Key Takeaways:
• The GIA is opening a new campus in London’s Canary Wharf in August 2026, placing students in a global center for luxury and business.
• For the first time in London, the campus will offer the Jewelry Design & Technology program alongside increased capacity for existing gemology and jewelry arts education.
• The facility will provide a modern learning environment near high-end retail hubs, continuing GIA’s mission of providing premier, accredited gemological education.
(CARLSBAD, CALIF) – The soon-to-open GIA (Gemological Institute of America) campus in London is now enrolling students for classes beginning in August 2026. The new GIA School of Gemology and Jewelry ArtsTM campus in London’s Canary Wharf will place GIA students in one of the world’s most influential centers for luxury and business.
Pritesh Patel, GIA President and CEO, said, “GIA takes great pride in providing premier education through our programs. Our new London campus will allow us to advance our mission further to ensure confidence in gems and jewelry by making education more globally accessible and offering the highest quality gem and jewelry education.”
The new London campus in the iconic and vibrant Canary Wharf district will offer increased capacity and, for the first time in London, the GIA Jewelry Design & Technology program. The campus will be conveniently located near public transport and cultural and social attractions. Historically, enrollment at GIA’s London campus has included students from more than 50 countries with unique and diverse backgrounds.
“I am looking forward to the opportunities, growth, and community building the new campus will bring,” said GIA U.K. Education Director Mehdi Saadian. “GIA students will experience a new, modern, and centrally located campus. London’s Canary Wharf is a hub for high-end retail, providing students with a valuable real-world setting for observing modern jewelry merchandising and trends.”
GIA’s London school was established in 2002 to provide education in gemology and jewelry design. The school is accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC) and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).
Open days and a grand opening event will take place this autumn. For updates, additional details, and enrollment information, visit https://www.gia.edu/gem-education/london/overview.
The GIA School of Gemology and Jewelry ArtsTM campus in London’s Canary Wharf will open in August 2026.
For press inquiries, please get in touch with Carlee Carter at ccarter@gia.edu.
About GIA
An independent nonprofit organization, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat Weight and, in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System™, which is recognized around the world as the standard for diamond quality.
Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academic rigor, science, and professionalism. Visit GIA.edu.
