Currently, the Tournai Academy of Fine Arts (AC’T) is an ESA (Art College) of the longer type, which adheres to the framework of European harmonisation of higher education. It has adopted the ECTS system (European Credit Transfer System) which allows all students to pursue part of their studies in another country of the European Community.
Since academic year 2014-2015, the school has applied the Decree defining the Landscape of Higher Education and the academic organisation of studies by the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. AC'Tournai is a member of the academic Pôle Hainuyer (Hainaut Hub) under the auspices of the University of Mons and under the control of the ARES - Academy for Research and Higher Education (Public interest organisation, category B - law of 16.03.1954)