Requirements:
Students with a Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur) or an Advanced Technical College Admission Qualification (Fachabitur) are entitled to study in a Bachelor course at the IKKG.
Likewise students with a recognized vocational qualification with subsequent professional experience of at least 2 years in a field corresponding to the vocational qualification are entitled to apply at the IKKG.
An examination for the craftsman�s certificate also qualifies for an application at the IKKG.
Preliminary talks with the relevant professors are explicitly welcome and can be beneficial to answer many questions regarding the application procedure and course programmes.
Please contact us in good time to make an appointment.
In addition to the above mentioned requirements, the artistic aptitude is another key criterion for the admission to the IKKG.
Portfolio:
Please submit a portfolio, which should provide information about your previous creative and artistic work and should include the following:
- 20 drawings based on natural shapes and/or drafts of objects
- Water colour paintings or other papers, where colours have been used
- Photos of your works/sculptures made of ceramics resp. glass and other materials that are part of your creative work.
- any additional depictions that are believed to allow some kind of conclusion on your artistic aptitude.
Please allow for any handling and transportation issues by not exceeding the DIN A 1 formate. All pieces of work must be clearly marked with your full name and the year of their origin.
Please submit the portfolio together with the following documents:
- Application for admission (Form to be requested at the IKKG)
- Curriculum Vitae with recent photo
- Authenticated copies of certificates of the above mentioned qualifications and copies of other school leaving certificates or vocational qualifications.
Deadline is 1st December of each year.
Foreign applicants
Applicants for a place at the IKKG with international qualifications must have their documents checked by the UNI-ASSIST first. The complete application for admission must be sent to UNI-ASSIST at least one month prior to the application deadline (1st December).
For further information please refer to 
this page.
Foreign students must prove that they are adequately proficient in the German language. To study at the IKKG the Zertifikat B1 of the Goethe-Institut is sufficient (alternatively the Test DaF with the result of 3 in all parts of the exam or DSH 1).
You will be informed in writing about the results of the preselection of portfolios and provided that the result is positive you will be admitted to the entrance examination. The portfolio remains at the institute until the entrance examinations have been finished.
Application Deadline for Bachelor and Master Course
Closing deadline for portfolio submission: 1 December
Admission process (Middle of January)
- Aptitude Test Bachelor of Fine Arts: 2 days
- Interview Master of Fine Arts: as per prior agreement
Course begin: Summer or winter semester
