Visegrad 4 - European Music School Union

Regional group
VISEGRAD
Tomáš Kolafa
Czech Republic
 Regional group associates countries which
have the same or similar parameters:
tradition
curriculum
finance
legal definition
teacher´s education
teacher´s career structure
political culture, competition, evaluation,
collaboration with other cultural institutions,...
 Austro Hungarian Monarchy
 Soviet occupation
 State border
 Folk tradition
curriculum
finance
legal definition
teacher´s career structure
political culture
competition system
evaluation
 Visegrad respects the principles of EMU
 Countries in the group cooperate
intensively
 Each country understands the importance
of cooperation, mutual respect
 Group inspires other members of EMU
 Visegrad idea - Healthy (strong) group
creates a healtly (strong) EMU and back
Meeting once a year in another
country
Topics of the meeting:
reflection EMU activities in
Visegrad countries
News from each country of
Visegrad group
MODEL MEETING IN ONE PLACE
Thursday afternoon
– regional group
Friday morning
– regional group
Friday afternoon
– regional group + Presidium EMU
Saturday
– Presidium EMU
Czech Republic+Slovakia+Polan+Hungary+Estonia
Leader – Tomáš Kolafa
before the meeting the leader send questions
(questionnaire) and each country will prepare a
presentation on these topics
after the presentation followed by a discussion (often
over a glass of wine and beer to night)
each country is represented by two members
host country paid accommodation (1 night) and meal
during the meeting
Typical image from one country of VISEGRAD
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