There are no joint modules within artistic HEIs in Europe. The labor market for the dance and music teacher is expanding and rapidly changing, hence a new definition of the role of the teacher in these art fields is required as well as a clarification of the new demands the teacher is expected to handle. In order to be able to continue educating highly skilled teachers in dance and music who are well prepared to meet the unpredictable, flexible and immensely diverse society we as HEI are challenged to address new circumstances and necessities for our former students. Thus our educational programmes need to be adjusted accordingly and our students develop entrepreneurial skills and new didactic methods to be able to meet the new pressing needs where inclusion is being addressed as a key element. The three partners in NEXT MOVE project are highly-selective and leading HEIs in music and dance. Each of which brings in specific expertise into the project: Stichting ArtEZ focusing on the interdisciplinary between schools and the external contexts and highly evaluated didactic knowledge: RAMA with expertise in entrepreneurial skills and mind set as well as a holistic approach and elaborated work with group dynamics and DOCH with a research milieu and a platform for norm critical perspectives and broaded recruitment. The main focus of NEXT MOVE is to create a sustainable, long term joint module which will be implemented within each partners´ curricula upon the project completion. In order to gain knowledge on the societal needs the three participating artistic HEIs will each conduct a labor market research in their country in which a broad spectrum of partners and stakeholders will be involved. Different kinds of collaboration have been taking place between HEIs but this is the first time a long term joint module in dance and music is created. The different actors involved in this project are professors, teachers, students and administrators in close collaboration and involvement with external partners. General objectives: - to use the positive power of arts as a way to reach and include more and all target groups in our multi-cultural and diverse European society - redefine the profession of the dance and music teacher and change the educational programmes´content and curricula within the participating institutions in order to more successfully educate future students in relation to society´s expanding needs NEXT MOVE aims at covering the following main activities: - a labor market research in each participating country regarding the dance and music fields, their needs and demands. It will be conducted through both a survey and interviews with alumni, labor market partners and relevant stakeholders. - a set of learning/teaching/training activities regarding the central aspects of the project such as the expanding labor market, entrepreneurial skills, norm critical perspectives on the accessibility of dance/music to a diversity of target groups, research on learning processes and exploration of and finding new didactic methods and tools. - an intensive study project in which the teachers and students try and carry out a pilot of the future Joint Module in order to evaluate the course and make relevant adjustments before it is implemented in each partners academic offer on project completion. The project will carry out 3 intellectual outputs: 1) A sustainable join module on Dance and Music Didactics 2) A manual on new methods for teaching dance and music 3) A digital student portfolio For the coordination of the actual activities and the continuous development of the addressed intellectual outputs, the three HEIs will organize ten Transnational Project Meetings. In addition, there will be four Multiplier Events. The specific purpose of these events is to disseminate the results and the findings of the project and they will be held at mid-term and at the end of the project. A total amount of app. 100 external partners and stakeholders will participate. The following final results are expected: - a joint platform for continuous collaboration for the mutual development of the educational programmes at each artistic HEI - better understanding on the need of a critical perspective on practice, target groups and the accessibility of art in order to make sustainable change regarding inclusion and expanding of the field of arts - a more accurate and updated notion of the needs and necessity of the national and European/international labor market - on the students and teachers part; development of knowledge, insight, skills and concrete methods and tools for working within the rapidly changing and expanding labor market - development of a view on new methods for training dance and music - impact on the educational programmes at other artistic HEIs - impact on the discussion and work within HEIs regarding topics of inclusion and participation of a broader range of target groups