Exchange yourself! Exchange at DAE, study year 2018-2019, Fall and Spring semester (only for students from schools outside the Netherlands).
Design Academy Eindhoven offers in study year 2018-2019 two exchange periods: Fall semester and Spring semester.
For the Fall semester 2018 (beginning of September till the end of January) exchange at DAE means that you will have the opportunity to participate in our Minor programme and for the Spring term (half February till the end of June) you can participate in a Studio. Both in year 3 on Bachelor level only.
The Minor is a full-time (2-3 days of education and self study) Bachelor programme (30 ECTS) in one of our Minor programmes in year 3. To be able to participate in the Minor programme you need to have obtained at least 60 ECTS in your school before the start of the programme before the start of the term in September and for some of the programmes you need to have a basic level. During the Fall semester all Minor classes will take place outside of Design Academy Eindhoven. The external location is only a 5 minutes walk from the academy.
The Studio is a full-time (2 to 3 days of education and self study) Bachelor programme (30 ECTS) in one of our Design Departments in year 3. To be able to participate in the Studio programme you need to have obtained at least 90 ECTS in your school before the start of the term the beginning of February.
Exchange is possible for a maximum of one semester and on Bachelor level only.
Are you a Master student? Please, feel free to apply, if accepted you will be placed in the Bachelor course.
We recommend that you first check the DAE Minor programmes (Fall term) and Design Departments (Spring term) before you actually apply for Exchange at DAE; it is wise to adjust your portfolio to the top 3 of DAE programmes you are thinking of choosing. We will place you in the Minor or Design Department that best matches your work and your preference. This can be different from the programme you applied for. It is not possible to change your programme, since the number of available places is limited.
Design Academy Eindhoven has a specific selection procedure for exchange students. We have three reasons for this selection procedure:
Compared to most design academies and universities, Design Academy Eindhoven is structured differently. DAE’s main focus is on conceptual design. And DAE usually receives more applications than there are places.
The academy has a long tradition of accepting exchange students and it boasts many bilateral agreements with design academies and universities from all over the world (within the EU for Erasmus+). Experience has taught us the importance of finding the best match between student and Minor or Design Department. To do so, our selection is based on the candidate’s portfolio and motivation letter. The portfolio and motivation letter has to be uploaded for review, together with the other application items.
The deadline for the Fall semester (Minor) is May 1st (upload between April 15th and April 30st 11.59 PM) and for the Spring term (Studio) is November 1st (upload between October 15th and October 31st till 11.59 PM).
You can apply via our digital application procedure. Scroll down for the online procedure.
Procedures start immediately after the deadine. As soon as we have received all application items and as soon as the deadline has passed, we will take your application into account. Normally, we will let you know whether you have been selected for an exchange semester within six weeks; dependent on the number of applications it may take longer.
Please take into account you may need a visa during your stay in the Netherlands.
Design Academy Eindhoven does not offer any kind of scholarship for exchange. EU students can contact the international department of their own academy to ask if Erasmus+ scholarships are available. If your exchange application is accepted and an Erasmus+ scholarship is needed, this is only possible on the basis of a bilateral agreement with your home university. The international officer of your home university will have to contact Design Academy Eindhoven if such an agreement has not yet been established. Here you will find further information about Erasmus+.
If you have questions you can send an email to: international@designacademy.nl