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Diplom Industrial Design at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, Germany

Programme overview

The Industrial Design Diplom is taught in small, closely supervised groups within an academy of several artistic and design disciplines, with workshops and laboratories central to training. Partnerships with companies and with universities in Paris, Helsinki, Stockholm and Milan support projects and study abroad.

Faculty: Design  |  Duration: 9 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; Diplom  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

An interdisciplinary foundation year with Architecture students, then contemporary design, technical and practical knowledge and reflective skills, with students working on their own designs and projects in workshops and labs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife (Fachhochschulreife with a supplementary Deltaprüfung; qualified professionals via a counselling interview or Studienkolleg aptitude test). No Numerus Clausus, lottery or waiting list; admission is by portfolio pre-selection followed by an entrance examination. Pre-study internship of 3 months. 2026 application period 13-30 April, entrance examination 22-26 June.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 9 semesters

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