UAL is a global university in the heart of London. We believe that creative education can tackle social issues and challenges around the world.
That's why we collaborate with international universities, organisations and governments on innovative research, partnerships, creative projects and exchanges.
Learn more about our international projects, how you can work with us and discover our fantastic exchange programme.
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Projects and Partnerships
Discover our innovative partnerships around the world and find out how you can work with us.
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Student mobility
Explore our fantastic exchange programme and contact us to become a partner institution.
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Study Abroad
Study abroad at UAL for a semester or a full year. Explore summer Study Abroad options.
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UAL Sanctuary
UAL is exploring ways to support those affected by conflict and persecution
Our mission
We're dedicated to:
- Leading the way in education around the social, economic and cultural aspect of arts and design.
- Nurturing our international community to achieve their full potential
- Providing an international experience for all
We want to achieve this by:
- Working with organisations and creative talent around the world to make positive changes.
- Creating strong strategic partnerships with global business, education and cultural institutions, which offer exchange or placement opportunities for our students
- Embedding industry expertise from around the world into our curriculum
- Providing our students with the skills and expertise to thrive in their creative careers and to build their global networks
Global Stories
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Mattering Life: Investigating contemporary science through art, design, poetry
Producing new ways of seeing the events of 4 billion years ago, students animated and reinterpreted contemporary scientific studies on the origins and ambiguities of life on the 2024 Scientist in Residence programme.
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Windrush Day 2024
On 22 June 1948 the Empire Windrush ship docked in Tilbury, Essex. On board were the very first group of Commonwealth citizens who had responded to Britain’s call to help rebuild the mother country. Between 1948 and 1971, 500,000 left their homes
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Reawakening Inga ancestral living knowledges
A multicultural, multilingual collaboration between Inga indigenous architects, Colombian architects, and the Spatial Practices programme at Central Saint Martins makes rich layers of Inga habitation practices accessible to many.
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Holding the rain: MA Art and Science x Joya: AIR
Holding Rain in the Headwater takes us to Spain and back in an art and environment residency, Earth Day project and documentary, with MA Art and Science students transforming the land and their relationship to it.
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Empowering Black creatives at UAL
On Tuesday 23 April, UAL hosted its inaugural Access to the arts careers event at London College of Communication (LCC). The purpose of the event was to celebrate, inspire and empower Black professionals in creative spaces, by providing valuable