Our exchange partner institutions
Check where you can apply to to go on student exchange when studing at the Academy of Fine Arts, Sibelius Academy or Theatre Academy.
Academy of Fine Arts
The list will be updated annually. You can also contact the specialist of international affairs at the Academy of Fine Arts if you would like to leave for an exchange in a higher education institution that is not on the list.
Exchange destinations in Europe
Netherlands
- Amsterdam: Gerrit Rietveld Academie (not involved in the Erasmus+ programme)
- Arnhem: ArtEZ Institute of the Arts
- Groningen: Hanzehogeschool Groningen / Minerva Art Academy
- The Hague: The Royal Academy of Art The Hague
Belgium
- Brussels: ERG Ecole de Recherce Graphique, école supérieure des arts
- Brussels: Ecole Nationale Supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre
- Gent: Hogeschool Gent, School of Arts
- Sint-Lukas: Sint-Lucas Beeldende Kunst Gent, LUCA School of Arts
Spain
- Granada: Facultad de bellas artes – Universidad de Granada
- Madrid: TAI Madrid
- Málaga: Facultad de bellas artes – Universidad de Málaga
Ireland
- Dublin: Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology IADT
Iceland
- Reykjavik: Iceland University of the Arts
United Kingdom (not involved in the Erasmus+ programme)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland: Belfast School of Art, Ulster University
- Glasgow: The Glasgow School of Art
- London: The Slade School of Fine Art – University College London
- London: University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts
- Loughborough and London: Loughborough University, School of the Arts, English and Drama
- Newcastle: Northumbria University, Newcastle
Italy
- Bologna: Accademia de Belle Arti di Bologna
- Milano: Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
- Naples: Accademia de Belle Arti di Napoli
- Rome: Accademia de Belle Arti di Roma
- Turin: Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino
Austria
- Vienna: Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien / Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Vienna: University of Applied Arts Vienna
- Linz: Kunstuniversität Linz – University of Art and Design Linz
Greece
- Athens: Athens School of Fine Arts
Croatia
- Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts
Poland
- Gdansk: Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk
- Cracow: Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
- Warsaw: Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
- Wroclaw: Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw
Latvia
- Riga: Art Academy of Latvia
Lithuania
- Vilnius: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Norway
- Bergen: Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen
- Oslo: Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
- Tromsø: Norges arktiske universitet, Tromsø, Avdeling for kunstfag
- Trondheim: Kunstakademiet i Trondheim
Portugal
- Porto: University of Porto
France
- Angoulême: Ecole européenne supérieure de l’image, EESI
- Lyon: Ecole nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon
- Marseille: Ecole supérieure d’art et de design Marseille-Méditerranée
- Paris: Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Strasbourg: Haute école des arts du Rhin, HEAR
Sweden
- Gothenburg: Academin Valand – Göteborgs universitet
- Malmö: Konsthögskolan i Malmö, Lunds universitet
- Stockholm: Konstfack
- Stockholm: Kungl. konsthögskolan
- Umeå: Konsthögskolan, Umeå universitet
Germany
- Berlin: Universität der Künste Berlin
- Berlin: Weissensee – Kunsthochschule Berlin
- Bremen: University of the Arts Bremen (HfK Bremen)
- Dresden: Dresden University of Fine Arts
- Freiburg: Hochschule für Kunst, Design und Populäre Musik Freiburg
- Frankfurt: Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste – Städelschule
- Hamburg: Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg
- Karlsruhe: Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe
- Kassel: Kunsthochschule Kassel
- Kiel: Muthesius Kunsthochschule
- Leipzig: Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig
- Munich: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
- Nürnberg: Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Nürnberg
- Offenbach: Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach
- Weimar: Bauhaus-Universität
Slovenia
- Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana / Academy of Fine Arts and Design
Switzerland (not involved in the Erasmus+ programme)
- Bern: Bern University of the Arts
- Zürich: ZHdK – Zurich University of the Arts
Denmark
- Aarhus: Det Jyske Kunstakademi
- Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi
- Odense: Det Fynske Kunstakademi
Czech Republic
- Prague: Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
Turkey
- Istanbul: Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts
- MIstanbul: imar Sinan Fine Arts University
Hungary
- Budapest: Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Estonia
- Tallinn: Estonian Academy of Arts
Exchange destinations outside Europe
South Korea
- Seoul: Korea National University of the Arts
Japan
- Tsukuba: University of Tsukuba
Taiwan
- Taipei: Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
Sibelius Academy
Exchange destinations in Europe
The list includes potential exchange destinations under the Erasmus programme and the Swiss-European Mobility Programme, although the Sibelius Academy does not currently have a valid exchange agreement with all the institutions on the list. The agreements will be renewed as necessary, and new exchange agreements can also be concluded with Erasmus/SEMP eligible music universities.
