What We've Done

Since RISD Global's inception, thousands of students and hundreds of faculty have engaged in internationalized coursework across the school's global networks. Explore our recent programs and initiatives!

These engagements included RISD Global bespoke travel courses and semester programs, as well as off-campus components of our multi-year initiatives.

Australia: Witness Tree Project
Adelaide, Australia 2020
Mexico: Color, Mestizaje & Design Futures
Oaxaca, Mexico 2020

Recent Programs and Initiatives

New Old Japan | Contemporary "Giwafu" Design Guidebook

Biodesign NYC

Southern Africa | Art & Science of Conservation

INDIA_SENSED | Craft and Collaboration in the Digital Age

Japanese Design Culture | From 263 Years of Isolationism to International Influence

Azores | Design with and for Nature

Denmark | Design Seminar and Workshop

Japan | Design, Degrowth, Demodern

Truth | Beauty | Goodness: Illustrating Mythologies in Contemporary Greece

France: Scripting Spaces in Paris; Analysis, Urban Design, and Storytelling in Paris' Public Realm

Italy | Stones of Venice: A Critical Geology

Mexico | Knowledge from the Land: Collaborative Art + Research

Japan | Manga Immersion at Kyoto Seika

Tuldok, Linya, Anyo (Point, Line, Pattern) Drawing and Weaving in the Philippines

Hawai'i: Art & Science of Conversation

Posturban Japan | Tradition to Contemporary Design

France: The Art Market in Paris, Past & Present

Italy: Perspectives on Piranesi

Explore all programs – Study Globally

Events

Infosession | Study Abroad at DIS
RISD Global, PW 321
Infosession | Study Abroad at UAL
RISD Global, PW 321
Infosession | Southern Africa – Art & Science of Conservation in South Africa + Namibia
College Building, Room 410
Infosession | Vernacular Material Modernism – Design Research in Ghana
RISD Global, PW 321
Infosession | Vernacular Material Modernism – Design Research in Ghana
RISD Global, PW 321
Infosession | Southern Africa – Art & Science of Conservation in South Africa + Namibia
College Building, Room 410
Infosession | Perception en Provence – French Art and Science
RISD Global, PW 321
Infosession | Southern Africa – Art & Science of Conservation in South Africa + Namibia
College Building, Room 410
Infosession | Vernacular Material Modernism – Design Research in Ghana
RISD Global, PW 321
Wintersession Travel Courses 2026 General Pre-Departure Meeting
Taproom, Memorial Hall 401

All Events and Announcements

Announcements

Global Summer Studies Scholarship Application Open Now
Call for Faculty Proposals – Global Summer Studies 2025 & Wintersession Travel Courses 2026
Article | Three New RISD Global Summer Courses Explore the Arts in Greece, Japan and the Philippines
Call for Faculty Proposals – Global Summer Studies 2026 & Wintersession Travel Courses 2027
Article | Students Explore New Ways of Making Via RISD Global Summer Courses
Article | Global Studies Program Brings RISD Students to NYC Biodesign Hub
Article | New Global Studies Course Connects RISD Students with Traditional Artisans in India
Article | RISD Students Investigate Traditional Printmaking Techniques in Europe
Article | New Global Studies Course Connects RISD Students with Traditional Artisans in India
Article | RISD Students Explore Unique Ecology of Hawai’i Island