The Asia–Europe Foundation (ASEF) and Motovila are organising the fourth edition of the ASEF LinkUp | Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab programme in Ljubljana this November. The programme will bring together 18 representatives from the cultural and creative sectors and public institutions in Asia and Europe.
ASEF LinkUp 2026 will take place in Ljubljana from 23 to 27 November, with part of the programme also being organised in Kranj. This year’s edition will be held under the theme “Sustainability, Ethics and Equity in International Cultural Relations”. Participants will jointly explore possibilities for more reciprocal, equitable and co-created forms of international cultural cooperation, and reflect on the conditions under which such cooperation can take place in an increasingly complex socio-political and cultural environment. Particular attention will be paid to the challenges of realising more sustainable and ethical cultural relations, cooperation between cultural practitioners and policy-makers, and the role of smaller countries in international cultural cooperation.
The ASEF LinkUp 2026 programme is being developed in collaboration with Slovenian partners: the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Center Rog.
Further information about the event can be found here.
