Creative Managers – International Creative Economy Training for Expert Producers

Creative Managers strengthens the networking of actors in the creative industries, companies, and educational institutions; a purposeful network management; and regular regional coordination.

The project implements an international training programme for creative industries directed to companies. It develops expertise, innovation activities, permanent training, and entrepreneurship in the creative industries and the experience industry as continuing education.

The main lines of business it focuses on are: media, film and popular culture; tourism, event organising, and dance.

Results/Implementation  

1. An international Creative Managers training programme
2. 40 Creative Manager graduates
3. 150 actors within creative industries complete their competence
4. A regional creative economy production and service network
5. International Advisory Board (mentoring, networking and expanding competences)
6. “2K3D” teaching materials, testing, and pilots
7. An increase in funding, business operations, contracting competence and other competences
8. A marketing and promotion publication for international marketing that focuses on regional creative economy and related competences
9. Forming networks for cultural export 

Duration: 1st Aug., 2009 – 31st Dec., 2011

Coordinator: North Karelia University of Applied Sciences

Funding: ESF program/Centre for Economic, Development, Transport and Environment

For more information contact:

project manager Marja-Liisa Ruotsalainen
Creative Managers, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences
Länsikatu 15, 80110 Joensuu, Finland

+358 40 537 1602
marja-liisa.ruotsalainen(at)pkamk.fi