From May 27 to May 31, 2024, I had the pleasure of attending the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) in Tallinn (Estonia) for their first International Staff Week, themed "Sharing Experiences". This event brought together educators and administrators from various schools and countries around the world to explore crucial topics such as communication challenges, quality assurance, and digitally enhanced learning environments. As the Erasmus+ Coordinator at ESADA, I actively participated in numerous sessions and workshops, with a focus on "Learner Centeredness in Digitally Enhanced Learning Environments" led by Kaja Toomla. My participation highlighted ESADA's dedication to exploring the evolving landscape of digital education and the integration of Artificial Intelligence, among other interesting topics.

Rita Nunes, Academic Services at ISEC Lisboa. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training at ESADA, from April 22nd to 26th, 2024. My Erasmus mobility at ESADA was an incredibly enriching experience. From the moment I arrived, I was welcomed with the utmost kindness and friendliness, which made me feel at home immediately. Throughout my stay, I gained valuable cultural knowledge and insights into both internal and external administrative procedures. I had the opportunity to develop numerous skills and deepen my understanding of the processes at ESADA. I participated in various workshops and lectures that covered different design concepts. Notably, I attended a seminar on communication, which enhanced my ability to convey ideas effectively. I also took part in a workshop on tattooing, where I learned about the art and technique behind it, and another workshop on jewelry making, which broadened my creative and technical skills. I had the pleasure of being accompanied throughout...

Rita Nunes, Academic Services at ISEC Lisboa. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training at ESADA, from April 22nd to 26th, 2024. My Erasmus mobility at ESADA was an incredibly enriching experience. From the moment I arrived, I was welcomed with the utmost kindness and friendliness, which made me feel at home immediately. Throughout my stay, I gained valuable cultural knowledge and insights into both internal and external administrative procedures. I had the opportunity to develop numerous skills and deepen my understanding of the processes at ESADA. I participated in various workshops and lectures that covered different design concepts. Notably, I attended a seminar on communication, which enhanced my ability to convey ideas effectively. I also took part in a workshop on tattooing, where I learned about the art and technique behind it, and another workshop on jewelry making, which broadened my creative and technical skills. I had the pleasure of being accompanied throughout...

On Thursday, May 9th, ESADA immersed itself in a gastronomic and musical experience that combined the richness of cultural diversity with the excitement of entertainment. We organized a new "International Dinner" in collaboration with ESN Granada, and additionally, we enjoyed the second semifinal of Eurovision Song Contest 2024, blending the flavors of the world with the excitement of the most anticipated musical competition of the year. The evening began with the "International Dinner", where in a festive and welcoming atmosphere, international students shared typical dishes from their countries of origin, creating a table full of colors, aromas, and smiles. As we explored the various flavors, we also eagerly awaited the start of the thrilling second semifinal of Eurovision. With full stomachs and elevated spirits, we prepared to enjoy Eurovision. The giant screen lit up with the lights and colors of the stage, creating an atmosphere charged with anticipation and excitement. From...

El pasado jueves 9 de mayo, ESADA se sumergió en una experiencia gastronómica y musical que combinó la riqueza de la diversidad cultural con la emoción del entretenimiento. Organizamos una nueva "International Dinner" en colaboración con ESN Granada y, además, disfrutamos de la segunda semifinal de Eurovisión 2024, fusionando los sabores del mundo con la emoción de la competición musical más esperada del año. La velada comenzó con la "International Dinner", donde en un ambiente festivo y acogedor, los estudiantes internacionales compartieron platos típicos de sus países de origen, creando una mesa llena de colores, aromas y sonrisas. Mientras explorábamos los diversos sabores, también aguardábamos con entusiasmo el inicio de la emocionante segunda semifinal de Eurovisión. Con el estómago lleno y el ánimo elevado, nos preparamos para disfrutar de Eurovisión. La pantalla gigante se iluminó con las luces y los colores del escenario, creando una atmósfera cargada de anticipación y emoción....

