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Italy: Università degli studi di Ferrara

The University of Ferrara offers a unique historical environment and has approximately 15,000 students. Located in the center of Ferrara, it is one of Italy's oldest universities. Magnificent reminiscences of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance live on in palaces, houses, churches, museums, squares, courtyards and alleys.

Norway: Bergen Arkitekthøgskole

BAS is a small private architecture school situated in Bergen on Norway’s southwestern coast. The school has around 150 students in total.

Spain: Universidad Cardenal Herrera

Universidad CEU Cardinal Herrera is a private university in Valencia, Spain's third largest city located at the Mediterranean Sea. The university has around 10,000 students and the main campus, Moncada, is located outside of the city.

Portugal: Universidade do Porto

The university is situated in Porto, Portugal's second largest city. It is located in the northern part of the country. The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) was founded in 1976. The school is located in a building designed by Álvaro Siza.

Denmark: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts is one of Scandinavia's oldest and most renowned architecture schools.

Germany: HafenCity Universität Hamburg — Universität für Baukunst und Metropolenentwicklung

HafenCity University Hamburg is located in Hamburg's harbor in the modern area called "HafenCity". The University was founded in 2006.

Germany: Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

ABK Stuttgart is one of Germany's largest art colleges with around 900 students. The school is situated in the southwestern part of the country near France, Austria and Switzerland. ABK Stuttgart offers a wide range of subjects in the study field of Architecture, Art and Design.

Germany: Universität der Künste Berlin

Universität der Künste Berlin is Germany's largest art college located centrally in Berlin with approximately 4,000 students. UDK offers offers a wide range of subjects in the study field of Architecture, Art, Music and Design.

Australia: University of South Australia

University of South Australia is the largest university in the region of South Australia. Situated in the coastal city of Adelaide, one of the most affordable cities in Australia, it offers a good study area for more than 32,000 students, of which more than 6,000 students are international.

Ireland: University College Dublin

University College Dublin, founded 1854, is the largest university at Ireland with approximately 32000 students. The university is situated 5 km outside of central Dublin.

China: Tongji University

Tongji University, situated in the megacity Shanghai, is one of Chinas oldest and most prestigious universities. The university offers programs in engineering, medicine, art and law. Tongji University was founded in 1907, but has grown over the years and is now comprised of 29 schools/colleges. Tongji University is top ranked within the subject areas architecture and urban planning.

Estonia: Estonian Academy of Arts

Established in 1914, the Estonian Academy of Arts is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in fine arts, design and architecture. The school is located in Tallinn and has approximately 1200 students.

Finland: University of Oulu

In Oulu, you can study near the polar circle. The university was founded in 1958 and has around 16,000 students, one of Finland's largest universities. The University of Oulu calls itself a "multidisciplinary expert in Northerness". It has a large share of international students.

Brazil: Escola da Cidade

Escola da Cidade is a private Architecture school in Sao Paulo, founded 2001. The school is situated in the Vila Buarque area of central Sao Paulo. It offer courses both within the study field of Architecture and Urban Studies. The focus of the education is on the social and urban challenges of the Brazilian megalopolis.

Finland: Tampere University of Technology

TUT is located in Tampere, one of the three fastest growing regions in Finland and Scandinavia's largest inland city, 170 km north of the capital Helsinki.

France: École National Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville

École National Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville is an architecture school located in the center of Paris in the lively district of Belleville, with about 1200 students. Énsa-pb is ranked as one of the best architecture schools in France.

Italy: Politecnico di Milano

With 40 000 students, Politecnico di Milano is the largest technical university in Italy and one of the leading in Europe. The term "politecnico" means that it is a state university with education in engineering and architecture. Politecnico di Milano is organised in 16 faculties on seven campuses in the region Lombardia. The university has close cooperation with industry in the region.

Brazil: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Situated in Belo Horizonte, UFMG is one of the most prominent universities in Brazil, with approximately 45 000 students. The origins of the university go back as far as the 19th century and the institution pursues a strong commitment to research, implementing it on all levels of education.