If you are interested in an institution that is not on this list, contact the international affairs office.
We are still exploring student exchange opportunities in some institutions in the United Kingdom. Agreements can be concluded when the funding possibilities are confirmed.
Netherlands
- Amsterdam: Conservatorium van Amsterdam/Amsterdam University of the Arts
- Groningen: Hanzehogeschool Faculteit der Kunsten/Hanze University Groningen
- The Hague: Koninklijk Conservatorium den Haag, Royal Conservatoire The Hague
- Maastricht: Conservatorium Maastricht/ Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
- Rotterdam: Codarts, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Rotterdam
- Utrecht: Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht/HKU University of the Arts
Belgium
- Antwerp: Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen
- Brussels: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
- Brussels: Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
Spain
- Barcelona: L’Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC)
- Barcelona: Conservatori del Liceu
- Barcelona: Taller de Músics
- Granada: Real Conservatorio Superior de Música “Victoria Eugenia” de Granada
- Madrid: Real Conservatorio superior de Musica de Madrid
- Madrid: Escuela Superior de Canto
- San Sebastian: Musikene/Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco
- Salamanca: Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Salamanca
Ireland
- Cork: Cork Institute of Technology, Cork School of Music
- Dublin: Royal Irish Academy of Music
- Dublin: Dublin Institute of Technology
- Limerick: University of Limerick
Iceland
- Reykjavik: Listaháskóli Íslands/Iceland University of the Arts
United Kingdom
- Birmingham: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (tbc)
- Cardiff: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- Glasgow: Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- London: Royal College of Music
- Manchester: Royal Northern College of Music (tbc)
- Newcastle: University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- York: University of York, Department of Music (tbc)
Italy
- Bologna: Conservatorio di Musica G.B. Martini
- Milano: Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano
- Milano: Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado
- Parma: Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito
- Perugia: Conservatorio di Musica di Perugia
- Rome: Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia
- Frosinone: Conservatorio di Musica “L. Refice”
Austria
- Feldkirch: Voralberger Landeskonservatorium
- Graz: Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz
- Linz: Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität für Musik, Schauspiel und Tanz
- Salzburg: Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
- Vienna: Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
- Vienna: Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität
- Vienna: JAM Music Lab University
Greece
- Ionian University
Latvia
- J. Vitols Latvian Academy of Music
Lithuania
- Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Norway
- Bergen: Griegakademiet
- Kristiansand: Högskolen i Agder/Musikkonservatoriet
- Oslo: Barratt Dues Musikkinstitut
- Oslo: Norges Musikkhögskole
- Oslo: National Academy of the Arts (KhiO), Academy of Opera
- Rauland: University of South-Eastern Norway
- Stavanger: Universitetet i Stavanger/Avdeling for Kunstfag
- Tromsö: UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet
- Trondheim: NTNU Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Voss: Ole Bull Akademiet
Poland
- Warsaw: The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
- Wroclaw: Akademia Muzyczna/Karol Lipinski Academy of Music
France
- Lille: Pôle Supérieur d’Enseignements Artistiques Nord
- Lyon: Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique
- Paris: Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse
- Poitiers: CESMD de Poitou-Charentes
- Strasbourg: Conservatoire de Strasbourg, Haute école des arts du Rhin HEAR
Romania
- Cluj: Gheorghe Dima Music Academy
- Bucarest: Universitatea Nationala de Muzica din Bucuresti
Sweden
- Arvika: Musikhögskolan Ingesund (Karlstads universitet)
- Gothenburg: Högskolan för scen och musik (Göteborgs universitet)
- Malmö: Musikhögskolan i Malmö (Lunds Universitet)
- Piteå: Musikhögskolan i Piteå (Luleå Tekniska universitet)
- Stockholm: Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm
- Stockholm: University of the Arts, Department of Opera
