The Icelandic Academy of the Arts invites people from all fields, design, art, science and the humanities to participate on a unique journey. In dialogue with a hands-on and experimental studio culture, the MA Design Programme is engaged with the value and the topic of Imagination, and the contemporary need to design alternative realities and futures.

Kyoto Inspiration: Popular Culture & Traditional Arts
Kyoto Seika University International Summer Program 2017
Application deadline: April 30, 2017

Design School Kolding, Denmark
Apply by April 7, 2017

Design School Kolding is looking for a PhD student with a special interest in play experience to contribute in building up an innovative knowledge environment in the field of Design for Play.

Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
21-26 August 2017
Application deadline: 31 March 2017

Third Nida Doctoral School intensive course for DA and PhD students in art, design, architecture, humanities and the social sciences

40 places available
Milan, Italy
Extended application by March 19, 2017

“A letto con il DESIGN – Design Hostel” (“Sleeping with DESIGN – Design Hostel”) is an original proposal in the panorama of events taking place in the city during the Milan Design Week 2017. The project seeks to approach design from “behind the scenes”, and literally enter into the life of the projects and the people thinking and making them.

Entry deadline: April 20, 2017

The competition is open to full or part-time creative students or graduates (up to 24 months) that have enrolled on a recognised undergraduate, postgraduate or higher education course.

Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Apply by March 5, 2017

Politecnico di Torino offers a new II level Specializing Master programme in Design for Arts and Cultural Innovation.The Master programme offers a complete and well-structured training course which enables participants to address the strategic and project-based aspects of creativity, especially in the fields of art and design.

PIAD, France
Final submission deadline: March 15, 2017
November 2017 — Exhibition & awards ceremony in Paris

Our mission is to discover new talent in fine art photography and to provide recognition, exposure, and support to emerging and mid-career photographers in following their passion.

Aarhus, Denmark
Pre-registration by March 14, 2017

Present your own fashion-tech designs on a floating runway at a spectacular fashion event in the new trendy harbour city center of Aarhus and win €10.000.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
June 28 – 29, 2017
Apply by March 9, 2017

The summit aims to gather young leaders of the world to share ideas and interact for a better world. The theme of 2017 summit is ‘ Social Entrepreneurship’. Students are invited to present projects on social entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation or sustainable communities.