The European Cultural Foundation has launched a new initiative in the field of cultural policy training and education. The Cultural Policy Education Group (CPEG) was founded in response to a growing need for theoretical and practical knowledge on contemporary issues of cultural policy and targets universities, lecturers, students, scholars, and cultural operators dealing with these issues. The group intends to promote academic training opportunities on the subject, as well as offering a platform for discussion and development. Cultural policy courses and universities in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine will all be part of the CPEG network, along with individual partner institutions from other parts of Europe. The first meeting of the CPEG members will take place in Amsterdam at the beginning of September 2004. Further expert gatherings of the Group are planned for the near future. For full information on CPEG or to sign up for its newsletter, visit www.policiesforculture.org/cpeg.