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.
Academic partners
- Academy of Fine Arts - Katowice, Poland
- Adema Escuela Universitaria - Palma, Mallorca
- Free University of Tbilisi - Tbilisi, Georgia
- Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) - Hong Kong
- Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) - Singapore
- National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (NAFAA) - Kyiv, Ukraine
- Universidad Iberoamericana - Mexico City, Mexico
International exchange programme
Students
Chelsea College of Arts students can apply to study at 1 of our exchange partners during their course. We also welcome incoming students from these institutions.
Staff
We have a well-established staff exchange programme. This allows colleagues from partner institutions to visit the College and host our staff at their institution.
Exchange partners
Europe
- Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna - Bologna, Italy
- Academy of Fine Arts - Katowice, Poland
- Academy of Fine Arts - Vienna, Austria
- Athens School of Fine Arts - Athens, Greece
- Bergen Academy of Art and Design - Bergen, Norway
- Berlin Weissensee School of Art - Berlin, Germany
- Brera Academy Milan - Milan, Italy
- 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
- Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) - Italy and Spain
- LUCA School of Arts - Brussels, Belgium
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts - Antwerp, Belgium
- TAI School of the Arts - Madrid, Spain
- University of Applied Arts - Vienna, Austria
- University of the Arts - Berlin, Germany
- University of Borås - Borås, Sweden
- Zurich University of the Arts - Zurich, Switzerland
Rest of the world
- Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design - Vancouver, Canada
- Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) - New York, United States of America
- Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) - Hong Kong
- Kyoto Seika University - Kyoto, Japan
- Kyoto University of Arts - Kyoto, Japan
- Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) - Singapore
- Pratt Institute - New York, United States of America
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University - Melbourne, Australia
- Taipei National University of the Arts - Taipei, Taiwan
- Tama Art University - Tokyo, Japan
- University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - Sydney, Australia
Please note, our list of partners is under constant review and may be subject to change at short notice. Opportunities for exchange vary across courses.
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Asha King
Student exchange programme
Get more information about how to apply.
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Anita-Praise Nweke
Staff exchange programme
Find out about the opportunities available.
International stories
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Hanayrá Negreiros at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand | Image by Allie Dara Onawale
The PIPA Foundation Residency: interview with Hanayrá Negreiros
From São Paulo to Chelsea College of Arts, fashion curator and scholar Hanayrá Negreiros spent a month in London as part of the PIPA Foundation’s first research residency.
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Students and staff at the Threads of Mexico exhibition | Image by Embassy of Mexico in the UK
Threads of Mexico: Textile students’ joint project with Universidad Iberoamericana and the Embassy of Mexico in the UK
The project is based around researching the social and cultural history of the huipil – a traditional indigenous Mexican garment.
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UAL and NAFA staff and students meet outside NAFA, Singapore │ Photography Credit: NAFA, 2024
“A very special partnership”: UAL and NAFA strengthen ties
Find out how Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts are further developing their partnership with Nanyang Academy of Fine Art (NAFA).
Want to work with us?
Contact our UAL Global Engagement office.