Semester-Long Study Abroad Opportunities
MIAD maintains academic affiliations and/or exchange opportunities for students to study with other notable art and design colleges throughout the world or for their students to study at MIAD. Among these are:
- The Warsaw Academy of Art in Warsaw, Poland
- The Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany
- Institute of European Design in Milan, Rome, Turin, Madrid, Barcelona, and San Paulo, Brazil
- The Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique, France
For questions and further information on these semester-long programs, contact MIAD’s Registrar, Jean Weimer – jeanweimer@miad.edu
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