Bachelor and master students registered in our partner schools, you are welcome to apply for an exchange study period at HEAD – Genève. Ask to the International relations coordinator of your university the link to our online application. 

Application deadline for Fall term 2019-20: 
15 to 30 April 2019 

Application deadline for Spring term 2019-20: 
21 October to 8 November 2019 

Exchange Students, you will enjoy among others the following benefits at HEAD – Genève:
- Mobility grants ranging from CHF 1'900.- to CHF 2'200.- per semester for students from partner schools taking part in the Swiss-European Mobility Programme/Erasmus+.
- You are integrated in the chosen teaching programs, giving you access to all the technical workshops and infrastructure of HEAD – Genève.
- French courses (3 ECTS credits)
- A pleasant living environment in an international city with a rich cultural life.

Exchange at HEAD – Genève, 2019-2020 
Arrival in Geneva, practical information

Mobility for an exchange semester
Bachelor and master students registered in HEAD – Genève, you have the opportunity to stay in one of our partner schools in Switzerland or abroad during your studies. For a period of one semester, these mobility stays are fully enrolled and validated in the study course and do not constitute an interruption of your studies.

Exchange program, Academic year 2020/21

Fall 2020/21 semester exchange - Mandatory information session on Preparation of your application, for students interested in an exchange in Fall 2020/21
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020, at 6pm, E Building, Georges-Ador room

The application form is handed in personally at the Office of International Relations. For Fall 2020/21 semester exchanges: 

• Tuesday, March 24th 
• Thursday, March 26th 
• Friday, March 27th 
• Tuesday, March 31st
• Thursday, April 2nd
• Friday, April 3rd

from 11:00 to 13:00 in person, HEAD, Bldg. E, 5 ave de Châtelaine, Office 1.09

Fall 2020/21 semester exchange Departure -  Mandatory - Information session about getting ready for departure > for nominated students only 
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020, at 6pm, E Building, Georges-Ador room
 

Spring 2020/21 semester exchange - Mandatory information session on Preparation of your application, for students interested in an exchange in Springl 2020/21
Tuesday, May 19th 2020, at 6pm, E Building, Georges-Ador room

The application form is handed in personally at the Office of International Relations. For Fall 2020/21 semester exchanges: 

• Tuesday, September 8th 
• Friday, September 11th
• Tuesday, September 14th
• Thursday, September 17th
• Friday, September 18th

from 11:00 to 13:00 in person, HEAD, Bldg. E, 5 ave de Châtelaine, Office 1.09

Fall 2020/21 semester exchange Departure -  Mandatory - Information session about getting ready for departure > for nominated students only 
Tuesday, December 8th 2020, at 6pm, E Building, Georges-Ador room

Application Form to apply for an exchange OUT

Mobility for an internship
Students enrolled in internships abroad that enable to get ECTS credits have to the possibility to apply for a mobility grant, under the following conditions:
- the application is completed before the start of the internship
- the internship lasts at least 2 full months (eg. 01.06 to 01.08) for internships within the Swiss-European Mobility Programme/Erasmus+ area.
- the internship lasts at least 4 weeks for internships in the countries outside the Swiss-European Mobility Programme/Erasmus+ area.

The organisation of the internship is the student responsibility in collaboration with its respective department. 

Mobility for the teaching team
Teachers and members of the administrative team at HEAD – Genève have the possibility of receiving grants for education and further training. These grants are awarded to co-workers in mobility in partner schools, which HEAD – Genève has signed a bilateral contract with. Members of the teaching and administrative team with a mobility project are kindly asked to contact the department of international relations.

HEAD –  Genève is a member of several professional federations that help to enhance its international reputation and network.

International Association of Independent Art and Design Schools
Centre international de liaison des écoles de cinéma et de télévision
Cumulus
The European League of Institutes of the Arts

Fieldwork: Marfa is the joint project of two major European art schools, ESBA Nantes Métropole and HEAD-Genève. This international researcher-in-residence program is dedicated to the practice of art in public space, critical approaches to landscape and artistic projects based on field investigation methods. Residents are selected on the basis of the singularity of specific projects they present.

Fieldwork: Marfa caters to emerging artists, curators and/or researchers whose projects require immersion into the specific environment of Marfa and Texas territory, and encourages the development of experimental research methods, diverse modes of inquiries and fieldwork practices.

Fieldwork: Marfa is an inter-school research group that provides a framework for the incursions and endeavors of researchers-in-residence. The work itself fuels various joint projects, in the form of an ongoing annual program based on the participants’ residency schedules:

• A series of workshops and symposia alternating between the three schools, including working sessions;
• A schedule of meetings based on the research projects, held on home ground, in Marfa;
• An editorial and communication program showcasing the contributions or reports from various researchers, students or occasional guests.

The Fieldwork: Marfa research program is based on a one-year academic cycle. This period, during which researchers develop their own personal projects, is punctuated by a number of pre-planned milestones:

• A two-month residency period in Marfa followed by a public presentation of their ongoing research at the Fieldwork: Marfa gallery;
• A feedback period, during which the residents continue their work and present their research through the organization of seminars and workshops, meetings with teachers and students from partner schools and guest participants.
• The Fieldwork: Marfa annual meeting, held during the month of October in Marfa, invite hand-selected outside speakers to share their research and work through the issues raised through the year of the residency program.
• An online publication is constructed with the researcher-in-residence throughout the year. The editorial object is thought less as a report of the residency experience than as an extension of it.
• On the website are published a series of texts, video-portaits, various documents, and contributions by experts and guests participants showcasing research outputs and developments.

The rest of the time, the researchers-in-residence are remotely but personally in touch with one of the research directors at at ESBA Nantes Métropole, or HEAD-Genève.

2016.06.01, The Annex, Crash Magazine