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Preparatory year

The Preparatory Year is a preparatory study programme for the university of applied sciences programme in Fine Arts or Design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. The emphasis during The Preparatory Year is a preparatory study program for the university of applied sciences program in Fine Arts or Design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. The emphasis during the Preparatory Year is on creating, thinking and doing simultaneously. If you have successfully completed the entire Preparatory Year (attendance is very important), you will be automatically admitted to the Foundation Year, the first bachelor course year of the bachelor’s degree programs of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.

The Preparatory Year starts on Wednesday September 28th , at 04.00 pm with an introduction. The lessons start on Thursday September 29th at 06.30 pm.

Admission requirements: secondary education giving access to higher education

Duration: 3 to 4 sessions a week for 30 weeks:    

Wednesday: 14:00–17:00 and 18:30–21:30 
Thursday: 18:30–21:30
Friday: 14:00–17:00


Costs: € 1728.

The Preparatory Year is a preparatory study programme for the university of applied sciences programme in Fine Arts or Design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. The emphasis during the Preparatory Year is on creating, thinking and doing simultaneously. It is a serious preparation for a study programme at the Academy, and is intended to teach you how to react independently to assignments and reflect on your work with your lecturers and fellow students within one year. You will take classes in visual art and design and participate in media projects. The theory component comprises the Studium Generale, a lecture series of the Rietveld Academy, and visits to exhibitions and museums. You will be taught by professional artists and designers.

You will undergo an evaluation twice a year: at the end of January and at the end of May. Following the last evaluation, provided that you have completed and passed the whole Preparatory Year, you will be admitted to the Foundation Year the first year of study of the bachelor’s degree programs of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
The Preparatory Year is not subsidized by the government. This means that you can not apply for student grants or loans for this year.

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The preparatory year is preceded by a selection on the basis of the work you bring along and an interview with a lecturer. The work you bring along may consist of sketches, doodles, photographs, videos or three-dimensional work – in short, anything that shows your expressive capacity (at least 10 and no more than 30 pieces). The maximum age for participation in the preparatory year is 25. You can take part in the selection by completing the application form and sending it to:

Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Student Office
Fred. Roeksestraat 96
1076 ED Amsterdam



Applications must be received by May 10 (for May/June admission round), or September 1st, 2011 (for September admission round).

Apply before September 1st 2012.

Teachers

Carla Boomkens
Jeannette van Raaij
Lowies van Zanen
Paul Gangloff
Stephanie Kratz
Tammo Schuringa

Students

Agne Ryliskyte
Akira Luan Westra
Alec Schellinx
Angela Kanu
Annemieke van Diepen
Anouk Beckers
Anton Westbom Weflo
Basile Monsacre-Ageneau
Berber Humalda
Bernadeta Rimutyte
Carlos Fekkes
Chiva Bons
Claire van der Mee
Cleo Scheibe
Cornelie Batema
Cynthia Wijono
Daan Spruitenburg
Danielle Barkhouse
Dominica Chen
Doo Ho Yi
Dumitru Comendant
Edward Gonzalez-O'Mahoney
Ela Szota
Ernst van Hoek
Eva Valdimarsdottir
Evelien Honcoop
Fallon Does
Flavia Evangelista de Azevedo
Floor Nagler
Francine Kronenberg
Giel van Stokkum
Grace Larson
Hilla Padan
Ioannis Papaemmanouil
Isabel Moura Brandao
Isabelle Hagen
Ivana Filip
Iza Stepska
Janne Gribling
Jelle van der Meer
Johanna Arco
Joy Gonnissen
Julia Gussakova
Keisuke Fujita
Kirsten van Santen
Kristien Lammers
Lara Evans
Laura Grimm
Lianne Landsman
Liselot van der Hoeff
Marcel Kranendonk
Maria Bigaj
Maria Naidich Chapital
Marianne Delmaar
Marijn van der Leeuw
Marilou Stive
Marlot de Vries
Martin Burch
Muriel Palm
Najmeh Saghaei
Nikos Stephou
Nina Hoskuldsdottir
Nissrine Amrani
Rebecca Koster
Robin Lundgren
Rowan Okkinga
Sanne van Otten
Sarah Molenkamp
Sascha Krom
Simone Bos
Sjoerd Schunselaar
Sophie Teunissen
Tatiana Karanja
Tiia Asikainen
Vera Rijks
Viktoriya Mozhaeva
Yasmina Ghalmi
Yu Tian