ICH EDU North

ICH EDU North aims to strengthen social sustainability by supporting practices and mindsets related to intangible cultural heritage in and through education and lifelong learning.

The community-based activities will enhance competence in intangible cultural heritage and skill development through on-site and online education, lifelong learning, and joint marketing of career opportunities through cooperation between educational and education-related organizations. Developing new, extensive educational solutions and models, the project will support the preservation of cultural diversity and enhance the inclusion and equal treatment of people, with emphasis on minority cultures.   

The ICH EDU North project, which will begin in early 2026, will partly build on the networks and expertise developed in the ICH North. The lead partner in the project is Centria University of Applied Sciences, and the partners are Kulturakademin, Västernorrlands Museum, The School of Music, Theatre and Art at Örebro University, and Framnäs Folkhögskola from Sweden, as well as Novia University of Applied Sciences, KulturÖsterbotten, and the Finnish Folk Music Institute from Finland.