Mirsajjad Eslamkhah taghizad, faculty member at Biruni University Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences andInternational Affairs Office of Biruni University. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training at ESADA, from April 22nd to 26th, 2024. Upon my initial arrival in Granada, I was warmly welcomed by Félix Guerrero, marking an excellent start to my visit. This initial warmth set the tone for the gracious hospitality I experienced throughout my stay, making me feel instantly at home despite being miles away from familiar surroundings. During the campus tour, I had the pleasure of meeting various faculty members, notably Fernando Ortega and Carmen Gómez, who were exceptionally welcoming. Exploring the university's main and auxiliary buildings gave me a deeper insight into the educational environment and facilities at ESADA. The Erasmus+ program was distinguished by the warmth of the ESADA staff, who treated us as if we were part of their own families. Daily,...

Mirsajjad Eslamkhah taghizad, faculty member at Biruni University Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences andInternational Affairs Office of Biruni University. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training at ESADA, from April 22nd to 26th, 2024. Upon my initial arrival in Granada, I was warmly welcomed by Félix Guerrero, marking an excellent start to my visit. This initial warmth set the tone for the gracious hospitality I experienced throughout my stay, making me feel instantly at home despite being miles away from familiar surroundings. During the campus tour, I had the pleasure of meeting various faculty members, notably Fernando Ortega and Carmen Gómez, who were exceptionally welcoming. Exploring the university's main and auxiliary buildings gave me a deeper insight into the educational environment and facilities at ESADA. The Erasmus+ program was distinguished by the warmth of the ESADA staff, who treated us as if we were part of their own families. Daily,...

Assist. Prof. Dr. Tuba Terece, faculty member at Biruni University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and the Erasmus Coordinator of the department. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching at ESADA, from April 22nd to 26th, 2024. Hola! I'm Assist. Prof. Tuba Terece. I am a faculty member at Biruni University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and the Erasmus Coordinator of the department. Together with research assistant Cansu Akyol, we visited the city of Granada, Spain, within the scope of Erasmus Staff Mobility for Teaching between 22-26th April 2024. This was our first Erasmus experience. We carried out mobility to experiment and develop new learning practices and teaching methods, explore interdisciplinary learning and collaborative approaches, and share our teaching methods, student studies, and activities. At the same time, we aimed to strengthen links with a new partner institution, share best practices, and observe teaching...

Assist. Prof. Dr. Tuba Terece, faculty member at Biruni University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and the Erasmus Coordinator of the department. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching at ESADA, from April 22nd to 26th, 2024. Hola! I'm Assist. Prof. Dr. Tuba Terece. I am a faculty member at Biruni University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and the Erasmus Coordinator of the department. Together with research assistant Cansu Akyol, we visited the city of Granada, Spain, within the scope of Erasmus Staff Mobility for Teaching between 22-26th April 2024. This was our first Erasmus experience. We carried out mobility to experiment and develop new learning practices and teaching methods, explore interdisciplinary learning and collaborative approaches, and share our teaching methods, student studies, and activities. At the same time, we aimed to strengthen links with a new partner institution, share best practices, and observe...

Óscar de la Visitación, docente del Grado de Diseño de Moda en ESADA Movilidad Erasmus+ de docencia en  FREDERICK UNIVERSITY en Chipre, del 22 al 26 de abril de 2024. Hello everyone, my name is Óscar de la Visitación and I am going to tell you about my Erasmus in Nicosia! My first contact with the city was incredible, it is a city cut in half by the Turkish invasion in 1974, this makes it very special, full of cafes, quiet but very alive and with an old part of historical buildings and another more functional and more modern, and full of cats! My Erasmus was with Frederick University, a highly prestigious private center in Cyprus that teaches degrees in fashion, industrial and interior design. My first contact with Frederick University was with Professor Costas Mantzalos and Eleni Gircalli, fashion and product coordinators. The connection was incredible from the beginning, organizing plans and outings apart from university work. My Erasmus was based on carrying out...

Óscar de la Visitación, teacher in the Fashion Design Degree at ESADA. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching at  FREDERICK UNIVERSITY in Cyprus, from April 22nd to 25th, 2024. Hello everyone, my name is Óscar de la Visitación and I am going to tell you about my Erasmus in Nicosia! My first contact with the city was incredible, it is a city cut in half by the Turkish invasion in 1974, this makes it very special, full of cafes, quiet but very alive and with an old part of historical buildings and another more functional and more modern, and full of cats! My Erasmus was with Frederick University, a highly prestigious private center in Cyprus that teaches degrees in fashion, industrial and interior design. My first contact with Frederick University was with Professor Costas Mantzalos and Eleni Gircalli, fashion and product coordinators. The connection was incredible from the beginning, organizing plans and outings apart from university work. My Erasmus was based on carrying...

Durante la 8ª Granada Design Week, ESADA tuvo el honor de recibir al personal de varias escuelas con las que tenemos acuerdos Erasmus. Representando a Turquía, Lituania y Portugal, nuestros distinguidos invitados no solo trajeron consigo su experiencia única en diseño, sino también un entusiasmo contagioso por sumergirse en nuestra comunidad académica. Desde el momento en que llegaron, nuestros visitantes se involucraron en una variedad de actividades emocionantes organizadas como parte de nuestra GDW. Participaron activamente en talleres, conferencias y sesiones de colaboración, compartiendo sus conocimientos y perspectivas únicas con nuestros estudiantes y personal. Entre nuestros invitados estuvieron representantes de Turquía, incluyendo a Özüm Karadağ, Zeynep Sevinç y Burkay Pasin de Yaşar University en Esmirna. Participaron activamente en numerosos talleres y conferencias. También recibimos la visita de Tuba Terece, Cansu Akyol y Mırsajjad Eslamkhah de Biruni University en...

Ignacio Contreras, teacher in the Graphic Design and Product Design Degrees at ESADA. Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching at ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE ARTES E DESIGN in Matosinhos (Portugal), from April 22nd to 25th, 2024. Hello everyone! I'm Ignacio Contreras, a professor of Graphic Design and Product Design, and I am excited to share my Erasmus experience with you. This mobility experience as a professor at ESADA has been truly enriching. From April 22nd to April 25th, 2024, I had the opportunity to explore the wonderful city of Porto in Portugal. From the moment I arrived, I was captivated by the unique charm of Porto: its narrow cobbled streets, the historic buildings adorned with white and blue tiles, and the majestic presence of the Douro River. At every corner, you can feel the vibrant energy and the deep history that permeates this city. I undertook my ERASMUS stay at the School of Arts and Design of Matosinhos (ESAD Matosinhos), located, as its name suggests, in...

Ignacio Contreras, docente de los Grados de Diseño Gráfico y Diseño de Producto en ESADA Movilidad Erasmus+ de docencia en ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE ARTES E DESIGN en Matosinhos (Portugal), del 22 al 25 de abril de 2024. ¡Hola a todos! Soy Ignacio Contreras, profesor de Diseño Gráfico y Diseño de Producto, y estoy emocionado de compartir con ustedes mi aventura Erasmus en Oporto. Esta experiencia de movilidad como profesor de ESADA ha sido realmente enriquecedora. Del 22 al 25 de abril de 2024, tuve la oportunidad de explorar la maravillosa ciudad de Oporto en Portugal. Desde el primer momento que llegué, quedé cautivado por el encanto único de Oporto: sus estrechas calles empedradas, los edificios históricos decorados con azulejos blancos y azules, y la presencia majestuosa del río Duero. En cada esquina, se puede sentir la energía vibrante y la profunda historia que impregna esta ciudad. Realicé mi estancia ERASMUS en la Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Matosinhos...

