Admission Exchange Students

Admission procedure

In order to be able to be admitted to an exchange programme, you must submit the following:

• A fully and correctly completed application form, including two passport photographs.

• A copy of your passport.

• A portfolio. The portfolio should contain

  • a wide variety of work: original or (preferably) photographs or prints of recent work, no more than 3 years old. It is important that you do not just submit finished results. In order to better assess your suitability for our academy, it is important that you also include sketches and unfinished plans and ideas. There is no set quantity of pieces to submit, it is recommended that you submit a reasonable quantity, i.e. a selection that provides a good impression of your recent visual work (around 30 to 100 pieces). These can be drawings, paintings, photographs, collages, graphics, textiles, garments, ceramics, items of jewellery, floor plans, models or texts. NB: Work submitted by e-mail or via the Internet will not be considered. Films can be submitted on DVD, or as a link to a website as part of the portfolio.
  • The portfolio should also contain a brief table of contents and explanation of the work.
  • A cover letter. Send a printed cover letter including the following information: personal details: your name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail address, date of birth & nationality, prior education, courses taken, etc. (enclose copies of diplomas)
  • choice of department in which you wish to spend your exchange semester.
  • your reasons for choosing the Rietveld Academie, your expectations regarding the study programme, your future plans, your development thus far, and your interests (e.g. museums, film, music, dance, theatre, collecting, philosophy).

Portfolios will only be returned if sufficient international reply coupons have been enclosed to be able to return them; in most countries, these coupons can be purchased at the post office. The value of the coupons must represent the same amount as the costs of sending the package to the Rietveld Academie. If you are unable to obtain international reply coupons, be sure to enclose a sufficient amount in euros.

PLEASE NOTE: if the package does not include sufficient coupons/money, the portfolio will be stored for six months, after which the portfolio will be destroyed!

Deadlines

The deadline for registration for the Autumn- semester is April 1st.
The deadline for registration for the Spring- semester October 1st.
Portfolios received after these dates will NOT be considered.

Members of the following countries are exempt from MMV visum requirements:

Alle EU/EEA landen; Oostenrijk, België, 
Bulgarije, Cyprus, Tsjechië, Denemarken, 
Estland, Finland, Frankrijk, Duitsland, 
Griekenland, Hongarije, IJsland Ierland, 
Italië, Letland, Liechtenstein, Litouwen, 
Luxemburg, Malta, Noorwegen, Polen, 
Roemenie, Portugal, Slowakije, Slovenië, 
Spanje, Zweden, Zwitserland, 
Verenigd Koninkrijk, Australië, Canada, 
Japan, Nieuw Zeeland, Zuid-Korea, 
Verenigde Staten.    

More information here

Residence permit

If you are not from EU/EEA, you'll need a residence permit. More information here

Bilateral Agreements

De Rietveld Academie heeft met een aantal instellingen bilaterale uitwisselingscontracten. Als jij momenteel studeert aan een instelling die niet in de onderstaande lijst is opgenomen, is het niet mogelijk een semester als exchange student te studeren aan onze academie. In enkele uitzonderlijke gevallen worden portfolio's niet afkomstig van onze partnerinstellingen wel in behandeling genomen. Dit gebeurt pas nadat alle kandidaten van partners beoordeeld zijn en er exchange-plekken over zijn. Dit blijkt in de praktijk echter niet vaak het geval te zijn. Als je toch interesse hebt als reserve-kandidaat aangemerkt te worden, vragen we je dit per email te bevestigen.

U.S.A.

COOPER UNION (New York, USA)
Attn. Joyce Bishop www.cooper.edu

PRATT INSTITUTE (New York, USA)    
Attn. Mia Schleifer http://www.pratt.edu

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN (New York, USA)    
Attn Florine Demosthene www.parsons.edu

SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE (San Francisco, USA)    
Attn Jim Daniels www.sfai.edu

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS ( New York, USA)    
Attn Dora Riomayor www.schoolofvisualarts.edu

SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (Chicago, USA)     
Attn Norm Miller www.artic.edu

MASSART BOSTON ( Boston, USA)     
Attn Jean Wallace www.massart.edu

CANADA

EMILY CARR INSTITUTE (Vancouver, Canada)
Attn Teresa Hansen www.eciad.ca

OCAD/ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (Ontario, Canada)
Attn Susan Kemp www.ocad.on.ca

AUSTRALIE

RMIT UNIVERSITY (Melbourne, Australia)
Attn Elisabeth Toy www.rmit.edu.au

JAPAN

KYOTO SEIKA UNIVERSITY (Kyoto, Japan) 
Attn Ken Rodgers www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp

ISRAEL

BEZALEL (Jeruzalem, Israel)
Attn Liv Sperber www.bezalel.ac.il

SCHOOL OF VISUAL THEATRE (Jeruzalem, Israel)
Attn Mali Ohana www.visualtheatre.co.il

EUROPA

ESCOLA MASSANA (Barcelona, Spain)
Attn Sensi Cervantes www.escolamassana.es

ELISAVA/ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE DISSENY (Barcelona, Spain)
Attn Julia de la Fuente www.elisava.es

ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS/VSMU (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Attn Maria Rihakova www.vsmu.sk

SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND CRAFTS (Goteborg, Sweden)
Attn Anki Leissner www.hdk.gu.se

UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN HELSINKI (Helsinki, Finland)
Attn Sanna Tekonen www.uiah.fi

ICELAND ACADEMY OF THE ARTS (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Attn Alma Ragnarsdottir www.lhi.is

HOCHSCHULE FUR GRAFIK UND BUCHKUNST LEIPZIG (Leipzig,Germany)
Attn Frances Kind www.hgb-leipzig.de

IED/INSTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN (Milaan, Italy)
Attn Stefania Di Marco www.ied.it

VILLA ARSON (Nice, France)
Attn Nathalie Trovato/Giovanni Joppolo www.villa-arson.org

OSLO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THE ARTS (Oslo, Norway)
Attn Anette Christensen www.khio.no

ECV /ECOLE DE COMMUNICATION VISUELLE (Paris, France)
Attn Bastien Hermand www.ecv.fr

ACADEMY OF ARTS, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (Praag, Tsjechoslovakia)
Attn Lucie Belinova www.vsup.cz

SINT LUCAS GENT (Gent, Belgie)
Attn Sabine De Meester www.kunst.sintlucas.wenk.be

WIMBLEDON SCHOOL OF ART (London, England)
Attn Eva Delbourgo www.wimbledon.ac.uk

KONSTFACK (Stockholm, Sweden)
Attn Eva Akesson/Coco Unger www.konstfack.se

ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS VIENNA (Vienna, Austria)
Attn Chris Sichrovsky www.akbild.ac.at

HGKZ/HOCHSCHULE FUR GESTALTUNG UND KUNST ZURICH (Zurich, Switzerland)
Attn Agatha von Daniken www.hgkz.ch

ARCO/ART AND COMMUNICATION SCHOOL OF LISBOA (Lisboa, Portugal)
Attn Isabel Santos www.arco.pt