Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana
invites you to participate in an
international scientific symposium entitled

MUSIC FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
It will take place on November 27 and 28, 2025
at the premises of the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana.

The purpose of the symposium is to shed light on the effects of music on the health and well-being of individuals and society from the perspective of various scientific disciplines and in various social environments, such as the cultural environment, the health environment, the educational environment, the consumer environment, and so on. Music interventions are one of the most effective non-pharmacological means that can affect health and well-being at various levels – physical, cognitive, emotional-social and spiritual. We want to highlight music interventions and examples of good practices in their use. The aim of the symposium is to intertwine useful insights into the effects of music from the fields of music psychology, music pedagogy, cognitive science, music therapy, psychotherapy, medicine, computer science and other scientific disciplines, as well as musical art.
We warmly invite scientists, artists, and practitioners to join us in sharing examples of good practices on the holistic effects of music for the benefit of individuals and society.
Plenary speakers:

Prof. Dr Eva Bojner Horwitz, MD, Center for Social Sustainability, Karolinska Institutet, Royal College of Music in Stockholm: Enhancing Holistic Health and Social Sustainability with Music and Cultural Activities and Špela Loti Knoll, Prof., MA, Director of the Knoll Institute for Music Therapy and Supervision, and Dr Marko Pokorn, MD, Paediatric Clinic, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana: Musica sanat – musical heals

Details about the programme are available at: https://www.simpozij.ag.uni-lj.si.

The deadline for submitting the title of a paper, abstract of up to 300 words and keywords is September 1, 2025. The proposed title and abstract, prepared in accordance with the instructions for preparing an abstract, which is available on the website https://www.simpozij.ag.uni-lj.si, should be submitted electronically on a completed form available at the link: https://1ka.arnes.si/a/41ad90d8&language=2&language=2.

All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed, and the authors will receive feedback no later than October 1, 2025. Early-bird registrations will be open until October 15, 2025.

The languages of the symposium are Slovenian and English. The programme of the international scientific symposium will be held in Slovenian on the first day (November 27) and in English on the second day (November 28). Translations will be provided.

Registration:

  • application with contribution
    (early bird until October 15, 2025: €180 / after October 15, 2025: €210)
  • application with contribution for doctoral students outside the University of Ljubljana
    (early bird until October 15, 2025: €120 / after October 15, 2025: €150)
  • registration without contribution
    (early bird until October 15, 2025: €100 / after October 15, 2025: €130)
  • employees and students of the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral study programmes of the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana (free of charge)

The registration fee includes coffee with snacks and lunch (on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2025). All participants with paid registration are entitled to two midday meals.
You can pay the registration fee immediately upon registration, but no later than Monday, November 17, 2025.
For attending the 15-hour, two-day conference, you will receive a certificate worth 1 point, which you can use towards promotion (in Slovenia).
Please send any questions regarding the symposium to the email address simpozij@ag.uni-lj.si.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Symposium and the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana, I extend my warm greetings.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Katarina Habe,
President of the Organizational and International Scientific Committee