Overview
- Students from partner universities seeking for exchange information, are welcome to visit our mobility website.
- EKA is one of the most international universities in Estonia, boasting collaborations with over 100 partner universities worldwide. While the majority of these partners are located in Europe, EKA also maintains active collaborations with partners in Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Thailand, Kenya, China, Japan, and other countries.
- An impressive 67% of our alumni have studied or conducted a traineeship abroad, engaging in both short- and long-term mobility programs. Each year, we welcome approximately 100 incoming exchange students. EKA actively participates in the ERASMUS+ KA131 and ERASMUS+ KA171 International Credit Mobility programs, with our outgoing student mobility ratio being the highest among public universities in Estonia. The balance between outgoing and incoming student mobility is well-maintained. Feedback from incoming exchange students highlights EKA’s highly valued small study groups and individualized approach, facilitated by highly professional academic tutors.
- Internationalisation is important part of EKA Development Plan 2021 – 2025. EKA closely monitors and follows the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Inclusion and Diversity Strategy . Students who wish to study at EKA through ERASMUS+ or any other mobility programme can find information here
- We belong:
- Prof Mart Kalm is a member of the board in ELIA association, Head of International Office, Sandra Mell is a working group member of ELIA-PIE. Vice Rector Anne Pikkov is a member of the board in CUMULUS, dean of Faculty of Design, Ruth-Helene Melioranski is the chair of CIRRUS network.
- EKA also hosts the secretariat of Nordic design education collaboration network CIRRUS and manages Nordplus funds of NBAA. EKA is also an active member in CUMULUS, leading a Fashion and Design working group of the association, ELIA, EAAE, European Alliance of Academies, KUNO and other smaller international speciality networks and associations.
- As of 2020, EKA participates in Transform4Europe European Universities initiative. The secretary general of the association is Sven Idarand.
- If your institution is interested in establishing a collaboration agreement with Estonian Academy of Arts, you are welcome to turn to the International Office.
- International programmes for full time studies are available at both, BA and MA level. PhD programmes are international. Students wishing to study at the EKA through exchange programmes can find information here.
- Our partner universities are:
Austria
Belgium
University of Antwerp
Karel de Grote University College
Artesis Plantijn University College/Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerpen
LUCA School of Arts
Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel RITCS | School of Arts
KASK & Conservatory, School of Arts Gent
PXL University College
KU Leuven
Ecole Superieure des Arts Saint-Luc de Liege
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Fine Arts
Masaryk University
Technical University of Liberec
University of Pardubice
DAMU Prague (Damu – Theatre)
DAMU Prague (FAMU – Film)
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
Jan Evangelista Purkyne University
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Multimedia Communications
Germany
Hochschule Augsburg – University of Applied Sciences (AUAS)
Berlin University of the Arts
Humboldt University Berlin
Berlin Weissensee School of Art
BAU International Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
TU Dortmund University
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf
Folkwang University of the Arts
University of Art and Design Halle
University of Fine Arts Hamburg
HafenCity University Hamburg
The State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
University of Kassel
University of Kiel
TH Köln
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Ludvig Maximilian University of Munich
Technical University of Munich
Offenbach University of Art and Design
Saar College of Fine Arts
Hochschule für Gesaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd
Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design
Fachhochschule Trier
Bauhaus University, Weimar
Denmark
Spain
Escola Superior de Disseny i Arts Plàstiques de Catalunya (ESDAP Cat)
Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny Pau Gargallo de Badalona
Barcelona School of Design and Engineering (ELISAVA)
Escola Massana
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Andalusian School of Design and Art (ESADA)
Escuela de arte y superior de diseno Gran Canaria
University of Leon
EASD Valencia – School of Higher Studies of Design Valencia
Polytechnic University of Valencia
France
Esba TALM
Universite Michel de Montaigne – Bordeaux 3
Kedge Business School
ENSA Dijon
L’Ecole superieure d’art et design. Grenoble. Valence
Strate College Designers
ESAIL
L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique
ENSA Nantes
School of Higher Education in Art and Design
ENSAAMA – Olivier de Serres
Ecole Superieure des Arts Appliques Duperre
Ecole Boulle
École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture Paris-val de Seine
University of Penninghen
ESADSE Higher School of Art and Design Saint-Etienne
Haute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR)
ENSA
National School of Architecture of Versailles (The ENSA-V)
Hungary
Italy
Fine Arts Academy of Bologna
Laba Academy of Fine Arts Brescia
University of Ferrara
Florence Academy Of Art
Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata
Polytechnic University of Milan
Brera Academy of Fine Arts
Universita degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa
Università degli Studi di Padova
Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
ISIA Urbino
Universita IUAV di Venezia
Ireland
Iceland
Lithuania
Latvia
Norway
The Netherlands
Portugal
Poland
Romania
Sweden
Finland
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
HAMK University of Applied Sciences
University of Helsinki
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (endine EVTEK)
Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
LAB University of Applied Sciences
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
University of Oulu
University of Lapland
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
University of Turku
Turku University of Applied Sciences