Theatre Academy’s exchange partner institutions
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
École Supérieure des beaux-arts de Bordeaux
– Fine Arts
Universite Paris 8 Saint-Denis
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)
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
Huomio: 4-year BA, acting, directing & playwriting, scenography
RESAD – Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Madrid
Huomio: 4-year BA, acting, directing & 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 & master in dance, MA in Theatre in English
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.