Isabel Rivero, student in the 3rd year of Interior Design at ESADA Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) in Vilnius (Lithuania), from April 8th to 12th, 2024. After participating in the first ERASMUS BIP organized by ESADA school in Turkey in July 2023, I decided to take part in the ERASMUS BIP to Lithuania. It was a week-long program in the city of Vilnius, where three universities were involved: ours along with students from Latvia and Lithuania. Before the trip, we had several online seminars where we were briefed about the project to be undertaken and where we got to meet some of the Lithuanian and Latvian professors. The project aimed to develop a prototype of furniture using "videomapping" as the final technique, with the goal of critiquing pollution worldwide. For the project, we formed groups of six people, two from each country, blending different disciplines such as interior design, product design, graphic design, and multimedia. This allowed us to exchange a wealth of...

Isabel Rivero, alumna del 3er. curso de Diseño de Interiores en ESADA Programa Intensivo combinado (BIP) en Vilna (Lituania), del 8 al 12 de abril de 2024. Tras haber participado en el primer ERASMUS BIP de la escuela de ESADA en Turquía, en julio de 2023, me lancé a participar en el ERASMUS BIP a Lituania, un programa de una semana en la ciudad de Vilna, en el cual participábamos tres universidades, nosotros junto con alumnos de Letonia y Lituania.  Antes del viaje, tuvimos varios seminarios online donde se nos informaba sobre el proyecto a realizar y donde conocimos a algunos de los profesores Lituanos y Letones.  El proyecto trataba de desarrollar un prototipo de mobiliario proyectando como técnica final el “videomapping”, con el objetivo de realizar una crítica sobre la contaminación en el mundo. Para la realización del proyecto hicimos grupos de seis personas, dos de cada país, mezclando distintas modalidades de diseño de interiores, de producto, de gráfico, y...

Ten students from ESADA's Interior and Product Design program have returned after successfully completing the new Erasmus BIP in Lithuania. This is ESADA's second BIP participation, following the success of the previous one held last summer in Turkey.

Diez estudiantes de Diseño de Interiores y Producto de ESADA regresan tras completar con éxito el nuevo Erasmus BIP en Lituania. Este es el segundo BIP en el que ESADA participa, después del éxito del anterior realizado el verano pasado en Turquía.  

Esta semana, ESADA tuvo el honor de recibir la visita de 10 miembros del personal administrativo de la escuela Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) en Tallín, Estonia, con la cual nuestra escuela tiene un Acuerdo Interinstitucional Erasmus. Los miembros del personal de EKA fueron: Kätlin Leokin, Karolina Lehtma, Mari Maiste, Katrin Sütt, Kärt Viljalo, Maria Kesküla, Liis Mõttus, Annamari Nael, Tiina Tammet and Marie-Katharine Maksim. La visita estuvo marcada por un rico intercambio de conocimientos, colaboración y exploración cultural. Tuvieron la oportunidad de ver las instalaciones de ESADA y celebrar una reunión con Félix Guerrero, el Coordinador de Erasmus+, y José Antonio González, uno de nuestros Directores. Esta reunión fue crucial para discutir oportunidades de colaboración, intercambiar mejores prácticas y fortalecer la relación entre ambas escuelas. Durante esta reunión, también se profundizó en metodologías educativas y diversos...

This week, ESADA had the honor of hosting a visit from 10 members of the administrative staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) in Tallinn, Estonia, with which our school has an Erasmus Inter-Institutional Agreement. The staff members of EKA were: Kätlin Leokin, Karolina Lehtma, Mari Maiste, Katrin Sütt, Kärt Viljalo, Maria Kesküla, Liis Mõttus, Annamari Nael, Tiina Tammet and Marie-Katharine Maksim. The visit was marked by a rich exchange of knowledge, collaboration, and cultural exploration. They had the opportunity to tour ESADA's facilities and hold a meeting with Félix Guerrero, the Erasmus+ Coordinator, and José Antonio González, one of our Directors. This meeting was crucial for discussing collaboration opportunities, exchanging best practices, and strengthening the relationship between both institutions. During this meeting, there was also a deep dive into educational methodologies and various projects developed at ESADA,...