Madrid, January 30, 2024 - With the aim of expanding and contributing to the promotion of cultural activity, Globant and the Reina Sofía School of Music have signed a collaboration agreement, which seeks to bring music education to the highest level worldwide through technology and the implementation of innovative solutions. The agreement seeks to bring together culture and technology, to further promote the positive impact they have on society.

On behalf and as Founding President of Reina Sofía School of Music, Paloma O'Shea, and on behalf of Globant, Martín Umaran, Co-Founder and President for EMEA, signed a collaboration agreement whereby the digital company focused on reinventing business through innovative technology solutions will participate in the work of the Reina Sofía School of Music, as one of its technology partners, accompanying and developing the digital innovation plan for the next three years of the cultural institution, which proposes the use of the most innovative technologies to further promote the development and growth of the School.

At the signing ceremony, Paloma O'Shea, founding president of the Reina Sofía School of Music, emphasised that: "At the School we work to support the young artists of the future, both in their personal growth and their artistic progress. Our School is also in a process of significant growth, and the current digital challenges are greater. We are very happy about the support that Globant and the Queen Sofia School are going to give each other."

Martín Umaran, co-founder and president of Globant EMEA, added: "The collaboration with the Reina Sofía School of Music is a reflection of our firm commitment to how we want to continue transforming different spaces in society through technology, in this case culture, music and art. These disciplines not only have a significant and positive impact on society, but can also be exponentially boosted through technology and innovation. That is why, through this agreement, we will build a plan to accelerate the School's digital transformation process using the most advanced technologies".

The event was also attended by Julia Sánchez, CEO of the School and other members of the Globant team.

The Digital Skills 4 Music Teachers (DISK) project, led by the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, in partnership with Munster Technological University (Ireland), University of Tartu (Estonia) and Grupo DEX (Spain) was born after the difficulties encountered in music education during the Covid-19 health pandemic, which highlighted the urgent need for training appropriate to the context of arts education.

Thanks to funding from the European Commission through the Erasmus+ National Agency in Spain and SEPIE (Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Education), after nine months of research involving surveys and interviews in Spain, Ireland and Estonia, and after examining existing training programmes related to key themes identified by a large and diverse group of educators, the DISK consortium has designed a training pathway around the following four thematic modules:

• Safety and ethics for music teachers in the digital age.
• Collaboration, teaching environment and new technologies
• Online music pedagogy
• Specific digital skills for music teachers

The course, free of charge, will take place between October and December online and in English, and is aimed at music educators (music theory and instrument teachers, ensemble conductors, music school administrators, etc.) who wish to improve and/or recycle their skills to become better teachers and/or managers within the educational context.

Each module lasts ten hours, and upon completion they will receive a certificate from the University of Tartu. Registration is open until 21 October.

More information and registration: https://digitalskills4musicteachers.eu/en_GB/training