Cumulus, International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media

New Year's speech by President Guellerin

We are already going strong through 2010. I wish the best to Cumulus family, to the community of art, design and media education and research, to the Cumulus member institution staff members, professors, students since the year 2010 is the moment for the designers to bring ethics back into entrepreneurship. This is the best for sure that can happen to art, design and media, to designers and all professionals in the field.

Prof Kivi re-elected as a rector of EAA, Estonia

Estonian Academy of Arts re-elected prof Signe Kivi as the EAA's rector for the next five years to come.

Cumulus Secretariat hosted by Aalto University - update our contact information!

Aalto University is a newly created university from the merger of three Finnish universities; the Helsinki School of Economics, the University of Art and Design Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology - all leading and renowned institutions in their respective fields and in their own right.

New building of Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania open!

With this building VAA gained a widest space of expositions, in which for public will be presented not only newest works of students, but also from the establishment of the Academy in 1793 stored teachers and students' graduation works and other museum values. VAA between European Arts schools will be proud of one of most modern storehouse, which guarantees not only a proper art heritage protection, but also its accessibility for studies.

European Institute of Technology ICT Unit coming to Finland

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is locating one of its information and communication technologies research units in Finland. The decision will enhance Finland's position in EU information technology research and will facilitate the initiation of new research projects vital to European interests.

Call for research partners, Utrecht School of the Arts, the Netherlands

Utrecht School of the Arts, Event Management studies, is looking for research partners. Call concerns methods of design for business events/ cross media and business events.

ICSID introduced the new Executive Board

Cumulus Green award-giving ceremony, Melbourne, Australia

The award giving ceremony took place on 13 November 2009 at the Melbourne Museum, Australia, during the Cumulus conference 38° South (12-14 November 2009).

Cumulus is the only global association to serve art and design education and research. It is a forum for partnership and transfer of knowledge and best practices. Cumulus consists currently of 150 members from 42 countries.