2016-05-24

Tandem Turkey 2016 open for applications

Round 4 of Tandem Turkey for cultural managers from Turkey and EU countries has launched. Tandem Cultural Managers Exchange Turkey European Union is an international exchange programme for cultural managers and project coordinators of non-profit organisations; both at the beginning of their career, as well as experienced professionals. It believes that the burning cultural and social questions of our times can be addressed much more creatively and effectively through inspiring learning experiences, working with new organisations and across new localities. The vision is to see strong networks of creative communities and cultural change makers emerge from this programme. Applications can be made until 4 April 2016.
The political landscape across the EU, Turkey and their neighbour regions has substantially changed since TANDEM Turkey-EU started with a pilot in 2011. In times of harshening working circumstances for cultural actors in Turkey and a vanishing EU integration perspective building robust long-term EU-Turkey collaboration channels become ever more essential. Cultural collaboration is important to create lasting connections between groups and communities. The TANDEM scheme facilitates creative innovation, and nurtures local cultural change-makers. TANDEM Turkeys intense international collaboration processes include realisation of a shared interdisciplinary project, linked to their cultural expertise.

Tandem Turkey is now inviting cultural managers based in Turkey and all 28 European Union (EU) countries to apply for its fourth round, which will run from June 2016 to September 2017.

Participation in Tandem Turkey involves:

  • strengthening participants skills in the field of cross-cultural collaboration and international project management
  • following an intensive one-year international learning programme through peer to peer relations, inside a larger network
  • engaging and interacting with a Tandem partner from abroad and experiencing a different approach to cultural participation work to deliver new transnational practices and methodological insights
  • developing a small scale learning-by-doing pilot project
How does it work?

For one year, up to 15 cultural managers/project coordinators from Turkey and up to 15 from different EU countries form transnational collaboration Tandems. All participants spend a placement at their partners organisation. Next to experiencing a new cultural environment, this working visit includes the planning and implementation of a shared cultural project or co-production. In addition to these exchange visits, the entire group meets several times to share their experience and knowledge of international collaboration and cross-cultural management. Throughout the process, participants receive know-how support from the programme organisers as well as project funding for their co-production/joint project.

Who is it for?

Tandem Turkey is designed to strengthen participants skills in the field of cross-cultural collaboration and organisational management. The programme addresses cultural managers and project co-ordinators of independent cultural NGOs at the beginning of their career, but also experienced cultural professionals. Cultural managers/project coordinators of public institutions that have an interest in working across cultural borders are also welcome to apply. In general, applicants should be well connected to their local communities. Applicants should have a good command of English.

What does it offer?

  • 12 days working placements in the partners organisations (reimbursement for travel and living expenses of your visits)
  • 4 international meetings with the entire group with moderated peer to peer learning sessions and input by experienced trainers
  • Start-up funding of up to EUR 5.000 for a collaboration project
  • Becoming a part of the TANDEM network of more than 200 cultural organisations and 150 cultural managers coming from ca. 35 countries in wider Europe and the Arab region.
What does the programme look like?

A mix of visits, with intensive training sessions and specific collaborative projects the programme is designed for strengthening the managerial and specialist skills of cultural managers to contribute international cooperation and development.

How to apply?

Based on relevant skills, experience and matching potential, a balanced mix of up to 40 participants (up to 20 participants from Turkey and 20 participants from EU) will be invited to find a matching partner at the Partner Forum. After identifying their potential partner, Tandem pairs submit their collaboration plans to continue to the main phase of the TANDEM programme for the next one year. Note that priority is given to applicants based outside Istanbul. Therefore, in each Tandem round, we set a limit on Istanbul-based participants from Turkey (20%).

After identifying their potential partner at the Forum, Tandem pairs submit their collaboration plans to continue to the main phase of the TANDEM programme for the next year.

The deadline for application to the Tandem Partner Forum is 4 April 2016 (23:59 CET). Applicants will be informed of the results approximately 4 weeks later.

If your application is selected, Tandem Turkey will invite you to attend the Partner Forum taking place from 15 19 June 2016, in Izmir (TR).

More information on the application process and the exchange program can be found on the Tandem Turkey Website.
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