DISCE is going back to Enschede to build on the contacts and knowledge that we gained during our visit in October. As the project is developing we keep learning through our activities and becoming aware of what works better. Community Forum is a format that works: the first two editions were a success! After the Continue Reading
With the DISCE project we aim at contributing to a better understanding of creative economies across the EU, and we want to achieve this also by bringing creative communities closer. We believe it is important to get people to the very heart of our project, by sharing the steps that constitute the building blocks of Continue Reading
After the great experience of Enschede, DISCE is now bringing the Community Forum format to the next city, Liepāja! If you live in Liepāja and want to share your inputs and reflections on the city’s creative economies, join the DISCE research on November 21st or 22nd, to bring your contribution to our discussion on the Continue Reading
On October 16th, more than 30 stakeholders in the CCIs field got together in Timisoara, Romania, to take part in the second DISCE Co-Creation Lab. The event was joined by CCIs professionals and decision makers in charge of large cultural hubs around Europe, as well as policy makers including representatives of Romanian Ministry of Culture Continue Reading
This week on October 16th, DISCE will run the Co-Creation Lab #2 in Timisoara, Romania, hosted by the cultural center Ambasada. Don’t know what a Co-Creation Lab is yet? Go and check the interview with Burak Sayin from Trans Europe Halles! What? The workshop will focus on identifying common challenges around Business Models and working Continue Reading
Do you live in Enschede and want to contribute to the Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies (DISCE) research project? Then we are very pleased to invite you to take part in our Community Forums in October! We are working with ten cities across Europe, including Enschede. The aim of the research is to understand how Continue Reading
Members from the King’s College London DISCE team will be presenting this week at the third annual CAMEo (the Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies) conference held at the University of Leicester. The conference, titled ‘Re-Futuring Creative Economies’ brings together academics, policymakers and practitioners interested in the possible social and economic futures of the Continue Reading
How was the concept of the DISCE project first born? Looking back retrospectively, this all was like a ‘hand book version’ of how to write a successful bid. After having decided to bid for H2020 we went carefully through the calls in order to find the most suitable one for us and our competences and expertise. Continue Reading
Starting from February this year, Managing Director of Trans Europe Halles, Mieke Renders has visited a number of events where she presented the projects, its objectives, and potential outcomes. She participated in the annual meeting of international networks in Malta where she talked about the projects that the organisation is part of, including DISCE. In Continue Reading
Principal investigator Jarna Heinonen from University of Turku introduces DISCE project during the kick-off event in Dresden, Germany on May 17th, 2019. “We want to be involved in creating better, more inclusive and more sustainable creative economies in Europe“ Have a look at the video to know more!