The international dimension is at the heart of the École des Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire, which welcomes students of various nationalities and encourages its students to go abroad throughout their studies. In 2021, 29% of the school's students will be international.

In addition, many foreign speakers (artists and professionals) are invited to lead classes and workshops throughout the year.

Our school thus encourages international mobility, thanks to various mobility and funding schemes (Erasmus +, Envoléo, Ofaj and school scholarships).

In 2021, the school has 36 partnership agreements with partner institutions of higher artistic education in 22 countries. Students can go to one of these partner destinations for one or two semesters of study.

In 2019, the school founds Fieldwork Marfa Consortium, a network of 9 art schools engaged in joint educational and research projects in Marfa, Texas.
This consortium brings together three North American institutions: CalArts, California Institute of the Arts, USA; University of Houston, Texas, USA and Concordia University, Montreal, Canada;
two European institutions Glasgow School of Art, UK and HEAD - Geneva, Switzerland;
four French institutions Beaux-Arts de Paris, Atelier de Sèvres, Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire and Université de Nantes.

The Beaux-Arts de Nantes Saint-Nazaire is also an active member of the ELIA network (European League of Institutes of the Arts) which brings together 250 art schools in 41 countries (mainly in Europe). ELIA regularly co-organizes events in the form of colloquiums or conferences.