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Graduates from the Kolding School of Design’s Basic Studies Programme are automatically accepted to the Advanced Studies Programme the year they graduate. The following rules apply to other applicants seeking admission to the Advanced Studies Programme: A.

The applicant must have a degree from an accredited institution

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The applicant must receive a positive evaluation on the application and the admission interview

C. There must be unfilled capacity at the Advanced Studies Programme D. Other admission criteria must be fulfilled

Re. A) Qualifying

The following applicants qualify for admission: 

Examinations

Graduates from the Basic Studies Programme at the Kolding School of Design (who did not continue on to the Advanced Studies Programme the year they graduated)

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Graduates from the Basic Programme at the Danish Design School Graduates with a BA from the design institutes at the Danish schools of architecture

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Graduates from TEKO’s advanced programme –“Industrial Design”

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Foreign applicants with a recognised BA or basic design degree at BA level from accredited design universities/design schools

Re. B) The application

The application must include the application form (available on the web page or at the Administration Office), portfolio, copy of diploma and, if applicable, proof of English language test. The annual deadline for application is 15 May; classes start early September the year the application was submitted. If the applicant has not passed the qualifying examination by the admission application deadline, the diploma must be forwarded to the Kolding School of Design as soon as it is received by the applicant.

Re. B) Assessment

If the application receives a positive initial assessment the applicant will be contacted for an

Criteria

admission interview. The applicant will be informed if he or she has been accepted to the Advanced Studies Programme shortly after the interview.

Portfolio A panel of design professionals will assess the applicant on the following attributes: o

talent and personal development potential

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ability to apply the methods and tools of the design field at an advanced level

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ability to identify problems and challenges within the field of design

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ability to demonstrate one’s own potential and capabilities

The admission interview The interview is based on the submitted portfolio. The design professionals assess the applicant based on the following attributes:  

ability to combine theory and practice ability to analyse and apply practical and theoretical perspectives to one’s own design solutions

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ability to perform an objective evaluation of theory and method

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ability to set individual and professional goals

Re. C) Unfilled capacity

The number of admissions to the Advanced Studies Programme varies from year to year

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depending on the number of internal students from the Basic Studies Programme who want

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to continue directly on to the Advanced Studies Programme. Kolding School of Design graduates are given first priority.

Re D) Other rules of

Foreign applicants whose qualifying examination has no Danish language component must

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enroll in Danish classes at a language school during their studies.

Furthermore, foreign students who do not come from Scandinavia or an English-speaking country must pass the IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 or the TOEFL test with a score of 575 on the paper-based test and 230 on the computer-based test.

The education is free for applicants from the EU or EØS countries. For other applicants the tuition fee amounts to € 10,700 per study year (2009 figure).

All admitted applicants must expect to pay for their materials.

Applicants who already have a Master’s degree will only be accepted if there is unfilled capacity.

The applicant may apply for exemption from the language requirement or the Master’s Degree rule if special circumstances apply. The application must be in writing and well reasoned; documentation, if applicable, must be attached. The Programme Administration will process the application.

Deadline for submission of the exemption application is also 15 May. However, it is beneficial for both the school and the applicant if exemption applications are received and processed prior to the admission applications deadline.

The Kolding School of Design will make special considerations for certain types of disabilities.

Applications for special considerations must be attached to the admission application along with all necessary documentation. This application must be received no later than 1 June.

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Appeal Option If the applicant wishes to appeal against the Kolding School of Design regarding his or her application for admission to the Advanced Studies Programme, they can file an appeal with the school. The appeal must be well justified and must be addressed to the Vice Chancellor. The school will consider the appeal and the appellant will receive a written response.

In cases involving legal matters, the Kolding School of Design’s admission decision can be brought before the Danish Ministry of Culture. Decisions involving academic considerations cannot be appealed to a higher jurisdiction. The appeal must be submitted to the school; the school will respond, and the appellant appeal to the Ministry with the school’s response and the appellant’s comments attached.

Deadline for Appeal

The deadline for appeal is two weeks from the day the appellant receives the decision.

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Application form

Date of birth:

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First name:

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Last name:

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Address:

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Postal code and city:

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Country:

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Email:

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Telephone number:

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Qualifying examination:

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(Please, enclose a copy) Study Area:

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Signature and date:

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