Information for students, artists and scholars at risk
Many projects for refugees are taking place at UdK Berlin On this page you will find a selection of current and past events.
Access Art Schools Berlin
The joint project Access Art Schools Berlin. A project to prepare students at risk for artistic and academic studies in Berlin bundles a package of measures for prospective students from April to December 2025. The concept is based on the needs of the target group and is in line with the overall concept for persons at risk at the UdK Berlin. The individual offers of the UdK Berlin and the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch (HfS) are open to all prospective students at risk of the Berlin art academies and the joint offers provide an optimal advisory and support structure for a successful application.
Program
Study Preparation
Course 1 (B2.1): 02.06. – 01.08.2025
Course 2 (B2.2): 18.08. – 10.10.2025
Course 3 (C1): 29.09. – 28.11.2025
German courses (B2 – C1)
Conversation courses and study skills workshops
Get-together and individual study counseling
Online Workshop: "Introduction to Studying at an Art College in Germany and Berlin" (in English)
23.06. 10:00 – 12:00 am
22.09. 10:00 – 12:00 am (together with the International Office)
Get-Together: Monthly meeting of prospective students and UdK students at risk
20.06. 17:00 – 19:00 Café Menta, Emser Str. 24, 10719 Berlin
20.07. 14:00 – 15:30 Hardenbergstr. 33, in the garden/courtyard
(part of Access Art Schools on Tour @UdK Berlin)
11.09. 15:00 Hardenbergstr. 33, Room 004
11.11. 17:30-19:00 Café Nero (Eingang: Bibliothek), Fasanenstr. 88
Beyond German (Presentation Techniques)
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Day Excursions to the Berlin Art Academies
09.07. from 10:00 Access Art Schools on Tour @HfS
20.07. 12:00 – 17:00
Access Art Schools on Tour @UdK Berlin
Meeting point: Hardenbergstr. 33, Garden
Program: 12:00 Community Meeting / 13:00 Art Tour Hardenbergstr. / 14:00 Get-together in the garden / 15:30 Meeting for the joint trip to the Medienhaus / 16:00 Art Tour Medienhaus
19.11. Access Art Schools on Tour @Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin
Meeting point: Bühringstraße 20, 13086 Berlin
Program: Presentation of the International Office including counselling services for international students with Leoni Adams / A guided tour through the Hochschule / A conversation with Prof. Dr. Ulf Aminde
20.11. 10:00 - 13:00 Access Art Schools on Tour @Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Program: Presentation of the Film University/artistic degree programs and PrepClass / Presentation of the International Office, including advisory services for international students / Guided tour of the Film University by a student / Discussion with international students
Meeting point: Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11, 14482 Potsdam, Main entrance
Artist Training Modules
for Music, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Film
udk-berlin.de/ziw/artisttrainingregistrierung
20.08. – 05.09.2025: Building New Horizons: Artistic Empowerment for Artists at Risk – Ruba Adwan
08.09. – 12.09.2025: Self-Presentation and Networking for Professional Filmmakers at Risk – Natalija Yefimkina & Henner Winckler
15.09. – 27.09.2025: Basic Tools for a New Start in the Berlin Performing Arts Scene – Maryna Makarenko & Anna Volkland
02.10. – 28.11.2025: AI Storytelling – Sina Ataeian
06.10. – 17.10.2025: Building Your Music Life in Berlin: A Practical Guide – Soheil Soheili & Niki Yaghmaee
Common Ground Community Meetings
in Ukrainian, Farsi and Arabic
https://www.instagram.com/commonground.udk/
Professionalization Training for Employees
COMMUNICATION
“Kunsthochschulen tragen Verantwortung, gesellschaftliche Teilhabe zu ermöglichen.”
– Prof. Dr. Markus Hilgert, President UdK Berlin
“Right now it is especially important that we show Artists at Risk that Berlin's cultural scene not only tolerates them, but wants and needs them.”
– Dr. Anna Luise Kiss, Rector HfS Ernst Busch Berlin
Press Release
TEAM
Dr. Melanie Waldheim (Head of project management, Artist Training), Corinna Whyment (German courses), Dr. Mareike Brlecic Layer (co-project management, Study skills) and Alejandra Nieves Camacho + Alice Rugai (professionalization), Sven Dolinski (HfS), Yevheniia Perutska, Mahgol Mohammadi, Dai Solayman (Common Ground)
Contact: artisttraining-ziw@udk-berlin.de
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