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Bachelor Product Design

ArtEZ University of the Arts (ArtEZ Academy of Art & Design Arnhem) · Arnhem, Netherlands

100% taught in EnglishNo CAO points neededSelectiveArts academyPortfolioIntake interview
Duration4 years
StartsSept 2027
EntrySelective
Deadline (EU)5 days before your round
EU fee 2026/27€2,694 / yr

About the course

A four-year, English-taught product design degree in Arnhem built around hands-on work with materials and design thinking in the workshops. It is a practical, career-focused degree at an arts academy (a university of applied sciences for the arts).

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • The institution assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Contact admissions to confirm.
  • No specific school subjects are required. Selection is based on a questionnaire, home assignment, motivation statement and portfolio. If you pass that stage, you take an entrance exam: either a full day in Arnhem with a hands-on activity and motivation interview, or an online motivation interview.
  • English good enough to follow classes. You can show this with a valid language certificate, previous education taught in English, or English as an exam subject.

How to apply

  1. Register on StudielinkApply for Product Design (Arnhem) on Studielink. ArtEZ then emails you instructions. In a past cycle registration opened on 1 October.
  2. Upload your workUpload the questionnaire, home assignment, motivation statement and portfolio at least five days before your chosen admission round.
  3. Admission roundIf invited, attend in Arnhem (programme presentation, workshop tour, hands-on activity and interview) or do an online motivation interview.
  4. DecisionArtEZ tells you the result after the round (an older page said within three working weeks).
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: Upload your questionnaire, home assignment, motivation statement and portfolio no later than five days before the admission round you choose. In an earlier cycle rounds ran from January to April; 2027 dates had not been published when we checked. Places are limited, so apply for the earliest round: later rounds are not guaranteed once capacity is reached..

Costs

  • Standard Dutch EU fee: €2,694 (2026/27). The 2027/28 fee is set by the Dutch government each year (expected to be close to €2,800).
  • EU students may be eligible for a Dutch tuition-fee loan (DUO).
Selective entry with limited capacity: apply early, as ArtEZ warns that later admission rounds are not guaranteed once places are filled.

At a glance

CountryNetherlands
CityArnhem
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaStudielink
PlacesLimited capacity (number not published)
EntrySelective
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Checked against the official ArtEZ website: September 2026 (2027 entry). Admission round dates for 2027 entry were not published, and some details come from an older ArtEZ page, so confirm with ArtEZ. Always confirm details with the university before applying.