At the GSA we have developed one of the first international widening access programmes of its kind in higher education, in partnership with staff from Monash University Centre in Prato, Italy.

GSA students participating in the programme are young, first year undergraduate students from secondary schools across the West of Scotland characterised by low participation rates in higher education.

For two weeks they study the development of Italian art and design alongside Monash University students. The lectures provide an art history and theory basis for on-site visits to museums, galleries and architectural sites in Prato (a leading European textiles centre) and in neighbouring locations including Florence, Pisa, Siena, Pistoia, Lucca and Arezzo.

The GSA has developed this project as part of its strategy for retention of non-traditional or under-represented groups whose experience of foreign travel and cultural visits is often limited.

If you would like to support this project through a donation or to support the creation of scholarships and travel bursaries, please visit the Support GSofA section of this website.

For more information on the project will contact Eileen Reid on +44 (0) 141 566 1423 or e.reid@gsa.ac.uk

We are grateful for the generous support for the 2012 Prato Study Tour from the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh and Colpi Ice Cream.

http://www.iicedimburgo.esteri.it/IIC_Edimburgo

http://www.colpi.co.uk