Erasmus+ and International Exchange
ERASMUS AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
NABA is committed to developing and promoting opportunities for both students and staff to study and work abroad as part of their academic experience.
Whether you are an incoming or outgoing exchange student, programmes like Erasmus+ and International Exchange give you an opportunity for an amazing educational and cultural experience. Studying in a foreign country will open your mind to new perspectives and will nourish your cultural background.
NABA students can grasp the opportunity to join the International Exchange Programme both in Europe and in extra-European countries. NABA is likewise glad to welcome students from abroad who wants to spend a semester in the Milan and Rome campus.
For information on the International Exchange Programme, please contact: erasmus@naba.it
Erasmus+ is a European funded programme that aims to promote and support student mobility. As an Erasmus student you will have the opportunity to spend a period of recognized study or traineeship at a partner institution inside EU countries and will receive an EU financial grant which contributes towards extra costs you may have during your exchange period.
The European Commission has awarded NABA with the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, which provides NABA with the opportunity to join the Programme and to compete for funds in the Erasmus+ Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for 2014–2020 and 2021-2027. The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is the requirement for the participation into the Programme and sets the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities that higher education institution (HEI) may develop within the Programme Erasmus +.
By signing the Charter, NABA commits itself to share this strategy through its website and to respect the qualitative requirements for the international mobility described in the Erasmus Policy Statement 2014-2020 and 2021-2027.
To enhance its international cooperation in various fields, NABA has set up exchange programmes with countries not participating in the Erasmus+ Programme, which therefore do not receive funding from the European Union. Through specific exchange agreements NABA gives students the opportunity to spend a period of recognized study at several extra-European institutions. Students spending a study abroad period in such countries will benefit from the same conditions as Erasmus students, but will not be entitled to benefit from a mobility grant.
STUDENT MOBILITY
The value of an international exchange experience goes far beyond grades and grants.
The experience will immeasurably enhance your curriculum vitae because, in a global society, it is widely understood that studying and living in a new country changes everything – most especially you, and your world and profession view.
If you are studying at any of our many partner institutions, and you wish to apply for an exchange at NABA please visit the International Programmes admission page. Also, please be sure that your university officially nominates you to study at NABA before starting your online application procedure.
Incoming exchange students typically spend the Fall or Spring Semester at NABA (4 to 5 months).
If you are studying at an institution that has no bilateral agreement with NABA for international exchanges, unfortunately we won’t be able to consider your application.
Want to apply? Submit your online application on the following dates:
- to study at NABA in the Fall Semester a.y 2024/25 (starting in October), 06/05/2024 – 17/05/2024
- to study at NABA in the Spring Semester a.y 2024/25 (starting in March), 14/10/2024 - 25/10/2024
To learn more about exchange programmes for incoming students, please read the application procedure.
Students selected will have the opportunity to enrich their academic curriculum studying in a foreign country at high-profile partner institutions worldwide and earning academic credits that will be recognized within NABA study path.
Thanks to the agreements with selected partner institutions and to a wide network of international relationships, NABA offers its students the opportunity to join several educational international projects of high quality within the exchange programmes, benefiting of a study experience that will strenghten their study curriculum and make them aware of the opportunity offered by the international scene and its complexity.
If you are a NABA student, you can visit the dedicated section in MyNABA to learn more about exchange programmes for outgoing student or download the official Call for participants. You can also read the FAQ.
Want to apply? Submit your online application on the following dates:
- to study in the Fall Semester, International Exchange and Erasmus: closed
- to study in the Spring Semester, International Exchange and Erasmus: 04/09/2024 - 15/09/2024
NABA has strong collaborative links with more than 20 partner institutions worldwide, including Pratt Institute, San Francisco State University in the United States, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and Shenkar College in Israel, Kyoto University of Art and Design and Nagoya University in Japan, RMIT University in Australia, Hongik University in South Korea, Universidad UNIACC and Diego Portales University in Chile.
Within Europe, NABA counts more than 50 cooperation agreements with academies and universities through the Erasmus+ Programme, including London College of Fashion, Falmouth University and UCA University College for the Creative Arts in the UK, BtK University of Art and Design and Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin in Germany, ESMOD France e École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, UEM and ELISAVA in Spain, Istanbul Bilgi University, Mimar Sinan University and Sabanci University in Turkey, Aalto University and Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Finland and Willem de Kooning Academy in the Netherlands.