Braunschweig University of Art

Braunschweig University of Art (Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, HBK Braunschweig) is a public, state-recognised university of the arts in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany, founded in 1963. With around 1,000 students, it is one of the largest art academies in Germany. The university is legally equivalent to universities under the Lower Saxony University Act and holds the right to award doctoral and post-doctoral degrees. HBK Braunschweig offers seven Bachelor programmes, six Master programmes, a Diplom programme and a Meisterschüler postgraduate programme in Fine Arts. Study areas include Fine Arts, Visual Communication, Design in the Digital Society, Performing Arts, Art Education, Special Education Art, Art Science and Media Studies. The university operates 22 workshops and laboratories, a library with over 78,000 volumes, and participates in the Erasmus+ programme with a broad network of international partner universities. Scholarship programmes include the Deutschlandstipendium, Braunschweig Projects artist residencies, the Dorothea-Erxleben Programme for women artists pursuing professorships, and a curatorial fellowship. All programmes are conducted in German; international students require proof of German language proficiency (B1–B2 level depending on programme).