Participating institutions
Check out the list of participating Exchange Program schools around the globe and go where the spirit takes you!
Please note, due to limited space, some of our institutional partners will offer space to AUArts students on the condition that equal numbers of their students are studying at AUArts over the same semester.
AICAD Exchange Partner Institutions:
AUArts (Alberta University of the Arts) is a member of AICAD (the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design). AICAD offers resources for art, craft, and design students including Exchange programming.
AUArts's membership with AICAD involves Exchange partnerships with 20 North American institutions. Please visit AICAD's Extended Opportunities website for information on AICAD Exchange, including the current listing of Participating AICAD Schools. Please note: AICAD refers to our Winter semester (January-April) as "Spring." Also note: AUArts only supports AICAD Exchange, not the International Affiliates or Academic Symposia sections of AICAD Extended Opportunities.
The following AICAD institutions have confirmed their participation in AICAD exchange for Fall 2026:
Alberta University of the Arts
Art Academy of Cincinnati
California College of the Arts
Cleveland Institute of Art
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 and Design
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Montserrat College of Art
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
OCAD University
Otis College of Art & Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Ringling College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
International Exchange Partner Institutions:
AUArts has institutional Exchange Agreements with the following international institutions:
Active Exchange Partners (2026-27)
- Griffith University, Australia
- The Australian National University, Australia
- Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara, Mexico
- University of Dundee, Scotland
- Lasalle College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore, Singapore
Potential Exchange Partners (2026-27; Pending Agreement Renewal)
- Adelaide University (formerly U of South Australia), Australia
- Falmouth University, Cornwall
- Business Academy Copenhagen (formerly KEA), Denmark
- University of Bergen, Norway
- E.Geppert Academy of Art and Design, Poland
- The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
- Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain