Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media

Cumulus was founded in 1990 by the University of Art and Design Helsinki TAIK with Royal College of Art London and further Danmarks Designskole, Gerrit Rietvelt Academy, Universität Gesamthochschule Essen sekä Universität für Angewandte Kunst in Wien. joined Cumulus in the very beginning.

Cumulus Secretariat is hosted by TAIK in Helsinki.

Cumulus has grown over the years to a global association and in 2009 Cumulus has 150 members world wide from 42 countries.

Cumulus organizes annually two major conferences but also seminars, courses, workshops and exhibitions. Cumulus also collaborates with companies and organizations.Cumulus has so far agreed to organize conferences till 2015. Cumulus partners do among them student, teacher and staff mobility, intensive courses, curriculum development and research.

Cirrus
Cirrus is a team of 20 universities from all corners of Nordic and Baltic countries founded in 1990.