International studies are invaluable to the exchange of artistic experiences, to determine artistic progress, as an incentive to improve structure and strategy, to increase instructors' and students' willingness to travel and to improve the international profile at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
Subjectively experiencing the mentality and culture of other nations benefits the development of instructors and students and by extension, the University.
Young musicians and dancers from over 50 nations currently attend the University of Music and Dance in Cologne. The University has become a leader in international dialog and cooperation through its diverse relationships with partner universities around the world and The European Academy for Music and Arts Montepulciano and through international competitions.