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Admission

In order to study at the Rietveld Academie, you must at least have a HAVO (senior general secondary education) or MBO (senior secondary vocational education) diploma at level 4, or equivalent qualifications, at level 4 of the EQF (European Qualifications Framework). You must also have sufficient artistic talent. During the admission procedure, the Rietveld Academie will determine whether you are suitable for the academy.

Application for bachelor 2017-2018

Select your choice in the menu on the left (DUTCH or INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS) and find all info on our application procedure for 2017-2018, which runs in 2 separate admission rounds (portfolio assessment/consultation, and entrance exam).

Application higher course year

In principle, all candidates who have studied at an art academy at bachelor level for at least 1 year, can apply for a higher course year.

Procedure for Dutch students.
Procedure for international students.

Orientation possibilities

For orientation and preparation we offer several possibilities, you can come to:

Or follow one of our preparatory courses:

Brochure

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Meet our students

Beneath you can watch video's wherein students from several departments describe a day at the Rietveld

Lucienne applying for the foun…
Conor about the 2nd round, the…
Viktoriya Mozhaeva from the Pr…
Tomas Adolfs, graduated in 200…
Daiva telling about the Graphi…
Kristin in the final year of V…
Robin about the Department Cer…
Juan from the Foundation Year
Poul and Niki from the Fashion…