General Information
Admission to studies is governed by the matriculation regulations of the Dresden University of Fine Arts and the respective study regulations of the degree programs (see website "Regulations").
Information on preparatory courses, guest students or guest studies can be found here.
Application for higher semesters
Change of university: Are you currently enrolled at another university and would like to continue your studies at the HfBK Dresden?
Here you will find all the information you need about switching universities.
Continuing your studies: You have already completed a degree in a degree programme with the same focus and would like to apply for admission to the HfBK Dresden in order to obtain a further professional qualification?
Here you will find all the information you need about continuing your studies.
Recognition of study periods: Have you already studied and would like to enter a higher semester based on your previous academic achievements?
You can find all the information on recognition and higher grading here.
Application portal
You can apply for a degree program at the HfBK Dresden online via our university portal.
The first step is to register with your e-mail address and a password*. You will then receive a welcome e-mail for verification. You can then start your application for your chosen degree program directly.
During the application process, you will be asked to provide information about your university entrance qualification, previous periods of study, internships and professional training/activities and to upload your application documents including a digital portfolio.
After submitting the application, please print out the application for admission. The application for admission must be signed and, depending on the requirements of the degree program, submitted by post with further application documents within the application period.
Click here for the application portal
*HfBK Dresden students applying for graduate studies or a change of degree program should use their existing account (RZ-Mail).
Postal address/personal delivery
Please send your application documents by post to the following address:
Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden
Referat für Studienangelegenheiten
Bewerbung Meisterschülerstudium
Güntzstraße 34
01307 Dresden
Please send the application portfolio with the artistic works for the study programs: Art Therapy and if applicable Theater Design by post to the following address
Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden
Bewerbung Studiengang ...............
Güntzstraße 34
01307 Dresden
Application documents can be submitted in person from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the university building Güntzstraße 34, gate. The university is closed between Christmas and New Year.
In the case of multiple applications, complete application documents (including work samples) are required for each field of study in which an application is made. The submitted works are already part of the artistic aptitude test. We therefore ask you to strictly adhere to the above-mentioned submission deadline.
Application documents that arrive too late or do not meet these requirements cannot be processed.
PhD programmes
A PhD is possible in the following degree programmes:
- Art Technology, Conservation and Restoration of Art and Cultural Assets
- Art Therapy
- Philosophy/ Aesthetics
- Art History
It is also possible to enrol as a doctoral student in the winter semester.
The ‘Application for enrolment for doctoral studies’ together with the documents required in the application as well as the ‘Application form for doctoral studies’ and the ‘Confirmation of admission to the list of doctoral candidates’ must be submitted to the Department of Student Affairs by 1 September at the latest.
