AEC's Annual Congress and General Assembly 2020 took place from 6 to 7 November 2020 in Vienna mostly as an online event.

AEC's Annual Congress and General Assembly 2019 took place at the Conservatorio di Musica "G. Verdi",in Turin, Italy, from 7 to 9 November 2019.

The AEC Congress and General Assembly 2018 will take place at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, from 8 to 10 November 2018.

AEC's Congress and General Assembly 2017 will take place at the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb (MUZA), in Croatia, from 9-11 November 2017.

The AEC's Annual Congress and General Assembly 2016 will take place at the Academy of Music and Drama of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, from 10-12 November 2016.

The AEC Annual Congress and General Assembly 2015 took place at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, on 12-14 November 2015.

The AEC Annual Congress and General Assembly 2014 will take place at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary, on 13-15 November.

In 2013 the AEC Congress will take place in Palermo, Italy.

This year the AEC Annual Congress takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia. Representatives of all member institutions meet to discuss specific themes, to exchange information and to broaden their professional and personal networks.