- Örebro: Musikhögskolan vid Örebro universitet
Germany
- Berlin: Universität der Künste
- Berlin: Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler”
- Bremen: Hochschule für Künste Bremen
- Detmold: Hochschule für Musik Detmold
- Dresden: Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber”
- Düsseldorf: Robert Schumann Hochschule
- Essen: Folkwang Hochschule – Die Kunsthochschule im Ruhrgebiet
- Frankfurt: Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main
- Freiburg: Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg
- Hamburg: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
- Hannover: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover
- Karlsruhe: Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
- Cologne: Hochschule für Musik Köln
- Leipzig: Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy”
- Lübeck: Musikhochschule Lübeck
- Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Hochschule für Musik Mainz
- Mannheim: Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim
- Munich: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
- Rostock: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock
- Saar: Hochschule für Musik Saar
- Stuttgart: Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst
- Trossingen: Hochschule für Musik Trossingen
- Weimar: Hochschule für Musik “Franz Liszt”
- Würzburg: Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
Serbia
- University of Arts in Belgrade
Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana
Switzerland
- Basel: Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel (NB: Application dl Jan 31!)
- Genève: Conservatoire de Musique Genève
- Lausanne: Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne
- Lugano: Conservatorio della Svizzerra Italiana
- Luzern: Musikhochschule Luzern
- Zürich: Hochschule für Musik und Theater
Denmark
- Esbjerg/Odense: Syddansk Musikkonservatorium
- Copenhagen
- Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium
- Copenhagen: Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium
- Aarhus/Aalborg: Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium
Czech Republic
- Brno: Janácek Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (JAMU)
- Prague: Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Faculty of Music (HAMU)
Turkey
- Turkish Music State Conservatory (ITU)
Hungary
- The Liszt Ferenc University of Music
Estonia
- Tallin: Eesti Muusika- ja teatriakadeemia
- Viljandi: Culture Academy (University of Tartu)
Exchange destinations outside Europe
The list below contains higher education institutions located outside Europe with which the Sibelius Academy has concluded a bilateral exchange agreement.
Each agreement includes a Tuition fee waiver clause, according to which the destination institution will not charge an annual tuition fee from the admitted student. New agreements can only be concluded after consideration and based on negotiations if broader collaboration between the universities is to be initiated. We cannot propose agreements with institutions outside Europe only for one student exchange.
Australia
- University of Melbourne
- Griffith University, Brisbane
Brazil
- Federal university of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal
Canada
- McGill University, Schulich School of Music, Montreal
- University of Toronto (exchange agreement under renewal process)
Georgia
- J. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Japan
- Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku)
- Tokyo College of Music
South Korea
- Korea National University of Arts, Seoul
- National University, College of Music, Seoul
Singapore
- National University of Singapore, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
Thailand
- Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (PGVIM), Bangkok
- Mahidol University, College of Music
USA
- Austin: University of Texas, Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music (exchange agreement under renewal process)
- Chicago: Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University (exchange agreement situation open)
- Los Angeles: University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
- Miami: University of Miami, Florida, USA (Bachelor-level studies only)
- New York: Manhattan School of Music
- Rochester: Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Theatre Academy
The list includes higher education institutions with which the Theatre Academy has an agreement on student exchanges.
