What we do

CUMULUS IN A NUTSHELL

• an international network of universities, colleges, associations, business and other multicultural partners in the field of art, design and media
• enables identification of good partners for academic and corporate project collaboration
• offers friendship and inspiring contacts for Cumulus member institutions and their partners’ worldwide
• organizes biannual conferences, seminars and exhibitions; endorses other interesting events
• upholds the Cumulus website for announcements about relevant seminars, exhibitions, competitions, job opportunities, calls for papers, etc.
• administers mailing lists, bringing newsletters and other information to an audience of several thousand people around the world
• supports Cumulus Working Groups and other member initiatives, etc.

CUMULUS ACTIVITIES

• Biannual conferences hosted by member institutions
• Seminars and workshops
• Exhibitions
• Collaboration with industry, NGO and professional organisations from the field
• Cumulus Working Groups
• Joint intensive programmes
• Fashion Tours and other tours
• Student competitions
• Cumulus Green award
• Cumulus Working Papers and other publications

PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC MATERIAL

• Cumulus Working Papers of each conference
• Cumulus Kits with information on Cumulus member institutions
• History of the first 15 and 20 years of Cumulus
• Member survey (2005), CURE survey on research and advanced degrees (2009)
• Cumulus Think Tanks (Designer: Careers and Professionalization, ed. Ch. Guellerin, N. Minvielle, M. Jacquelot, De Boeck 2010)
• Cumulus website
• Cumulus newsletters