1. application and selection
If you wish to attend one the following Masters programme for academic year 2012-2013
- Research Programme Contextual Design
- Research Programme Social Design
- Research Programme Information Design
you need to first pass the selection procedure. You find the procedure and deadlines below
NON-EU CITIZENS: you can send your portfolio presentation and documents between January 1 and February 29, 2012
The admission committee will review your portfolio presentation and documents and if your application is found interesting you will be invited for the second round: interview.
Portfolio presentation and forms received in January: second round on March 21, 2012
Portfolio presentation and forms received in February: second round on April 25, 2012
Results of the second round ultimately May 4, 2012
EU CITIZENS: you can send your portfolio presentation and documents between January 1 and March 31, 2012
The admission committee will review your portfolio presentation and documents and if your application is found interesting you will be invited for the second round: an interview.
Portfolio presentation and forms received in January: second round on March 21, 2012
Portfolio presentation and forms received in February: second round on April 25, 2012
Portfolio presentation and forms received in March: second round on May 23, 2012
Results of the second round ultimately June 1, 2012
First round masters application procedure, what do you need to send (6 items):
1 Digital Portfolio Presentation on USB-stick
Portfolio Presentation requirements: a selection of your work, interests and fascinations. It should reflect who you are as creative person, your position in the (design) world and your vision. Sketches, unfinished or conceptual work can also be included in the portfolio (20 pages maximum). In this presentation you must also include a max. 2 minutes video where you state your motivation. Save your portfolio on a USB-stick and include it with the other application documents.
How to save your digital portfolio & video presentation:
A - create your portfolio presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint (PC), Apple Keynote (Mac) or a programme such as Adobe Indesign or Adobe Illustrator.
B - save or export your 20 page presentation as a PDF file (depending of the software you use).
C - make sure you save your PDF file in “print quality” (not the lowest resolution).
D - give to your file a logical name: Portfolio_First name_Last Name_date.pdf.
E - save your 2 minutes video in a MP4 file, the video has to open with Windows Media Player or Quick time.
F - copy your portfolio file and video motivation file into an unused USB-stick (standard Windows formatted, NOT Apple formatted).
G - Name and label your USB-stick with your First Name, Last Name and e-mail.
Design Academy Eindhoven will NOT return your application documents and USB-stick in any case (acceptance or rejection).
Design Academy Eindhoven is not responsible for custom taxes or enclosed invoices by the mailer (FEDEX, DHV etc.). That is why you are advised to qualify your portfolio package with ‘NO VALUE’ and why the mailer’s invoice has to be paid by you in advance.
Fill out the application forms here under, make sure you have signed them and include them with your digital portfolio presentation and other required documents, for submission to Design Academy Eindhoven.
You can apply for one of the Master Departments only.
Preferably type the required information on the application forms and only in the intended areas. Official documents may be submitted in English or Dutch. Documents in other languages must be accompanied by an authorised translation into English.
Further required documents:
2 Application form
The application holds general contact and personal information, information about your language proficiency, your working experience and previous education, information about the financial support you will have for your studies and which programme you are applying for.
Master application form
3 Motivation form
The motivation form is a written statement describing your motivations and expectations concerning the studies at
Design Academy Eindhoven you wish to apply for, including your professional expectations after completion of your studies. Also mention some topics that you would like to research as thesis proposal for your second year.
The motivation form should not be more than one A4, with date and signed.
4 Copy of your diploma
We need a Copy of your diploma (if it has already been awarded to you).
In case you do not have a diploma yet we will need a declaration by the exam committee of your university.
5 Copy of your passport
We need a copy of your passport; only the pages with the personal information.
6 Language certificate(s).
Students for who English is not a first language are required to have adequate results in an English language proficiency test: a TOEFL score of 550 (213 in the TOEFL computer-based test) or IELTS 7 or Cambridge Exam-Proficiency level. If you are not an English native speaker but you did study for some time in an English speaking country you may present a letter from your former university which will certify your good English level.
Your application (6 itmes) must be sent to the following address:
Design Academy Eindhoven
Masters Application
Att. to Student Administration
PO BOX 2125
5600 CC Eindhoven – THE NETHERLANDS
Results first round
Within three weeks you will receive notification via e-mail telling you if you are through to the second round or if you have been rejected. If you have been rejected, this is where your admission for this academic year stops. Of course you can take part in a new round of admissions next academic year.
Second round masters application procedure: interview
The second round consists of a face-to-face with the committee members at the academy in Eindhoven.
Your presentation will take 15 minutes. Your invitation letter send by e-mail will give you all the information you need.
