Elise Cuny is chair of the French association culture Solutions working towards the recognition of the role of culture in EU’s external relations and the understanding and promotion of international cultural relations at large. In this position, she coordinates projects and supervises the strategic development of content production, partnerships and network.
Elise has a background in European affairs and extensive experience in the field of international relations and diplomacy from the capacity building and research perspectives, as well as on the topic of democracy and citizen participation. She has developed projects strengthening administrative cooperation and diplomatic skills in bilateral and regional programmes. She has also designed and monitored national training programmes for experts deployed in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions.
She specialises in Africa-Europe partnerships with a focus on youth support and international exchanges in the development of cultural and creative industries. She spent three years in Rwanda as part of an international investigation team on the 1994 Genocide of the Tutsi, and developed knowledge and expertise on the field of memory policies. She is an alumna from the College of Europe (MA, International Relations and Diplomacy Studies of the EU) and Sciences Po Lille (MA European Affairs). She also supports projects raising awareness on cultural heritage among youth in schools. She runs the podcast series (Re)generating trust from culture Solutions focusing on the links between youth and culture.
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Elise Cuny is participating in an expert group for the Center.
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