Agreements are being renewed during the academic year. This list has been last updated in November 2025.
It may also be possible to conclude a new agreement, especially within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme. If you are interested in an exchange at an institution that is not listed, please contact the planning officer for international affairs at teak.international@uniarts.fi.
Find information about the partner schools
Some of the agreements apply to all the programmes in the partner institution, while others only apply to some programmes. As a rule, exchange students are required to speak English, but some universities may require, for example Swedish, German or French skills.
Check the university websites in advance. Find out what they have to offer and what kind of application requirements and instructions they have for incoming exchange students. Tip: you can often easily find information on how to apply for an exchange programme by searching with the university’s name and the words Erasmus and incoming.
Many programmes are small, similar to the Theatre Academy, and not everyone will accept exchange students every year or every academic term. In other words, it is a good idea to ask each university in advance whether they will open an application for the next season and which of their study programmes will accept applications.
Exchange destinations in Europe
Austria
- University of Applied Arts Vienna (Angewandte)
Belgium
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) – MA in CDPR, in French
Croatia
- University of Zagreb, Academy of Dramatic Art
Czechia
- Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Theatre Faculty (DAMU)
- Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Brno (JAMU)
Denmark
- Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA)
Estonia
- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT)
- University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy – acting
- Estonian Academy of Arts EKA – fine art and scenography
France
- École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, Lyon (ENSATT) – teaching in French, master level programmes only
- Université Paris Nanterre – MA in CDPR, teaching in French
- Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris – contemporary dance
- École Supérieure des beaux-arts de Bordeaux – fine arts
- Université Paris 8 – Département théâtre
- École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque Toulouse (Lido) – dance and circus
- Universite Clermont Auvergne
Germany
- University of Performing Arts Ernst Busch, Berlin
- Inter-University Centre for Dance (HZT), Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) – dance and choreography, only one exchange student from Theatre Academy accepted per term
- Justus Liebig University Giessen – applied theatre studies, bachelor and master
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt – MA in CDPR
- University of Kassel – art and economies
- Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
- Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg)
- Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen – Faculty of Performing Arts
- Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding, Munchen
Iceland
- Iceland University of the Arts, Department of Performing Arts (Listaháskóli Íslands)
Italy
- Urbino Academy of Fine Arts – scenography
Latvia
- The Art Academy of Latvia – scenography
- Latvian Academy of Culture – only bachelor programmes
Lithuania
- Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Faculty of Theatre and Film (LMTA)
The Netherlands
- Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten – SNDO Choreography, Expanded Contemporary Dance
- HKU University of the Arts, Utrecht – HKU Theatre
- Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts, Tilburg – dance, theatre pedagogy
Norway
Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) – Academy of Theatre & Academy of Dance
Poland
- The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, Warsaw
- Academy of Art in Szczecin – Media Arts
Spain
- Institut del Teatre, Scool of Dramatic Art, Barcelona – 4-year BA, acting, directing and playwriting, scenography
- RESAD – Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Madrid – 4-year BA, acting, directing and playwriting, scenography
Sweden
- Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) – theatre and dance
- Malmö Theatre Academy, Lund University – acting, bachelor, in Swedish only
- Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg – acting, bachelor, in Swedish
Switzerland
- Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) – not in Erasmus programme, possibility for a grant from Swiss SEMP programme – bachelor and master in dance, master in theatre in English
UK (Scotland)
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) – stage and screen, dance (undergraduate programmes only)
Exchange destinations outside Europe
New Zealand
- University of Auckland – priority for dance pedagogy master and dance bachelor students
South Korea
- Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts) – School of Dance, School of Theatre
The United Kingdom and USA
Theatre Academy currently does not have any student exchange partner institutions in the United States or the United Kingdom, as neither is part of the Erasmus programme.
Establishing a bilateral exchange agreement with universities outside the Erasmus programme requires a commitment from the degree programme and faculty members to become familiar with the new partner. Drafting a new agreement typically takes 1–2 years.