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A groundbreaking partnership between three leading creative institutions – the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), University College Dublin (UCD), and the Institute of Art Design + Technology (IADT) – Creative Futures Academy (CFA) is a new approach to higher education.

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Across state-of-the-art facilities, CFA offers short, part and full-time accredited courses in flexible, hybrid formats (online and in person) for practising artists and creative professionals looking to upskill in arts, media and design.

These new, accessible programmes reflect a dynamic and rapidly-advancing industry, and draw from a deep understanding of the creative sector. CFA offers a host of highly-experienced academics, contributors and guests that are shaping the future of learning.

If you are looking to gain a specific qualification or develop expertise and new skills to progress your career, CFA’s industry-led professional development programmes are the perfect fit.

Is comhpháirtíocht cheannródaíoch muid de trí phríomhinstitiúid chruthaitheacha: Coláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne is Deartha, an Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, agus an Institiúid Ealaíne, Deartha agus Teicneolaíochta. Le chéile, cuirimid scileanna nua, líonraí úra agus deiseanna foghlama ar fáil ar feadh do shaoil agus do ghairme.

Tá smaointeoirí agus ceannródaithe ón saol acadúil, ó na healaíona cruthaitheacha agus ó earnáil na tionsclaíochta tar éis teacht le chéile chun cúrsaí nua agus micreachúrsaí lánchreidiúnaithe a chruthú, agus tú i gceannas ar do chuid roghanna. Mar chuid den phobal Creative Futures, beidh teacht iomlán agat ar áiseanna uile an champais, idir leabharlanna agus chlubanna, idir líonraí nua agus acmhainní seach-churaclaim.

Bí linn agus muid i mbun nuálaíochta agus tástála chun aghaidh a thabhairt le chéile ar na hathruithe a thiocfaidh amach anseo. Faigh amach conas is féidir le CFA oibriú ar do shonsa.

Partner Institutions

Creative Futures Academy is a dynamic partnership between three of Irelands leading Higher Education Institutions. Our mission is to anticipate and respond to your learning needs.

Together we are changing how you access our resources, networks and expertise. Watch out for our brand new and enhanced offerings for undergraduate, post graduate and short courses tailored to how you want to learn, now and in the future.

National College of Art and Design

Changing the world through bold and curious thinking, making and doing.

NCAD occupies a unique position in art and design education in Ireland, offering the widest range of art & design degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

Art and design education at NCAD stimulates the creativity and imagination we all need to make our environment sustainable, our societies inclusive and all our lives richer.

Click here to visit NCAD’s website

Institute of Art, Design and Technology

IADT is unique within higher education in Ireland. We are Ireland’s only Institute of Art, Design and Technology with a specific focus on education for the creative, cultural, and technological sectors. Working alongside industry partners in film, photography, animation, art, design, music, technology, new media, psychology, business and the wider cultural sectors, we champion best-practice models of education and industry collaboration.

Our extensive programme of postgraduate short-courses will be greatly enhanced under the CFA, providing emerging and mid-career creative and cultural professionals with access to new knowledge and practices to impact and shape their future careers.

Click here to visit IADT’s website

University College Dublin

UCD is a research-intensive global university with purpose, drive and ambition. UCD is currently ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions world-wide and is Ireland’s most globally engaged university, with over 33,000 students drawn from 144 countries.

UCD Arts and Humanities has long been recognised nationally and internationally for innovation and excellence in teaching and research, as well as for our contribution to intellectual and cultural life in Ireland. UCD has a proud track record of achievement in the creative and performing arts. Since our foundation we have produced internationally-distinguished writers, actors, visual artists, theatre artists, documentary-makers, media professionals, musicians, composers, curators and film-makers.

Click here to visit UCD’s College of Arts & Humanities website

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