THE CAD
The College of Art & Design (CAD) is a privately run college of design located in Brussels. Founded in 1961, the CAD is one of the few art colleges in continental Europe to offer a practice-based education in :
Interior Architecture & Design B.A.
Communication & Digital Design B.A.
Fashion & Accessory Design B.A.
Interior Architecture & Design 2-year M.A.
Interior Architecture M.A.
Home & Living Design M.A.
Digital Brand Content M.A.
Image – 3D, Motion & Video, AI M.A.
Event Management M.A.
Fashion Business Specialization
The CAD is basically a school for creative people.
Practice is the basis of its teaching method.
The CAD is the only design school in Belgium with an Anglo-Saxon teaching style based on practice.
The teaching method is ‘Anglo-Saxon’ – that is to say it is based on practice. There are almost no theoretical classes. Students are guided by expert professionals, who are both active and renowned in their sector. Students undertake tasks and exercises that are very close to those they will confront in their future professional life.
50 professionals to teach 160 students.
Teaching is based on the students’ initial ideas. This method is very motivating because students are faced with the real problems of their future jobs, from their very first year. This method requires very close supervision, and is one of the great strengths of the CAD: ± 160 students are supervised by ± 50 teachers.
The CAD is a college that has a rich human dimension. Classes are made up of a small number of students, which ensures a personalised follow-up and an informal atmosphere that’s very appreciated by our students, who feel supported.
Internships in the professional environment from the first year.
Our students do many internships in companies and do so throughout their studies (almost a full year of internships is done over a 5-year programme). These successive internships allow students not only to be confronted with the reality of their future professional environments but also to orient themselves little by little towards the precise sector that will suit them later on.
In order to prepare its students for international careers, 100% of CAD courses are taught in English.
More than 20 nationalities are represented among CAD students.
The goal of the CAD is for its graduates to be multilingual and to be able to practice their future profession all over the world.
More than 90% of CAD graduates find a job at home or abroad in a few months.
Our degree
In France, Switzerland and Belgium, private institutions cannot use the words Bachelor or Master to describe their programmes. We therefore use the terms Undergraduates 1° CYCLE (3 years – 180 ECTS) B.A. and Postgraduates 2° CYCLE (2 years – 120 ECTS) M.A.
Please note that CAD is accredited by the French Community; however, our programmes and diplomas are not recognised by the French Community of Belgium (Article 14/4, §2).
PROGRAMME AND COURSE CALENDARS
Download here the academic calendar for undergraduate
Download here the academic calendar for postgraduate