International conference on culture to be held in Vietnam

A two-day international conference on "Cultural policy and cultural management” will be organized on December 15,16 in Hanoi at Goethe-Institute.

A two-day international conference on "Cultural policy and cultural management” will be organized on December 15,16 in Hanoi at Goethe-Institute.

The Goethe-Institute, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism jointly organized the event with the participation of the Institute Francais - L'Espace and the British Council.

The conference centered these aspects including what models exist to promote cultural activities by the state and build a cultural infrastructure that is open to all citizens and contributes to the quality of life in major cities? How can private sponsors be found for preferably long-term investments in the cultural sector, and what possibilities for public-private partnership have already proven effective.

Speakers from France, Britain and Germany will address these questions from their own perspectives, comparisons with Vietnam and other Asian countries will be drawn and EU funding programs for cultural cooperation will be presented. Vietnamese and European experts will discuss factors for successful innovative cultural policy, which could be of interest to Vietnam's dynamic development.

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