Exchange Schools

APPLYING TO AN AICAD SCHOOL 

NSCAD University, as part of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art + Design (AICAD), benefits from exchange partnerships with fellow institutions in Canada and the USA, including:  

Alberta University of the Arts 

Art Academy of Cincinnati 

ArtCenter College of Design 

California College of the Arts 

Cleveland Institute of Art 

College for Creative Studies 

Columbus College of Art & Design  

Emily Carr University of Art & Design 

Kansas City Art Institute 

LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore) 

Laguna College of Art & Design 

Maine College of Art & Design 

Maryland Institute College of Art 

Massachusetts College of Art and Design 

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 

Minneapolis College of Art & Design 

OCAD University 

Otis College of Art & Design 

Pacific Northwest College of Art 

Ringling College of Art & Design 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 

In addition to the 22 full member schools in the US & Canada within the network, AICAD has 6 International Affiliate schools in Japan, China, Ireland, Israel, and Singapore, including: 

Burren College Of Art (Israel) 

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Ireland) 

China Academy of Art (China) 

Osaka University of the Arts (Japan) 

Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore) 

Nanjing University of the Arts (China) 

Visit AICAD website to view the list of partners and how to apply. 

 

APPLYING TO AN INDEPENDENT EXCHANGE PARTNER INSTITUTION 

Independent Exchange Agreements exist between NSCAD and the institutions around the world, including: 

Australia

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BDes; UNSW: Art & Design) 

Website: https://www.unsw.edu.au/study/international-students/study-abroad#studentexchange  

China 

Jingdezhen Ceramic University *Ceramic Only 

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BFA. CREM ONLY; Jingdezhen: ceramic) 

Website: https://www.jci.edu.cn/english/index.htm  

Germany 

  • Hochschule Bielefeld (HSBI) *Design Only 

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BDes; HSBI: Design and Art) 

Website: https://www.hsbi.de/en/international-office/exchange-students  

  • Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee *Limited application to once yearly 

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BDes/BFA; Berlin: Design OR Art) 

Website: https://kh-berlin.de/en/studies/international/incoming-exchange-students  

Ghana 

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) 

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BDes/BFA; KNUST: Faculty of Art) 

Website: https://www.knust.edu.gh/  

Hong Kong 

Lingnan University 

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BFA. Expanded Media/BA; Lingnan: Animation and Digital Arts/ Film and Visual Arts/ Liberal Arts/History) 

Website: https://www.ln.edu.hk/oge/incoming_stu/why-hk-and-lingnan.php 

Ireland 

National College of Art and Design (NCAD) *Limited application to once yearly 

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BDes/BFA; NCAD: Fine Art/Design/ Visual Culture) 

Website: https://www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad/exchange/ncad-student-exchanges/   

Japan 

Kyoto City University of the Arts 

– Relevant discipline (NSCAD: BDes/BFA; Kyoto: Arts) 

Website: https://intl.kcua.ac.jp/en/  

Netherlands  

Gerrit Rietveld Academie *Limited application to once yearly 

Website: https://rietveldacademie.nl/en/page/24321/exchange  

United Kingdom 

Glasgow School of Art *Limited application to once yearly 

Website: https://www.gsa.ac.uk/study-at-the-gsa/exchange-and-study-abroad  

 

 Please be advised that our efforts on Independent Exchange Agreements will persist. 

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