Career or Precarity: What Do Swiss Music Universities Offer?

Over a thousand people in Switzerland study jazz, pop, and related styles. While the artistic and pedagogical education is often of a high standard, aspects such as professionalization and real career prospects remain critical factors. This presents growing challenges for the academies.

How can Swiss music universities today combine out-of-the-box thinking, practical real-world experience, and professional sustainability? What is needed for graduates to make a living from their music in the long term and to be prepared for topics such as financial planning or self-employment? Do institutions, which some describe as ivory towers, need to reconnect with reality?

A panel discussion featuring representatives from academia and the music scene seeks answers.

This conference will be held in German and French with simultaneous translation into both languages.

In collaboration with SONART