Application period
15 March till 15 April for the winter semester
On 11 February from 5 p.m., the Product Design Course Parcours will take place again:
A tour of all design courses completed by Product Design in the 2025/26 winter semester.
The Course Parcours is also open to anyone who would like to apply for product and process design at the UdK!
Further information can be found on the Design Website.
All of the steps listed below must be completed within the application period for the respective study programme. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible within the application period so that you can clarify any questions that may arise with our StudyGuide in good time.
Register and verify your identity (if you have not already done so) on the UdK Berlin application portal: https://my.udk-berlin.de
Fee per application: EUR 40.00 (plus fees for international transfers)
Proof of payment: bank statement or transfer confirmation with value date
Universität der Künste Berlin
IBAN: DE 72 1009 0000 8841 0150 46
BIC: BEVO DE BB XXX
Payment reference: 35/01036, study programme, name, application number
Berliner Volksbank eG
Budapester Straße 35
10787 Berlin
Germany
For international transfers:
Please ensure that you cover all transfer fees incurred (OUR – sender pays costs) when making the transfer.
During the application process, you will be asked to submit formal documents. Please prepare these as individual PDF files (max. 5 MB each).
Formal documents:
Log in to the application portal (https://my.udk-berlin.de) and submit an application for admission to your desired study programme within the application period and upload the formal documents.
Submitting application documents at a later date
Changing universities / Applying for a higher semester
Recognition of international educational qualifications (VPD and APS)
Language certificates (requirements and accepted certificates)
Help and tutorials for the my.udk application portal
Help and tutorials for the Bemus upload portal
The admission procedure consists of a pre-selection and the entrance examination.
The preselection is based on a homework assignment.
Applicants receive the topic for the homework assignment as well as all information on uploading it to the "Bemus" platform by email approximately 5-6 weeks after the application deadline.
The admissions committee decides within the framework of the pre-selection which applicants will be admitted to the entrance examination.
In this examination, the selected applicants have to work on given artistic and creative tasks.
A portfolio of your own work must be brought to the examination. The portfolio (maximum format DIN A2) should contain approx. 20 independently produced works. Drawings, collages, etc. are possible, as are sketchbooks and photographs documenting three-dimensional works.
The selected applicants will receive the invitation and further information by e-mail.
University transfer students from comparable degree programmes (product design, fashion design) also take part in the regular application procedure. However, they do not have to do the homework. They must upload a digital portfolio after the application deadline. Further information will be sent by e-mail approximately 5-6 weeks after the application deadline.
Even if you apply as a university transfer student, it is possible that the admission committee will decide after reviewing your documents that you are not eligible to apply for a higher semester. In this case, you will take part in the procedure for the 1st semester and will be sent the homework topic.
The admission procedure consists of the assessment of the submitted work (portfolio) by the admission committee. In cases of doubt, the commission still conducts a personal interview, if necessary in the form of a video conference.
A decision on the recognition of study and examination achievements and the classification will only be made after admission.
The 6-week preliminary internship for the Design degree programme should be completed in craft facilities, e.g. in a carpenter's workshop, a sewing workshop/tailoring shop, a plastic or metal processing company, etc.
Since large parts of this study programme, especially the design work in the degree programme, are very strongly characterised by craft work and the direct, often also experimental examination of a wide variety of materials, the applicants should already have first experiences in working with various materials before the studies.
You can also complete different internships and add up the times.
Proof of the internship must be submitted by the time of enrolment at the latest.