The School of Art and Design of Sant Cugat (EAD Sant Cugat) is a public school closely linked to its city, with a vocation for public service that promotes specialized training in official studies of Plastic Arts and Design in the field of Graphic and Audiovisual Communication. We offer a Vocational Education and Training course (CFGM in Catalan and Spanish) with specialization in Support to the Printed Graph Product, and Higher Education courses (CFGS in Catalan and Spanish) specialized in Animation, Illustration, Printed Graphics and Interactive Graphics. The pedagogical and organizational autonomy of the EAD Sant Cugat and the teamwork of the teaching staff allow for the development of flexible measures that can meet the demands of the students. Our studies facilitate continuous training with an international projection, connecting the Vocational Education and Training course to the Higher Education courses, and thus offering the possibility of obtaining two degrees in three years while supporting international mobility with the Erasmus Plus program. The DNA of the school is formed by its dynamic, close and inclusive character and the Educational Project, which is based on quality and transversal education, and which aims to train professionals who are creative, critical and committed to the present surrounding them. The school is next to Barcelona, located in a unique space: on the site of a modernist tower called Casa Monaco. The EAD is in a quiet and green environment, close to the Collserola Natural Park, and five minutes from the center of Sant Cugat. It is well communicated for both public and road transport and it is in a dynamic university environment that offers all the services students may need.

International strategy of the institution EAD Sant Cugat Search Criteria for partner schools: Offering cycles of tertiary education / first level of higher education (EQF-5) and EQF-6 level higher degrees in the field Graphic and Audiovisual Communication.

Objectives for students

• Increase opportunity for the acquisition of personal skills and occupational knowledge.
• Broaden worldview and meet other professional viewpoints.
• Improve confidence and competence in foreign languages.
• Motivate learning and broaden professional expectations.
• Gain sensitivity to and understanding of other cultures and nations so as to strengthen the sense of being a European citizen.

Objectives for the institution

• Initiate, within the Bologna framework, agreements with educational institutions offering EQF-5 level short cycles of education at tertiary level and EQF-6 level higher degrees.
• Stimulate the institution, supporting the professional development of teachers and non-teaching staff, to improve the quality of education and the educational environment.
• To foster vocational networks.

Intended student profile

We consider that the students who stand to gain the most from this excellent opportunity are those in their second year and third year of their studies.

2×3 and Erasmus Program

The EAD Sant Cugat offers different itineraries among the Higher Education courses, all authorized by the Department of Education. This allows students to obtain two qualifications in three academic years (2×3) with a total of 180 ECTS credits. In the third year students can take their last semester abroad with an Erasmus program for either studies or internships.

• Instituto Politécnico de Bragança — Portugal
  Desenvolvimiento de Produtos Multimédia · Ilustraçâo e Arte Gráfica
  GIMPILGINT
• ESAD Matosinhos — Portugal
  Communication Design
  GIMPILGINTAN
• University West Attica — Greece
  Graphic Arts and Design
  GIMPILAN
• ESA Le75 Brussels — Belgium
  Graphic Design · Printmaking and Digital Art
  ILGIMP
• Art & Design Institut of Prague — Czech Republic
  Multimedia · Graphics
  ILGIMP
• Universitat Corte Còrcega Pasquale Paoli — França
  BTS Design Numérique · Bachelor Arts plàstiques
  GINTGIMP
• Axe SUD — Toulouse, França
  Design Graphique · Bande dessinée Illustration
  GIMPIL
• Institut Sainte Geneviève — Paris, França
  DNMADE Cinema d’animation
  AA
• ABAUD — Accademia di Belle Arti di Udine GB Tiepolo — Itàlia
  Graphic design
  GIMP
• Accademia di Carrara — Itàlia
  Design · Grafica · Nuove Tecnologie dell’arte
  ILGIMPAA

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Alumnat

• Imprès de sol·licitud
• Presentació pràctiques de curta durada: Papelier
• Presentació de mobilitat de pràctiques GS i GM
• Calendari Sol·licituds
• CV Europass
• Sol·licitud Fundació BCN FP
• Resolucions

Els estudiants que gaudeixin d’una beca Erasmus+ SMS/SMT rebran un curs d’idioma online a través de la plataforma OLS (Online Linguistic Support) — que els ajudarà a preparar-se per la seva estada al país estranger.

Webs on cercar empreses per realitzar pràctiques:

Professorat i PAS

• Imprès de sol·licitud
• Presentació mobilitat de professorat i PAS
• Previsió de programa
• Calendari

Consorci Escoles d’Art de Catalunya

L’EAD forma part del Consorci d’Escoles d’Art de Catalunya, el qual gestiona mobilitats de pràctiques a l’estranger.

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• 📄 Regulations

Students — Application

After being selected at the home institution for a mobility stay at the EAD Sant Cugat, it is necessary to send to mobility@escoladart.com the following documents (PDF compressed in a zip, labelled with the student’s name):

• Completed application form
• Curriculum vitae
• Learning Agreement Proposal — We recommend choosing subjects from the second year.
• Motivation letter
• Photocopy of your identity document or passport
• Portfolio or book with referenced pictures of the student’s work
• Documentation to support adequate proficiency in the language of instruction (Spanish or Catalan)

Accommodation

EAD does not operate student housing of its own. We recommend searching for accommodation through:

• Habitatge Jove
• Unihabit
• Uniplaces

Language

Lessons are taught in Catalan or Spanish (desirable level: B1). We don’t offer language courses of our own, but you can attend:

• Free Catalan courses — Consorci de normalització lingüística
• Spanish courses up to level A2 — Escola d’Adults de Sant Cugat
• Grading table

Teachers / Staff

Regarding teachers/staff mobility, we do not have deadlines. Contact the international department and send the completed application form. The coordinator will inform the departments where you would like to receive training or to teach.

• Application form
• Mobility Program

All classrooms have access to the intranet and high-speed internet through wireless system and/or high-performance cabling.

Our specific and vocational courses aim to train the students to carry out a professional activity in the field of Graphic and Audiovisual Communication, either through narration, design or the graphic and audiovisual processing of information. Fixed, interactive or moving images are used, with a final printed and/or audiovisual result. One of the pedagogical aims of the school is to train students as creative professionals capable of self-management and of delving into their own knowledge and skills, so they can adapt the training acquired to their interests and respond to the changing conditions of the current labor market. For this reason, the EAD offers different itineraries, all authorized by the Department of Education, which allow students to obtain two certificates in three academic years (2×3). The EAD starts the Higher Education courses with a first introductory year to the family of Graphic and Audiovisual Communication. The second year is specialized and includes the Integrated Project and internship. The course finishes with a third year where students can take their last semester abroad with an Erasmus program. Click here to download the EAD’s Higher Education Courses PDF →