School

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

KADK is a higher education institution under the aegis of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. A Rector, within the framework laid down by the Board, carries out the day-to-day management. KADK provides three main areas of education: architecture, design and conservation, spread across seven departments.

KADK unites three fields of knowledge: academic research, artistic research and professional practice as three different ways to discover, invent and create. These three fields are closely interlinked within the education, enabling the development of superior graduate knowledge, which match the needs of the profession, while contributing world-class research, ground-breaking artistic design and new experimental understanding. The school's knowledge base puts KADK in a unique position among educational and research institutions both in Denmark and abroad.

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Head of School

Sanne Kofod Olsen has a BA and a MA in art history from the University of Copenhagen, where since 2003 she has been a lecturer, and received the 2014 NL Høyen medal. She is an examiner at the art history department at Copenhagen and Aarhus Universities. Her primary area of research is contemporary art.

From 2005 to 2009 she has been the Rector of the Funen Art Academy and from 2009 to 2014 director of the Museum of Contemporary Art. On the 4th of July 2014, the Ministry of Culture appointed her rector of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts as Mikkel Bogh's successor.

Courses Overview: Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Bachelor in Visual Communication
Bachelor in Fashion Design
Master in Visual Culture and Identity
Master in Fashion Design

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Life in Copenhagen

KADK is situated at three addresses with three vibrant campuses at Holmen and Esplanaden in Copenhagen and in Nexø on Bornholm. Once you have been accepted onto a programme at KADK, one of your next priorities will be to find a place to live in Copenhagen. Unfortunately, we do not have our own accommodation and therefore students have to find a room or apartment themselves. Every year in Copenhagen thousands of new students will start their various studies, and with a relative shortage of student accommodation, finding a place to stay can be a challenge. Therefore, we recommend starting your search well before the start of the semester.

The Design School, Bornholm provides a unique and intimate academic life, in which everyone works and lives close to the school.

Tuition and Scholarship Information

EU/EEA citizens or citizens of Switzerland are not required to pay tuition fees to enrol in degree programmes in Denmark as their tuition fees are financed by the Danish Government. Similarly, applicants holding certain Danish residence permits are also exempt from paying tuition fee (for more details visit studyindenmark.dk). Citizens from all other countries are required to pay tuition fees at institutions of higher education in Denmark.

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