HAWK maintains close partnerships with four Colombian universities at three different locations.
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Location: Medellín and Bucaramanga
- Specialisation: Advertising Design, Graphic Design, Product Design, Architecture, Costume Design (Medellín) / Graphic Design (Bucaramanga)
- Double degree in: Advertising Design, Graphic Design, Product Design
HAWK students can obtain the international Certificate Creative Intercultural Works in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Costume Design or Architecture during an exchange semester at UPB.
Universidad El Bosque
- Location: Bogotá
- Specialisation: Communication Design, Product Design, Architecture
The International Training Pathway at the Facultad de Creación y Comunicación at UEB offerst HAWK students the option to obtain a Minor in Communication Design, Architectur, Industrial Design, Arts or Digital Creation during an exchange semester.
Universidad del Rosario
- Location: Bogotá
- Specialisation: Plastic Arts, Digital Arts, Architecture, Fashion and Textile Design, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Editorial Design, Product Design, Animation and Game Design
Universidad de Medellín
- Location: Medellín
- Specialisation: Design and Fashion/Textile Management, Design and Spatial Management, Design and Product Management
ISAP Projects 2022-2030
ISAP – International Study and Training Partnerships
Since July 2022, the Faculty of Design has been collaborating with the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) in Medellín, and since July 2024 with the Universidad El Bosque (UEB) in Bogotá, on projects as part of the International Study and Training Partnerships (ISAP) funding program.
The projects are funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with support from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).
Project objective
A key ISAP project goal for our existing partnerships is to further intensify and sustain the academic and personal exchanges and interactions that have begun in recent years, and to integrate them into our respective faculty-specific daily and semester schedules.
Our International Design Projects focus on further developing and establishing existing agreements, practical mutual experiences, and concrete initiatives in teaching, research, and the exchange of students and faculty. All of this is carried out with a focus on design education and research that is both international and global in scope, as well as specific to national cultures.
ISAP Measures
Student Exchange: Full scholarships for HAWK students, as well as mobility and living allowances for UPB and UEB students
Preparatory Courses: Spanish/German courses, language tandems, intercultural training
Visiting Professorships at UPB, UEB, and HAWK
