The students of the ArBA-EsA

The Academy welcomes over 500 enrolled students each year, both Belgian and from more than 40 different countries around the world.

They are enrolled in the undergraduate bachelor's program or the graduate master's program in one of our 17 courses: Art in Public Space, Interior Architecture, Visual Communication, Textile Design, Urban Design, Drawing, Urban Space - ISAC, Engraving, Illustration, Lithography, Painting, Photography, Exhibition Practices - CARE, Editorial Practices - MULTI, Sculpture, Screen Printing, Tapestry / Textile Arts, or in the Teacher Certification, PhD in Arts and Sciences of Art, or one of our 3 continuing education programs: Knitting Maille, Food Design, or Interior Design Management.

The Academy hosts students each year as part of the Erasmus program, coming from 50 partner schools.

At the Academy, we mainly speak French, but also English. Some theoretical courses are in French, while others are in English.

The students of the school are united by a student council that represents them in the school's governing bodies and organizes numerous activities, including St. Nicholas Day, projects, visits, happy hours, etc.

The students of the ArBA are also active participants in Brussels' cultural life; they exhibit, form collectives, publish, edit, propose actions, and organize temporary or more permanent projects. Alumni or current students, you will regularly find their names in various programs.