Jan Długosz Academy in Częstochowa became the coordinator of the network of the universities “Art without borders” under the CEEPUS program. The network included: the Catholic University of Ruzomberok in Slovakia, the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) and two Croatian Academy of Fine Arts – in Zagreb and Rijeka.
CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) is a program of academic exchange in the field of education and professional development of students and academic teachers. This is the second most important program of academic exchange after the Erasmus + program. The program is intended to strengthen contacts between universities of signatory countries through enhancing the academic mobility. The signatories of the program are: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Kosovo – University of Pristina. CEEPUS scholarships are provided to students for studies / internships and apprenticeships, and to academic teachers for activities that strengthen the Central European character of university curricula.