Spain: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

UPC is the largest technical university in Catalonia. UPC's goals are based on internationalization since it is Spain's largest technical universities with the most international students. UPC collaborates with several top-rated European universities. The university was founded in 1971, has about 38,000 students enrolled. Campus at several places in Barcelona.

United Kingdom: Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh School of Architecture

Founded in 1845, the GSA is one of the few remaining independent art schools in the UK and has occupied its present site in the centre of Glasgow since 1899. At the heart of the campus is the renowned Mackintosh Building one of the iconic buildings of the 20th century. The city is home to one of the UK’s largest and most vibrant, creative communities, drawn from talented individuals across the world.

Japan: University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo was established in 1877 as the first national university in Japan. As a leading research university located in Tokyo, spread across five campuses, it is the highest ranked institution in Japan and Asia and is one among the top 50 universities of the world. More than 30,000 students currently study here and more than 2,100 students are international.

Czech Republic: Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

Combine studies at the Czech classical arts college with living in Prague, a city filled with culture. Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze UMPRUM, founded 1885, is the most prestigious art school in the Czech Republic.

United Kingdom: Newcastle University

The university is located centrally in Newcastle, which is a typical college town in northeast England. The city center is compact so that things can be done by foot. The University is a so-called "red brick university", a term used to refer to universities founded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the major industrial cities of the United Kingdom.

Belgium: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

KU Leuven is situated outside Brussels and has been a centre for learning for almost six hundred years and is today the largest university in Belgium. It is ranked among the 50 best universities in the world, and has a broad spectra of international master's programmes. Leuven has a lot of international students and a rich student life.

Finland: Aalto University

Aalto University was created when three prominent Finnish universities merged; Helsinki university of technology, Helsinki business school and the University of Art and Design. The campus was designed by the famous designer Alvar Aalto and is situated in Esbo outside Helsinki. Aalto is an international university where engineering, business, art and design meet.

Norway: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

NTNU is a research university with campuses in Trondheim, Gjovik and Ålesund. NTNU is the biggest university in Norway and has national responsibility for higher education within engineering and technology. The university also offers other academic disciplines. The campuses offer a rich student life with a large share of international students.

USA: Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois, and is a private, technology-focused, research university. IIT offers degrees in for instance architecture, design, human sciences and engineering. IIT is divided into five colleges. The campus was designed by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, former dean at the College of Architecture. Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States and known for shopping, arts, sports, comedy and jazz clubs and its' history as The Windy City.

USA: Parsons School of Design

Parsons The New School for Design is a prestigious private design and art school situated in Greenwich Village, in New York. Parsons offer studies in Architecture, Design and Fashion and has been ranked as the best art and design school in the US.

Netherlands: Technische Universiteit Delft

TU Delft was founded in 1842 and is today ranked among the hundred best universities in the world. TU Delft is very prominent in research on technological innovations. TU Delft offer 16 Bachelor's programmes and over 35 Master's programmes in the areas of science, technology and design. All Master's programmes are taught in English.

Switzerland: Università della Svizzera Italiana

USI is a public university founded in 1995 with campus in Lugano, Mendrisio and Bellinzona. The faculty of Architecture, L' Accademia di architettura, is located in the small town of Mendrisio in the middle of the Swiss Alps, an hour north of Milan.

United Kingdom: University of Sheffield

Sheffield is an old industrial city with a lively cultural scene today. The University of Sheffield offers an architectural education with a focus on social science.

China: Southeast University, Nanjing

Southeast University is a public research university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It was part of one of the oldest universities and the first coeducational university in China. The university has 16,000 undergraduate students and 10,000 graduate students in over 30 schools and departments. SEU ranked top in 8 fields including architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, art history, civil engineering, electronic engineering, transportation engineering and biomedical engineering.

Spain: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Technical University of Madrid, UPM, is centrally located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as a result of a merger of different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originating mainly in the 18th century. Over 35,000 students attend classes during the year. UPM is ranked as the best technical university in Spain.

Germany: Technische Universität München

TUM have strong links with companies and scientific institutions across the world and was one of the first universities in Germany to be named a University of Excellence. TUM regularly ranks among the best European universities in international rankings. Its 13 departments provide an excellent environment for research and for the education of the universities around 40,000 students. 13 Nobel prize winners have connections to TUM.

