Application for the Art & Design Department of the University of Applied Sciences Europe - Bachelor

Requirements

To be able to study at University of Applied Sciences Europe, you have to fulfill the following requirements:

• You need to be eligible for studying at an institute of higher education and successfully pass the interview.

• Proof of sufficient knowledge of English (B2 level). This is not needed for English native speakers!

• Important: Matriculation is only possible once all the necessary documents have been turned in, such as references, certified copies, and proof of health insurance.
• The same requirements apply for international students

To find out whether your school-leaving certificate meets German university admission requirements, please visit www.daad.de/admission or www.anabin.de (only in German).

Admission Procedure

Application process for Winter semester 2018:

1. Your application: To apply, you must submit the completed online application form, your résumé, a cover letter (approx. 1 to 1.5 DIN A4 pages), plus your high school diploma qualifying you for university entrance. 

2. No Application fee for Winter semester 2018.

3. Interview: If the members of our selection committee agree that you are a promising candidate, we will call you for an entrance examination followed by an interview. After this, we will tell you straight away if you have been accepted.

4. No Reservation fee (only for non-EU citizens) for Winter semester 2018.
 

Application process beginning of Summer semester 2019:

1. Your application: To apply, you must submit the completed online application form, your résumé, a cover letter (approx. 1 to 1.5 DIN A4 pages), plus your high school diploma qualifying you for university entrance. 

2. Application fee (only for non-EU citizens): If you meet the formal requirements to study at the University of Applied Sciences Europe our team will contact you and ask you to pay a one-time application fee of 50 €. You can find more information about this fee here. Once this fee is received, we will further assess your application.

3. Interview: If the members of our selection committee agree that you are a promising candidate, we will call you for an entrance examination followed by an interview. After this, we will tell you straight away if you have been accepted.

4. Reservation fee (only for non-EU citizens): Once you are accepted as a student, you will be asked to pay a reservation fee of 800 €. The reservation fee is a one-time payment that will secure your spot and that will be deducted from the total cost of the program. You can find more information about this fee here.

Important: In the application phase, you must have already decided on which of the six degree programs (Communications Design (English), Photography (English), Digital & Interaction Design (English), Illustration, Film + Motion Design and Game Design) you would like to study. However, please note that you may change programs at a later time if desired. 

Once we have gone through your application and work examples, we can then evaluate whether you are suitable for studying at our university. If yes, we will invite you to an interview. Please make sure that we have your correct, valid telephone number and can reach you under that number. Of course we will treat all your personal information with utmost confidentiality at University of Applied Sciences Europe and will not pass it on to third parties.

What will the interview be like?

If you are located abroad you can attend the interview via Skype.

Please bring along to the interview:

1. Your résumé in a tabular format.
2. Your general high school diploma or vocational certificate as a certified photocopy and a certified translation in English or German thereof.
3. A portfolio of your own artistic or design work. This should contain about 15-20 examples (except for Game Design (B.A.), three to five concepts are sufficient). Please only include work that you genuinely believe in and stand behind. Please enclose in your portfolio a handwritten statement that the work contained within is truly your own. 
4. If necessary, have with you proof of any extracurricular activities, e.g. projects that you are committed to. The quality of the concept and design will be reviewed.

You will talk with (at least) two representatives of University of Applied Sciences Europe for about 30 minutes.

• First, you will be asked why you have chosen to complete a degree in design.
• Afterwards, your portfolio will be reviewed. Whether you are accepted as a student at University of Applied Sciences Europe will depend on your portfolio and the results of the interview.
• After the interview, you will immediately be informed of whether you are accepted or not.