The Royal Danish Academy of Music (Denmark)

Marianne Jakobsen

Educational background; Master in Musicology/ French, and diploma degree in Leadership and Guidance. Marianne has been employed by the Royal Danish Academy of Music since 2000. In 2002 she was head of Study administration. In 2004 she was appointed Director of International affairs and Guidance. Since 2012 Marianne has been fully engaged in the establishment of the world's first Music Confucius Institute (MCI) in cooperation with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Marianne has been appointed member of Council of State Education under the ministry of Education and Science. She is board Member of The Danish Cultural Institute and by the Ministry for Culture she is appointed board member of Branding Danish Higher Educations. Marianne has initiated development projects related to emerging American and Chinese market, quality assurance procedures, Nordic and European networks, international distance learning projects, competence development projects for academic staff, international cooperation projects in relation to music performance and higher music education development.