Partner universities
Below is a list of VUC's international partner universities by country.
The list also shows the type of agreement in each case, as either:
- Bilateral agreement (bilateral study abroad/exchange/MoU)
- Agreement under the European exchange programme Erasmus+
- Agreement under the European exchange programme EEA/Norway Grants
- Agreement under the Nordic exchange programme Nordplus
Australia
Griffith University, Brisbane - Bilateral
La Trobe University Melbourne - Bilateral
Austria
Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol - Erasmus+
Belgium
IHECS (Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales) - Erasmus+
Erasmushogeschool Brussel - Erasmus+
Thomas More University - Erasmus+
University College Ghent - Erasmus+
Bulgaria
American University of Bulgaria- Erasmus+
Canada
Thompson Rivers University - Bilateral
Vancouver Island University - Bilateral
Czech Republic
Anglo-American University in Prague - Erasmus+
Charles University - Erasmus+
Tomas Bata University in Zlin - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
University of Hradec Kralove - Erasmus+
Denmark
Aalborg University - Nordplus
Aarhus University - Nordplus
Absalon University College - Erasmus+ and Nordplus
Business Academy Aarhus - Erasmus+
Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) - Erasmus+ and Nordplus
Roskilde University - Erasmus+ and Nordplus
The Animation Workshop - Bilateral
University College Copenhagen - Erasmus+
University of Copenhagen - Nordplus
University of Southern Denmark - Nordplus
ViA Unviersity College - Erasmus+
Estonia
Estonian Academy of Arts - Erasmus+
Finland
Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences - Erasmus+
Humak University of Applied Sciences - Erasmus+
University of Helsinki - Nordplus
University of Jyväskylä - Nordplus
University of Tampere - Nordplus
University of Vaasa - Nordplus
Åbo Akademi University - Erasmus+ and Nordplus
France
Ècole Supèrieure des Arts Appliquès et du Textile (ESAAT) - Erasmus+
Ècole Nationale Supèrieure des Arts Dècoratifs (ENSAD)- Erasmus+
Universitè Lumière - Lyon 2 - Erasmus+
Universitè Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Erasmus+
Università di Corsica Paquale Paoli - Erasmus+
Universitè de Strasbourg - Erasmus+
Germany
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Erasmus+
Fachhochschule Kiel - Erasmus+
Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart - Erasmus+
Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft, Berlin - Erasmus+
Hochschule RheinMain - Erasmus+
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin - Erasmus+
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Lemgo - Erasmus+
Universität Augsburg - Erasmus+
Universität Paderborn - Erasmus+
Greece
American College of Greece - Bilateral
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Erasmus+
Hungary
Budapest Metropolitan University - Erasmus+
Eötvös Loránd University - Erasmus+
Iceland
University of Iceland - Nordplus
India
Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Bilateral and Erasmus+ Global Mobility
Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work - Bilateral and Erasmus+ Global Mobility
Ireland
Griffith College, Dublin - Erasmus+
University of Limerick - Erasmus+
Italy
John Cabot University - Bilateral
Università del Piemonte Orientale - Erasmus+
Japan
International College of Liberal Arts at Yamanashi Gakuin University - Bilateral
Rikkyo University - Bilateral
Latvia
Latvian Academy of Music - Erasmus+
Latvian Academy of Culture - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
Turiba University - Erasmus+
Lithuania
Klapeida University - Erasmus+
Vilnius University - Erasmus+
Moldova
Alecu Russo Balti State University - Erasmus+ Global Mobility
the Netherlands
Fontys University of Applied Sciences - Erasmus+
Hanze University of Applied Sciences - Erasmus+
Hogeschool KPZ - Erasmus+
NHL Stenden University of Applied Science - Erasmus+
New Zealand
University of Waikato - Bilateral
Poland
Jagiellonian University in Krakow - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
University of Lodz - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
University of Szczecin - Erasmus+
University of Wroclaw - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Erasmus+
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa - Erasmus+
Universidade Lusofona - Erasmus+
Romania
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
Babes Bolyai University - Erasmus+ & EEA/Norway Grants
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu - EEA/Norway Grants
Russian Federation
Note! Volda University College has decided to pause institutional cooperation with Russian Universities until further notice due to the invasion of Ukraine.
This also means pausing in- and outbound mobility of students and staff under Erasmus+.
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad - Erasmus+ Global Mobility
St Petersburg State University - Erasmus+ Global Mobility
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod - Erasmus+ Global Mobility
South Korea
Sejong University - Bilateral
Spain
Universitat Abat Oliba CEU - Erasmus+
Universidad Cardinal Herrera CEU - Erasmus+
Universidad de Deusto - Erasmus+
Universitat de Lleida - Erasmus+
Universidad de Malaga - Erasmus+
Universidad del Pais Vasco (University of the Basque Country) - Erasmus+
Sweden
IMK - Stockholms universitet - Nordplus
JMK - Göteborgs universitet - Nordplus
Linnèuniversitetet - Erasmus+ & Nordplus
Mittuniversitetet - Nordplus
Södertörns Högskola Stockholm - Nordplus
Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm - Erasmus+
Turkey
Anadolu University - Erasmus+
Bahcesehir University - Erasmus+
United Kingdom
Aberystwyth University - Erasmus+
Bath Spah University - Erasmus+
Bournemouth University - Erasmus+
Cardiff University - Erasmus+
Falmouth University - Erasmus+
Kingston University - Bilateral
London Metropolitan University - Bilateral
Stranmillis University College - Erasmus+
The Norwegian Study Centre, University of York - Bilateral
University for the Creative Arts, Farnham - Erasmus+
University of the Highlands and Islands - Erasmus+
University of Salford - Bilateral
University of Sheffield - Erasmus+
University of South Wales - Erasmus+
University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Erasmus+
University of Westminster - Bilateral
USA
Augsburg University - Bilateral
California State University, Fullerton - Bilateral
Champlain College - Bilateral
Hawai'i Pacific University - Bilateral
Luther College - Bilateral
Pacific Lutheran University - Bilateral
Presbyterian College - Bilateral
University of California Berkeley, BISP - Bilateral
University of California San Diego - Bilateral
University of Wisconsin River Falls - Erasmus+ & Bilateral