
RISD GLOBAL is a hub for global discourse in art and design. We value cross-cultural exchange and experiences that inspire creative agency.
What We DoCOVID Update: RISD Global Off-campus Semester Programs Spring 2021
Given the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and its significant impacts on travel, borders and visa restrictions, RISD has made the difficult decision to suspend RISD in Rome: European Honors Program (EHP) and the RISD Global Exchange program for Spring 2021.
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Study Globally
RISD Global works to create and support a variety of immersive travel, learning, and exchange opportunities for RISD students beyond campus.
Study GloballyEuropean Honors Program
Founded in 1960, RISD's European Honors Program (EHP) is a unique art and design pre-graduation residency-style program that welcomes a select group of students from all RISD departments at RISD’s site in Rome.
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Research and Teach
RISD Global supports and strengthens faculty research, practice, and pedagogy that focus on global topics and specific geographies.
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RISD Global initiates and develops global partnerships that enable new kinds of education opportunities and expand avenues for research and teaching.
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Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK)
Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD)
Tama Art University (Tamabi)
Ewha Womans University
French National School for Advanced Studies in Design (ENSCi Les Ateliers)
Royal Academy of Art the Hague (KABK)
Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design and Conservation
Sydney College of Art, University of Sydney (USyd)
Fachhochschule Erfurt: University of Applied Sciences
Bezalel Academy of Art & Design
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart (HFT)
Kyoto Seika University (KSU)
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
The Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design (AAAD / UMPRUM)
Beaux-Arts de Paris
Escola Superior de Disseny i Enginyeria (ELISAVA)
Köln International School of Design (KISD)
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts, London (UAL)
University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL)
National College of Art and Design (NCAD)
Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI)
Strate School of Design
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE)
Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM/UPM)
Glasgow School of Art (GSA)
Academy of Art and Design (HGK)
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)
HKU University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU)
Aalto University: School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Aalto ARTS)
Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design
Gothenburg University, Academy of Design and Crafts (HDK)
Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA)
La Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
Universidad UNIACC (University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication)
Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
National Institute of Design (NID)
Victoria University of Wellington (VUW)
Australian National University, School of Art & Design (ANU)
RISD in Rome: Perspectives on Piranesi
RISD in Rome: Form, Leather, Color and Craft
Design with Nature in the Azores
Paris: Urban Design Renaissance Through Edible Landscapes
Denmark: Design Seminar and Workshop
From Seed to Cloth: The Mindful Approach to Craft in Thailand
RISD in Rome: Trash
Australia: Witness Tree Project - Memory, Place and Cultural Ecology
European Honors Program - Spring 2020
France: Photography in Paris
Japan: Papers, Temples & Print
Mexico: Color, Mestizaje & Design Futures
Mexico: Pre-Columbian to Contemporary: Architecture & Crafts
Mexico: Material Propositions: Oaxaca
European Honors Program - Fall 2019
RISD in Rome: Illustrating Dante's Inferno
South Africa: Art + Science of Conservation
Denmark: Design Seminar and Workshop
RISD in Rome: Drinking, the Italian Way - Re-Evaluating the Vessel
Japan: Papermaking and Puppet Theater
Azores: Walk and Work with Wood
Of House and Home: Rethinking-Reworking, a Century of Korean Housing 1910-2010
European Honors Program - Spring 2019
France: Photography in Paris
Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity
Japan: Papers, Temples and Print
Portugal: Mapping Portugal: Bio-geo Cultural Heritages
Italy: See Naples and Die - Panorama and the Poetics of City
Mexico: History, Pre-Colonial, Colonial and Contemporary Arts
Germany: Advanced Studio - Crystal Clear
Where is Africa?