Italy: Politecnico di Torino

POLITO was founded in 1859 and has two campuses. The largest one is in central Torino and the other one, in architecture, is called Castello del Valentino and is situated outside the city. The university has more than 33,000 students and a strong international environment. POLITO is ranked among the top ten technical universities in Europe.

Japan: Tokyo City University

Tokyo City University, Tōkyō toshi daigaku, is a private university in Tokyo with around 7500 active students. Their architecture programme is very reputable and prestigious . KTH School of Architecture has an exchange agreement with a particular studio.

Switzerland: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

EPFL is a technical university in Lausanne, Switzerland with almost 10 000 students. It is one of the most prestigious universities in engineering and science, and is counted among the top 20 in the world. Campus is located a bit outside Lausanne on Lake Geneva. EPFL is located in the French-speaking part of Switzerland and is Europe's most cosmopolitan technical university with students, teachers and staff from more than 120 nations.

Norway: Arkitekthögskolen i Oslo

The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) offers a unique research-based education of international standing. The school was established in 1945 and is located in central Oslo.

Germany: Technische Universität Berlin

Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) is a research university located in Berlin and one of the largest and most prestigious research and educational institutions in Germany. The university was founded in 1879. University alumni and professor include among others ten Nobel laureates. TU Berlin is ranked among the top 50 in the world in Engineering & Technology according to QS World University Rankings. The university is known for its highly ranked engineering programs, especially in mechanical engineering.

Netherlands: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

TU/e is a research university specialised in engineering and technology, ranked among the top 200 in the world. The activities are organised in ten schools, with strategic focus on energy, health and smart mobility. The modern campus is centrally located in Eindhoven and houses 10 000 students.

Austria: Technische Universität Graz

TU Graz is located in the heart of Graz, the second-largest city in Austria. With eight universities, Graz is a real student city and is considered one of the most livable cities in Central Europe and the EU.

Australia: University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a large and renowned university, ranked as number one in Australia and among top 50 in the world. The university has around 47,000 students with a large population of international students. It has seven campuses, most of them located in central Melbourne.

Australia: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

RMIT is situated in Melbourne city and is spread across three campuses. There is also a possibility to study at a campus in Vietnam. More than 82,000 students study at RMIT of which around 12,000 are international students. It is ranked among the 15 best in Australia and offers courses within technology, design and business.

Australia: University of Queensland

University of Queensland is one of Australia’s oldest and most renowned universities. Situated by the river in Brisbane, it hosts around 20,000 international students out of nearly 55,000 students. It is ranked fourth among the Australian universities and offers many study areas, e.g. Business, Economics, Tourism and Law, Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, Environment and Planning, Science and Mathematics.

Japan: Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Tokyo. Six different schools (Science, Engineering, Materials & Chemical Technology, Computing, Life Science & Technology, Environment & Society) offer education to around 10,000 students, of which more than 1,200 are international. It is among the top 10 universities of Japan and the top 200 universities of the world.

USA: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois, ranked among the top 50 universities in the world, is one of KTH’s strategic partnerships with a vast array of collaborations ranging from summer courses, joint and online programs, and research. UI is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana in east-central Illinois. It is approximately a 2.5 hour drive south of Chicago (140 miles). The university comprises of 17 colleges that are spread out between the two cities including a large number of research facilities connected to industry. There is a main street that students refer to as Campus Town that gives a true Big Ten University college feeling.

Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)

ETH was founded in 1854 as the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule and began operations in Zurich in 1855. ETH is one of the world's most prestigious universities, and offers excellent research opportunities. The university is ranked among the best in the world. Overall, 21 Nobel Prize winners conducted studies or worked as professors at the university. It has over 18,000 students registered.

Austria: Technische Universität Wien

TU Vienna is one of Europe's most prominent technical universities located in the capital Vienna. TUW has for 200 years been a place of teaching and research. The University has eight faculties that correspond well to the schools at KTH and is ranked among the 100 best technical universities in Europe. Almost 30,000 students study here at all levels.

Australia: University of Sydney

University of Sydney is the oldest and second largest university in Australia. It is highly ranked and among the top 50 universities in the world. It is situated in the city center of Sydney.