie to coordinate the Dutch part of the exchange.
Read more in the attached report
'Verslag Gent-6 periode 2004-2006'
'Cumulatief verslag uitwisselingsproject Gent 6 2004-2007'

Arts4All
Arts4All is a network for art schools all over Europe and represents institutions and their national and/or regional associations. Arts4All has been founded in Dusseldorf in September 2006.
Read more in the attached report of the meeting in Dusseldorf.
Further information: Otto Berg, o.berg@kunstconnectie.nl

Quality assurance in Europe
As a part of developing a quality assurance system in the Netherlands, Kunstconnectie conducted a servey among the members of the European Music School Union. The results show that there is great diversity between the European members. For example, quality assurance plays no role whatsoever in Denmark, while Flanders has a very elaborate system. Read more in the attached results of the survey.

Further information
Gerrie Koops, g.koops@kunstconnectie.nl