Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) (French: Haute École d'art et de Design Genève) is a European art and design school founded in 2006, and belonging to the network of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland.

[2] HEAD was formed in 2006 from the merger of two older Swiss art schools, the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and the Haute École d'Arts Appliqués.

[2][1] The École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts was founded in 1748 by the Conseil des Deux-Cents under the name École de Dessein.

The Haute École d'Arts Appliqués was founded on October 4, 1869 under the name l’École d’Art Appliqué à l’Industrie.'

The school offers coursework at the Bachelors and Masters levels.