No German A-levels? No problem! As part of your application, we will check how your highest school certificate is classified in Germany. You can prove your outstanding artistic talent with your portfolio! Depending on your highest school certificate may have to attend the so called Studienkolleg (preparatory college) after passing the entrance examination.
Every Wednesday there is an online portfolio consultation so that you know how to submit your portfolio to the HfG Offenbach. The deadline for submitting the portfolio is between 15th of May and 1st of June.
For a Bachelor’s degree program you need proof of sufficient German language skills (e.g. DSH-2, TestDAF-4, Zertifikat “telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule”, Goethe Zertifikat C1). Your language level must be submitted by September 15. Important: If sufficient German language skills (C1) are not proven by September 1, 2023, the study program cannot be taken up despite having passed the entrance examination.
The same requirements apply in principle for a master’s degree program. However, as an alternative to German language skills at the C1 level, a combination of German language skills at the B2 level and English language skills at the C1 level can also be demonstrated, in each case in accordance with the language statutes.
• portfolio (PDF under 5 MB)
• letter of motivation
• CV
• copy of ID / passport
• copy of university entrance qualification (such as a-level, high school diploma,…)
• Proof of C1 in German, certificate
• APS certificate (for applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam)
Are you studying art or design at a university abroad and you would like to spend a semester at the university of art and design in Offenbach city? Then please contact the International Office of your home university to check if we already have a cooperation within ERASMUS+ or another cooperation agreement. International Offices can contact the HfG International Office directly to nominate you as an Incoming: team.internationales@hfg-offenbach.de.
• portfolio (PDF under 5 MB)
• letter of motivation
• CV
• copy of ID / passport
• transcript of records
Your language skills can be a combination of C1 in English and B2 in German in order to study at HfG as an Incoming.
Within three weeks after the end of the application period, i.e. by June 22, you will be notified by mail and e-mail whether you will be invited to the entrance examination or the entrance interview in Presence. Please inform yourself in time about deadlines and requirements for your visa application.
Art
Fine Arts and applied Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts with a larger theoretical component
Design
Product and process design
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
