The National Academy of Music Gheorghe Dima in Cluj-Napoca, in collaboration with the Cluj-Napoca Education Cluster C-EDU and the Romanian Society for Musical Education RoSME, organizes the ART AND EDUCATION International Conference FROM SOUND TO SELF THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION, the 18th edition, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 6th-8th, 2026.

TOPICS of the conference:

Professional Musician Training: Education and Skills
a. Professional Music Education
b. Musician Training and Skill Development
c. Music in Higher Education

Bridging Theory and Practice: Research Methodologies in Music Education and Social Sciences
a. Research methodologies
b. Sociology of Music Education
c. Psychology of Music Education
d. Practice and research in integrated Music Education

Music and Music Technology
a. Music Technology
b. Digital Tools in Music Education
c. Technology-Enhanced Music Creation and Performance

Music as a Bridge: Community Engagement and Collective Expression
a. Community Music and Cultural Management
b. Leadership in Music Education
c. Copyright and specific legislation in the artistic field

ADDRESSABILITY: teaching staff from university and pre-university education, researchers, professionals and students in fields that fall under the general themes of the conference.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGES: English and Romanian.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 31st, 2026, e-mails icae@amgd.ro / ioana.badiu@amgd.ro / anda.ion@amgd.ro.

Conference participation fee- 30 euro; paper publication fee- 50 euro. Account National Academy of Music Gheorghe Dima, Cluj-Napoca RO43BTRL0130420291965603