What do you bring along: your original diploma (in case you do not have a diploma yet we need a declaration by the exam committee). A copy of your whole passport (at least valid till October 2013). A photo conform the international rules of ID-card photography.
For your interview you take your portfolio print with you. In the second round we will discuss your creative and reflective talents and your motivation to enter this school. Your English speaking level will be tested during the interview.
Results second round
NON- EU CITIZENS will receive the results of their admission before May 4, 2012 by e-mail.
EU CITIZENS will receive the results of their admission before June 1, 2012 by e-mail.
You will either be admitted, rejected, or placed on the waiting list. The waiting list will be retained until the end of the second week of September. As soon as an accepted candidate decides not to follow the masters programme for academic year 2012-2013, the academy will contact the first candidate on the waiting list.
In case you are rejected you can take part in a new round of admissions next academic year.
What you need to do if you pass the selection
In case you are accepted as a student , you will have to take the following into account:
- Students who are accepted will have to pay a deposit on the tuition fees of € 500 within two weeks from their acceptance date.
- Students who are accepted will be informed directly by email. Guidelines for registration, tuition, visa etc can be found on our special Studielink website http://studielink.designacademy.nl, but will also be attached to the acceptance e-mail. You will receive a confirmation letter of your acceptance and registration within 2 weeks after we have received your tuition fees deposit and registration form. You will need this confirmation letter for application of scholarship, study loans, etc. Please bear in mind that tuition fees must be paid before July 15, 2012.
- Students on the waiting list also have to register in Studielink
- Students who have been accepted in 2011/2012, but have deferred a year, must confirm by registered mail, before
January 3, 2012 that they wish to start the programme in September 2012, or else your space will be taken by another candidate. Confirmation means that you will able to register as a student for academic year 2012/2013, according to the regulations and fees of that academic year.
- IMPORTANT!!! Students who are accepted, but for a serious reason need to defer a year (meaning that they will start their studies in September 2013), must notify the Master Office by registered mail, NON-EU CITIZENS before June 1, 2012 and EU CITIZENS before July 1, 2012.
In case of late cancellation (meaning later then June 1, 2012 (for NON-EU CITIZENS) and July 1, 2012(for EU CITIZENS) you will loose your € 500 tuition fee deposit.
For any further questions concerning the selection procedure you can mail to:
mastersadmission@designacademy.nl
We are looking forward to receive your application.
2. register in studielink
Now you are accepted (or when you are on the waitinglist) , it is important that you apply for registration as a student as soon and correctly as possible. Here you will have to continue on designacademy.studielink.nl, where you will connect your registration in Studielink to the course you are accepted to.
You have been accepted to one of the master programs. You will be starting in the first year of the master program; you don't have to click anything to confirm this, as it is set as default within Studielink. Please go through all further steps that Studielink offers you.
Studielink is meant to deal with registration matters easily and online.
Nevertheless, registration via Studielink is necessary. It might mean, however, that data can not be veryfied correctly, meaning you will have to provide student administration with the correct copies and proofs (such as a copy of your registered address according to the 'Gemeentelijk Basis Administratie (GBA)' to be obtained at the town hall, where you are living). Your registration could also be delayed because the payment of your tuition fee has not come through correctly. As this is one of the conditions for registration, it is very important that you make sure it is corrected in time.
It will lead you to the final phase of the tuition fee payment.
Please bear in mind that you will still have to send in your registration form and that for those international students with a visa a copy of your passport with visa will have to be sent in as well - Studielink unfortunately does not offer full service to international students yet. You need a visa when you are a NON-EU citizen.
Deadline for these documents and the tuition fee payment is half July. If you are a visa student you can find all information on the following site: http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/how-to-prepare
Every step you take within the registration process of Studielink, you will receive an email to confirm. Please make sure that you have sufficient space in your email inbox and that you check it regularly.
3. payment
The registration process is completed only after you have taken care of the tuition fee and academy fund payment. Starting from the coming academic year this will be possible for payments in full and payments in 5 installment, through an authorisation form for payment of tuition fee. However, if you do not (yet) have a Dutch bank account, or do not wish to have one, you will have to take care of payment in time, yourself. Deadline is July 1 2012.
The tuition fee information can be found here; please click the situation that applies to you.
Please check you inbox regularly for messages by either Studielink or the student administration of Design Academy Eindhoven and make sure that you react to them promptly.
For information about visa and residence permit procedures please check here
You can check here for the IB groep site. This is the organisation where you can apply for tuition fee loans or 'studyfinanciering', the Dutch study grant system. Please take into account that this is only possible is particular situations, depending on your nationality and personal situation.
For general information about studying in the Netherlands, please check out the Nuffic site here ►