admission at the

SCHOOL OF DESIGN
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School of Design - DESIGNPF

one of the oldest and well-known Schools for Design in

Germany
founded 1877 as Ducal School of Craft at the behest of the
jewellery industry that wished to encourage Higher Education
in 1992 fusion with the School of Economics to Pforzheim
University
since 2005 School of Design at Pforzheim University (public university)
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located

Berlin 660 km

Cologne 320 km

Frankfurt
BE-Brussels 520 km
160 km

Stuttgart
55 km
FR - Paris 580 km

FR - Strasbourg 115 km AT - Vienna 710 km

Munich 270 km

CH - Zurich 245 km
IT - Milano 500 km INTERNATIONAL
6 bachelor-programs - 4-years-program
1 semester foundation internship + 7 semesters undergraduate studies

fashion
accessory design
jewellery
industrial design
visual communication
transportation design no classes available for exchange students
intake twice a year / ca 15 students per program
semester starting mid-March (summer semester) or beginning of October (winter semester)
semester period 15 weeks each semester 30 ECTS (European Transfer Credits || CR)
mandatory internship / industrial placement (5th semester) INTERNATIONAL
information for
international students

no tuition fees for exchange students

mandatory campus fees 80/semester by the Deutsches Studentenwerk
requested proof of adequate health insurance for the study abroad period
required English level B2 TOEFL (IBT above 81; CBT above 220; ITP above 551)
or any other official test like IELTS, TOEIC, PTE, CPE etc.

no German language skills required

German as a second language: free classes on various levels are offered by the university
housing / accommodation: students are responsible for finding adequate housing by
themselves support on request
students will be connected to a personal study-buddy
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admission for
international students

exchange application forms for incomings

https://www.hs-pforzheim.de/fileadmin/user_upload/uploads_redakteur/International/Dokumente/application_incoming_2015.pdf

learning agreement
https://www.hs-pforzheim.de/fileadmin/user_upload/uploads_redakteur/International/Dokumente/Learning_Agreement_incoming.pdf

official transcript
CV
recommendation letter, reference from the students faculty
copy of passport
ID photo (35mm*45mm size, 4 photos digital jpg-format)
portfolio of art and design work (digital version requested additional hardcopy possible)
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deadlines
for SUMMER SEMESTER 2017 applications
1st application deadline
2nd application deadline
review and evaluation period
finalizing admission documents
admission outcome will be announced
duration of summer semester 2017
open house, end-of-semester-show
October 15, 2016
November 01, 2016
November 05 - 25, 2016
November 25 - December 05, 2016
December 05 - 15, 2016
March 13 - July 17, 2017
July 11 - 16, 2017
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deadlines
for WINTER SEMESTER 2017-18 applications

1st application deadline May 15, 2017

2nd application deadline June 01, 2017
review and evaluation period June 05 - 25, 2017
finalizing admission documents June 25 - July 05, 2017
admission outcome will be announced July 05 - 15, 2017
duration of winter semester 2017-18 October 04, 2017 - February 11, 2018
open house, end-of-semester-show February 09 - 10, 2018
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deadlines
for SUMMER SEMESTER 2018 applications
1st application deadline
2nd application deadline
review and evaluation period
finalizing admission documents
admission outcome will be announced
duration of summer semester 2017
open house, end-of-semester-show
October 15, 2017
November 01, 2017
November 05 - 25, 2017
November 25 - December 05, 2017
December 05 - 15, 2017
March 12 - July 15, 2018
July 13 - 14, 2018
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deadlines
for WINTER SEMESTER 2018-19 applications

1st application deadline May 15, 2018

2nd application deadline June 01, 2018
review and evaluation period June 05 - 25, 2018
finalizing admission documents June 25 - July 05, 2018
admission outcome will be announced July 05 - 15, 2018
duration of winter semester 2017-18 October 01, 2018 - February 10, 2019
open house, end-of-semester-show February 08 - 09, 2019
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further questions

SCHOOL OF DESIGN Exchange Co-ordination Office

exchange coordinator design Barbara Dofek
exchange.design@hs-pforzheim.de

dean for international affairs Prof. Sibylle Klose

sibylle.klose@hs-pforzheim.de

PFORZHEIM UNIVERSITY International Office

inbound manager Ayse Derre ayse.derre@hs-pforzheim.de

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admission documents
to be sent to
SCHOOL OF DESIGN Exchange Co-ordination Office
Hochschule Pforzheim Fakultt fr Gestaltung
Holzgartenstrasse 36
D 75175 Pforzheim
Germany

exchange.design@hs-pforzheim.de

Barbara Dofek
+49 7231 28 6786 INTERNATIONAL
save-the dates - visit us!
Open House & End-of-Semester-Show & Degree Show

SCHOOL OF DESIGN SHOW February 10 - 11, 2017

July 11 - 16, 2017
February 09 - 10, 2018
July 13 - 14, 2018
February 08 - 09, 2019
July 12 - 13, 2019
February 07 - 08, 2020
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