International partnerships

Chelsea College of Arts believes in using art and design to explore and address global challenges.

As an international hub of creative practices, we have a range of partnerships, projects and exchanges that support this aim.

We work internationally to:

• build academic networks
• foster research and knowledge exchange
• broaden student and staff horizons
• encourage students from partner institutions to study at the College.

• Adema Escuela Universitaria - Palma, Mallorca
• Academy of Fine Arts - Katowice, Poland
• Free University of Tbilisi - Tbilisi, Georgia

• Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) - Hong Kong
• Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) - Singapore
• Universidad Iberoamericana - Mexico City, Mexico

Chelsea College of Arts students can apply to study at 1 of our exchange partner universities during their course. We also welcome incoming students from these institutions.

We have a well-established staff exchange programme. This allows colleagues from partner institutions to visit the College as well as host our staff at their institution.

• Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna - Bologna, Italy
• Academy of Fine Arts - Katowice, Poland
• Academy of Fine Arts - Vienna, Austria
• Bergen Academy of Art and Design - Bergen, Norway
• Berlin Weissensee School of Art - Berlin, Germany
• Design Academy Eindhoven - Eindhoven, Netherlands
• École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) - Paris, France
• Gerrit Rietveld Academie - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Haute École D’Art et de Design (HEAD) - Geneva, Switzerland
• Iceland University of the Arts - Reykjavik, Iceland

• Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) - Italy and Spain
• Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design - Stockholm, Sweden
• LUCA School of Arts - Brussels, Belgium
• Royal Academy of Fine Arts - Antwerp, Belgium
• Royal Academy of Art - The Hague, Netherlands
• Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - Copenhagen, Denmark
• University of Applied Arts - Vienna, Austria
• University of the Arts - Berlin, Germany
• University of Borås - Borås, Sweden
• Zurich University of the Arts - Zurich, Switzerland

Asia

• Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Hong Kong
• Kyoto Seika University - Kyoto, Japan
• Kyoto University of Arts - Kyoto, Japan
• Taipei National University of the Arts - Taipei, Taiwan
• Tama Art University - Tokyo, Japan

Rest of the world

• Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design - Jerusalem, Israel
• Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design - Vancouver, Canada
• Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) - New York, United States of America
• Parsons School of Art and Design - New York, United States of America