Open Call: ‘Supporting the Creative Economy’ Hybrid Learning Program (Turkey)

The program, which will be held from September 20 to October 20, 2023, aims to develop effective policy for the creative economy, strengthen capacity and increase the quality of research and development.

About the Program

• ‘Supporting the Creative Economy’ provides industry professionals with new ideas and tools to support the cultural and creative industries in their city/region/country, as well as expand their professional networks in the UK and internationally. The education, which will cover many areas from branding to digital transformation, from entrepreneurship to cultural heritage, aims to share information about the impact and role of the cultural and creative industries, to establish new connections, to develop policy solutions and to create a common language.
• The ‘Supporting the Creative Economy’ learning program, which has been carried out by the British Council for two years, will be translated into Turkish with a detailed analysis and literature review for Turkey in collaboration with Culture Unleashed. Culture Unleashed, co-founded by Emre Erbirer, Mustafa Gül and Gökçe Dervişoğlu Okandan, experts in the field of creative economy in Turkey, includes digital and face-to-face seminars, panels and workshops in the four-week program. All participants who successfully complete the ‘Supporting the Creative Economy’ program are entitled to receive a certificate.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are open to participants from Turkey who meet the following conditions:
  • Professionals and middle managers working in the public sector,
  • Professionals working in the cultural and creative industries and interested in policy development.
• The final event of the program will be a physical workshop in Istanbul. Only a limited number of participants will be accepted to this workshop. Participants coming from outside of Istanbul should cover the costs of workshop participation themselves. Participants will be selected on the basis of their answers to the questions asked in the application form, on the area or industry issues that the roadmap might focus on, and ensuring balanced coverage.

Suitability

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Do not reside in Turkey.
• Demonstrate full professional proficiency in the Turkish language.
• Working in the cultural and creative industries and the creative economy.
• Being able to participate in the learning program between 20 September – 20 October 2023.
• Don’t be over 18 years old.

For more information, visit British Council.