Address: Emmasingel 14, 5611 AZ Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Industrial Design, Material Research, Social Design (with tech aspects)
Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) is a design school in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. Its origins go back to 1947, when it was founded as the Academie voor Industriële Vormgeving, a name that translates as the Academy for Industrial Design. The school later took its present name.
Study is organised at bachelor and master level. The master’s level is made up of five departments: Contextual Design, Social Design, Information Design, Geo-Design and the Critical Inquiry Lab. The titles of these departments show the range of approaches taught, from the social role of design to the design of information and of the wider environment.
DAE works as a specialised institution rather than a broad multidisciplinary university, so its identity rests on design education. Applicants should rely on the academy’s own website for current admission requirements, tuition fees, portfolio instructions and deadlines, which differ between the bachelor and master levels and change from year to year.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven is based in the same city and is a public university listed for data science, automotive technology and photonics, a technical counterpart to the design school.
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Technische Universiteit Delft is a public university in Delft whose listed fields are aerospace engineering, civil engineering and computer science.
Another Dutch public institution is Tilburg University, in Tilburg, listed for data science and cognitive science with AI.
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*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
When was Design Academy Eindhoven founded?
The school dates from 1947, when it opened as the Academie voor Industriële Vormgeving. It was later renamed and now operates under the name Design Academy Eindhoven.
What does the original Dutch name of the academy mean?
Academie voor Industriële Vormgeving translates as Academy for Industrial Design, which describes the school's industrial design focus at its founding.
Where is the academy located?
It is based in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Because the school has announced plans for a new campus, the official website is the place to check the current address and campus arrangements.
Which master's programmes can students choose?
The academy lists five master's departments: Contextual Design, Social Design, Information Design, Geo-Design and the Critical Inquiry Lab. Each one approaches design from a different angle, so applicants should compare the descriptions on the official site.
Does the academy teach only at master level?
No, it offers bachelor programmes as well as the five master's departments. Details of the bachelor structure are published on the official website.
How can applicants find fees and admission requirements?
Tuition fees, application dates and portfolio requirements are published by the academy itself and differ for bachelor and master applicants. The admissions pages of the official website are the reliable reference, since conditions are revised for each intake.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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