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Cumulus is a global association of higher education institutions in the fields of art, design and media. Currently, there are 350 members from 60 countries.
Cumulus was founded in 1990 by the 
In the last 30 years, Cumulus has become a global association that organises biannual conferences and initiates projects and workshops with member institutions. The aim is to improve the quality of art, design and media education and to help students, professors and other faculty members to work internationally. In addition to academic collaboration, Cumulus facilitates collaboration with businesses, public institutions and governments with an interest in art and design education and research.
To stimulate design actions, projects and research leading to a more sustainable society, Cumulus representatives signed the
Cumulus is a global association of higher education institutions in the fields of art, design and media. Currently, there are 350 members from 60 countries.
Cumulus was founded in 1990 by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Aalto is a Finnish surname meaning "wave". Notable people with the surname include:
* Aino Aalto (1894–1949), Finnish architect and designer
* Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat
* Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), Finnish architect and design ...
in Finland and the Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It of ...
in London in cooperation with the Danish Design School
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, more commonly known as the Danish Design School (Danish: ''Danmarks Designskole''. often abbreviated as DKDS) is an institution of higher education in Copenhagen, Denmark, offering a five-yea ...
, Gerrit Rietvelt Academy, University of Duisburg-Essen
The University of Duisburg-Essen (german: link=no, Universität Duisburg-Essen) is a public research university in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the 2019 ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'', the university was awarded ...
and University of Applied Arts Vienna
The University of Applied Arts Vienna (german: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, or informally just ''Die Angewandte'') is an arts university and institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university sta ...
. The network was established to coordinate collaboration between the schools, student and teacher exchange within the European Union Erasmus programme. The network was transferred to Cumulus Association in 2001.
In the last 30 years, Cumulus has become a global association that organises biannual conferences and initiates projects and workshops with member institutions. The aim is to improve the quality of art, design and media education and to help students, professors and other faculty members to work internationally. In addition to academic collaboration, Cumulus facilitates collaboration with businesses, public institutions and governments with an interest in art and design education and research.
To stimulate design actions, projects and research leading to a more sustainable society, Cumulus representatives signed the Kyoto Design Declaration The Kyoto design declaration was signed in Kyoto, on March 28, 2008 by 124 global members of Cumulus Association formerly Cumulus, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. The declaration was developed to ...
in March 2008. To implement the ideals of the Declaration, the Cumulus Green award was established. Cumulus Green is an international award focused on cultivating and leading global cultures, societies and industries towards more ecological and responsible solutions.
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