Erasmus/European Exchange students: how to apply

1. Apply to your home university for one of the places at Kingston University, as your home university will need to formally nominate you to us first.
2. Please check first that your home university is one of our partner institutions, and for your subject, as the agreements are subject-specific and you can only take modules in this particular subject.
3. The online application for entry in January 2025 (Study Options 3) is now open - Apply here.
   
4. Ensure that you have formal approval from your home university before applying.

Application deadlines

• 6 June for September entry
• 31 October for January entry

If you have any questions regarding applications, please contact the Erasmus administrator for your subject area.

Note: please still select the 'Erasmus Exchange' option (the first of the six quick questions on the first part of the application) if you are from an Erasmus or European Exchange partner institution.

For practical modules within Kingston School of Art

In accordance with the Erasmus/European exchange agreement between Kingston and your university regarding which subject is available to you, if you are applying for practical (i.e. no lectures, just studio work) modules within the Kingston School of Art you will need to send a portfolio of your work in addition to the main application materials.

This applies to the following subjects:

• Architecture
• Fashion
• Fashion Promotion and Communication (specific agreements only)
• Fine Art
• Graphic Design
• Illustration Animation
• Interior Design
• Product and Furniture Design

To submit your portfolio, choose one of the following:

1. Set up your own web portfolio and send us a link to your website by return email. Please do not choose a site with a short life. A good site is www.flickr.com. Email the link to your Erasmus administrator or to studyabroad@kingston.ac.uk
2. Email your portfolio as an attachment. PowerPoint is the preferred format but JPEG files are also acceptable (but no autocad or cad files). File size must be below 10MB. Email the link to your Erasmus administrator or to studyabroad@kingston.ac.uk

Make sure your name, current university and the major you wish to apply for are clearly indicated on all correspondence headers, web links etc.

Include developmental work as well as finished projects, and anything personal or of interest to you which supports your university courses and shows us how you think about your work.

If you are a current Kingston University student interested in studying abroad, please go to our My Kingston pages.

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Lorenzo Marcotullio, Bologna University