Catalogue

International Partnerships

In 2020, Bard College and Central European University launched a global university network that aims to boost cross-border research collaboration and joint-degree programs, promote civic engagement on behalf of open societies, and expand access to higher education in underserved communities, among other initiatives. The first phase of the Open Society University Network (OSUN) includes partner universities and institutions in, among other countries, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Myanmar, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, and the United States. OSUN plans to integrate curricula, courses, and research initiatives across the campuses and create institutes of advanced study, think tanks, and artistic and cultural centers.  To learn more about OSUN and its initiatives, see the “Open Society University Network” chapter in this catalogue or visit osun.bard.edu.

The following affiliated campuses offer credit-bearing and degree-granting programs to local residents, and several groundbreaking study abroad options for Bard undergraduates and students from other universities and colleges. See “Bard Abroad” in this catalogue for additional information on study abroad and student exchange opportunities.

Al-Quds Bard Partnership
bard.edu/bardabroad/east-jerusalem
In 2009, Bard College joined forces with Al-Quds University, an institution located in East Jerusalem, to establish several new programs aimed at improving the Palestinian education system: Al-Quds Bard (AQB) College for Arts and Sciences, which consists of a bachelor of arts (BA) program, and a master of arts in teaching (MAT) program. AQB offers dual degrees from Bard and Al-Quds—the first such initiative between a Palestinian university and an American institution of higher education.

American University of Central Asia (AUCA)
bard.edu/bardabroad/auca
Bard’s partnership with American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a liberal arts college in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, allows AUCA students to receive a Bard-accredited degree or a certificate in liberal arts education in addition to their Kyrgyz degree. The AUCA-Bard Study Abroad Program offers students interested in Central Asian and Russian studies opportunity to study side by side, in English, with peers from 25 different countries. 

Bard College Berlin: A Liberal Arts University
bard.edu/bardabroad/berlin
Bard College Berlin students who complete the four-year BA program may earn German and American bachelor’s degrees. Flexible programs allow students, including matriculated Bard undergraduates, to study at BCB for a semester, a year, or longer.