Theatre Academy’s exchange partner institutions
The list includes higher education institutions with which the Theatre Academy has an agreement on student exchanges.
Renewal of agreements
Agreements will be renewed during the academic year 2023–2024. This list has been last updated on 13 December 2023.
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 the Theatre Academy.
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.
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.
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 word Erasmus.
Exchange destinations in Europe
Denmark
Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA)
Note: All programmes
Iceland
Iceland University of the Arts
Note: All programmes
Norway
Norwegian Theatre Academy, Høgskolen i Østfold
Note: Acting BA, Scenography BA and MA, MA in Performance
Academy of Theatre, Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO)
Note: All programmes
Kristiania University College (KUC), Department of Performing Arts
Note: BA in dance, BA in acting, BA in music theatre
Sweden
Stockholm University of the Arts
Note: Theatre and dance
Teaterhögskolan i Malmö, Lunds Universitet
Note: Acting BA – in Swedish only
Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg
Note: Acting BA – in Swedish only
Estonia
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Note: All programmes
University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy
Note: Acting
Estonian Academy of Arts EKA
Note: Fine Art and Scenography
Latvia
Latvian Academy of Culture
Note: Only BA programmes
Lithuania
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Faculty of Theatre and Film
Note: All programmes
Austria
University of Applied Arts Vienna
Note: All programmes
Belgium
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Note: MA in CDPR, teaching in French
Croatia
University of Zagreb, Academy of Dramatic Art
Note: All programmes
Czech Republic
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Theatre Faculty (DAMU)
Note: All programmes
Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Brno (JAMU)
Note: All programmes
France
École Supérieure des beaux-arts de Bordeaux
Note: Fine Arts
École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, Lyon (ENSATT)
Huomio: teaching in French, MA programmes only
Université Paris Nanterre
Huomio: MA in CDPR, teaching in French
Germany
University of Performing Arts Ernst Busch
Note: All programmes
Inter-University Centre for Dance (HZT), Universität der Künste Berlin
Note: Dance and Choreography, Max. 1 student from Theatre Academy
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Note: Applied Theatre Studies, BA and MA
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Note: MA in CDPR
University of Kassel
Note: Art and Economies
Netherlands
Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
Note: SNDO Choreography, Expanded Contemporary Dance, possibly others
ArtEZ Institute of the Arts
Note: Not specified
HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, HKU Theatre
Note: Not specified
Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts, Tilburg
Huomio: dance
Poland
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, Warsaw
Note: All programmes
Academy of Art in Szczecin
Note: Media Arts
Spain
Institut del Teatre, Scool of Dramatic Art, Barcelona
Note: 4-year BA, acting, directing & playwriting, scenography
RESAD – Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Madrid
Note: 4-year BA, acting, directing & playwriting, scenography
Switzerland
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) – SEMP programme, not Erasmus+
Note: BA & MA in dance, BA & MA in theatre
Exchange destinations outside Europe
New Zealand
University of Auckland
Note: Contract being renewed. Priority for Dance Pedagogy MA and dance BA students
South Korea
Korea National University of Arts, School of Dance
Note: School of Dance
United Kingdom and United States
The Theatre Academy currently has no partner schools in the United States or the United Kingdom.
Following Brexit, the UK left the Erasmus+ programme and old exchange agreements with the UK are no longer valid. The UK has launched its own Turing Scheme exchange programme and new agreements can be made with British schools.
An exchange agreement with a US university requires a commitment from the TeaK study programme and the teachers to get to know the new partner. It usually takes at least a year to draw up a new agreement.