GIA: Education: GIA London

Conveniently located Bloomsbury, GIA London is close to great restaurants, shops, entertainment, the tube, and some of the most prestigious gem and jewelry companies in the industry. From the fine jewelry houses on New Bond Street, to the businesses in Hatton Garden (the center of London’s jewelry trade), to the world headquarters of the DTC – London is a superb city to get a first-hand look at how some of the most successful jewelry businesses operate.

Students enrolled in GIA London's prestigious classes and programs are given firsthand exposure to the passion and commerce of the jewelry industry. You may visit key trade venues, as well as the British Museum, Goldsmith's Hall, and the Tower of London's Jewel House, which houses the British Crown Jewels.

You’ll also gain extraordinary access to the industry. Graduate Gemologist students are annually invited to attend International Jewellery London, the UK's premier jewelry trade show. Here, industry leaders meet to preview next season's "lines" and conduct business worth millions of pounds.

Network with your peers – and potential employers.

GIA London is an important stepping stone for exciting new careers in the city's jewelry trade. Students are given the opportunity to network with a wide range of potential employers. From many of the fine jewelry houses on New Bond Street, through London's revered auction houses, and to businesses located in Hatton Garden (the center of London's jewelry trade), recent GIA graduates have found positions with internationally renowned employers. These include the Diamond Trading Company (DTC), De Beers LV, Graff, Cartier, and Bulgari, among many others.

About London

GIA London is ideally located in Bloomsbury, one of London's most vibrant areas. Here, you’ll find grand Edwardian and Victorian buildings, Georgian houses and Art Deco blocks. Settled between the historic jewelry district of Hatton Garden and the beauty of New Bond Street's Luxury Jewelry Houses, its central location is ideal for immersing in London's cosmopolitan flair and is within walking distance of Soho, Covent Garden, Piccadilly, and many central London attractions.

Now home to a myriad of colleges and institutions like the British Museum and the British Library, Bloomsbury is the educational core of London. Bloomsbury offers everything you would expect in an area dominated by students of academic and artistic mind: bookstores, cheap eats, social spots and retail therapy. But rather than offering a campus lifestyle, Bloomsbury is sophisticated, cultured and prestigious.

Visit the GIA London website for the complete course and program schedule, or to apply.