European Honors Program - Fall 2018
Tokyo: Bike Building
RISD in Rome: Artistic Practice in Public Space
South Africa: Art and Science of Conservation
Ireland: Illustrating Irish Myths and Legends in the Burren
Denmark: Danish Design Workshop
Resources and Places: Focus Portugal
Tanzania: Between Content and Container Vol. 3
France: From Horizontal to Vertical
Morocco: Advanced Studio - Pattern | Performance | Clay
Sweden + Denmark: Beyond Borders - Designing Resiliency for the Urban Landscape
European Honors Program - Spring 2018
Portugal: Material Practices
France: Photography in Paris
Canada: Haida Made
Italy: Renaissance Painting Techniques/Perugia to Venice
Japan: Contemporary Works and Their Execution
Morocco: Crafting the City
Mexico: Un-Wall the Border
European Honors Program - Fall 2017
Japan: Book Shaping and Visual Ideas
RISD in Rome: Maps and Stories
Iceland: Artistic Practice in 24-Hour Light
RISD in Rome: Sensing The City: Augmented Interaction with the City of Rome
Ireland: Illustrating Myths and Legends in the Burren
South Korea: Housing Hybrids
European Honors Program - Spring 2017
Argentina: Hi/Low Tech
Cuba: Print & History
Guyana: Exploring the Art & Science of Biodiversity
Italy: Shoe Design - Perception, History & Prototyping
Italy: Travel Rome
Japan: Paper, Temples, Prints
Crafting the City: Focus Morocco
Global Futures Lab
European Honors Program - Fall 2016
France: Gastronomie + Printmaking in Richelieu
Rome: Discovery Through Drawing
Tokyo: Bicycle Design and Making
Ireland: Illustrating Irish Myths and Legends in the Burren
DIS (Danish Institute)
Berlin Through Your Lens
Nuremberg: Purposeful Play + Toy Design
Denmark: Seminar on Scandinavian Design
European Honors Program - Spring 2016
Italy: Shoe Design and Prototyping
Sri Lanka: Northern Visions
Japan: Papermaking, Temples and Prints
Italy: (In)Visible Venice
France: Photography in Paris
The Netherlands: Sneaker and Wearable Technology Design
Rome: Discovery Through Drawing
Paris: Urban Landscape Through a Cultural Lens
Denmark: DIS (Danish Institute)
Researching Cuba: Print and History
France: Photography in Paris
Guyana: Art & Science Of Biodiversity
Germany: Art, Jewelry
Italy: Shoe Design, Perception, History & Prototyping
Japan: Papermaking, Temples, and Prints
Sri Lanka: Northern Visions
Japan: Mindful Making in Japan - Ceramics & Contemplative Practice
RISD in Rome: Mapping Foundations – An Uncanny Exploration of Rome + Its Environs
Japan: Papermaking, Temples and Prints
Costa Rica: Design/Build Travel Studio
France: Photography in Paris
India: Creating an Archive
Italy: Shoe Design
Japan: Mindful Making in Japan
Mexico: San Miguae: Renewable Resource
Sri Lanka: Northern Visions
Guyana: Art & Science Of Biodiversity
Netherlands: Rotterdam
Italy: Techniques of Renaissance Painting
Italy: Shoe Design
Costa Rica: Design/Build Travel Studio
France: Photography in Paris
India: Creating an Archive
Japan: Papermaking, Temples, and Prints
Costa Rica: Design/Build Travel Studio
France: Photography in Paris
Italy: Renaissance Painting Techniques in Florence
Japan: Papermaking, Temples, and Prints
India: Creating an Archive
Japan: Papermaking, Temples, and Prints
India: Creating an Archive
France: Photography in Paris
Ecuador: Habitat and Construction
Italy: Renaissance Painting Techniques in Florence
Italy: Tiber Floods
Japan: Tsukiji Market Kitchen of Japan
Japan: Clay in Japan
France: Photography in Paris
Ghana: Design Collaboration in Ghana
India: Cosmic Comics: Imaging the Ganga-Jamuna Doab of North India
Mexico: The Environment - The Flora and Fauna of Cuernavaca
Mexico: The Ethnographic Museum
Switzerland: Prototype of a Wooden Hotel
Costa Rica: "Pura Vida" in Costa Rica: Exploring the Natural World Through Drawing, Science and Symbol
Costa Rica: Building Community, Design-Build Studio in Costa Rica
France: Photography in Paris
India: Creating an Archieve
Italy: Renaissance Painting Techniques in Florence
Italy: The Other Italy: Water / Wall
Mexico: The Environment - The Flora and Fauna of Cuernavaca

