2016 ENCATC Young Researcher's Forum

Isabelle Schwarz is Head of Advocacy, Research and Development at the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) in Amsterdam, Europe’s only independent, pan-European cultural foundation. At the ECF, she initiated among others a series of reflection groups on the contribution of culture to European integration, the Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA), and the Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture (BIFC). Previously, Isabelle was Executive Director of ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres) in the context of which she launched the Nordic-Baltic Platform of Cultural Management and the Thomassen Fund. Prior to ENCATC, Isabelle worked with the World Commission on Culture and Development (UN/UNESCO) that published the landmark report “Our Creative Diversity” (1995), Council of Europe, Ministry of Culture of France, and several NGOs in Brussels, London, Paris, and Copenhagen. Isabelle serves different juries and boards and holds a MPhil in international cultural exchanges (Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble), MPhil in history of international relations (Institut des Hautes Etudes Europénnes, Strasburg), and Master in history of art and archaeology (Université des Sciences Humaines, Strasbourg). Her special interests lie with international cultural relations and cooperation, as well as EU cultural policy development.