Cooper Union

Mobility

The School of Art also participates in mobility programs with other members of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) in the United States and Canada.

Students applying for mobility should consult directly with their mobility coordinator.

Cooper Union Students

Students at the Cooper Union may participate in exchange or mobility programs during their third (junior) year, if they are in good academic standing.

Contacts

Correspondence concerning exchange and mobility (September - May) may be directed to:

Director, Off-Campus Programs
The Cooper Union, School of Art
30 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003
(212)353-4200

Joyce Bishop
Associate in the Off-Campus Programs Office
212.353.4205
bishop2@cooper.edu

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.