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Bachelor Design (BA)

Design Academy Eindhoven · Eindhoven, Netherlands

100% taught in EnglishNo CAO points neededSelectiveArts academyPortfolioInterview
Duration4 years
StartsSept 2027
EntrySelective
Deadline (EU)28 Feb 2027
EU fee 2026/27€2,694 / yr

About the course

A broad, hands-on design degree at an arts academy: a first year building foundations in thinking, making and research, then work in design Studios alongside a Reflections line, with an internship and a graduation project. All DAE programmes are taught in English and over 70% of students come from abroad.

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.
  • DAE asks for a Dutch HAVO, VWO or MBO-4 diploma or an international secondary qualification at a comparable level. No specific subjects are listed.
  • Admission is by portfolio (including the DAE home assignments and 3D work) and a 15-minute online interview. International applicants must also meet DAE’s English language requirement (test scores are set out in DAE’s guidelines), and your English is checked at the interview.

How to apply

  1. Register in StudielinkApply for the Bachelor at Design Academy Eindhoven in Studielink, then set up your DAE Osiris account.
  2. Complete the applicationFill in the application form in Osiris and upload your portfolio with the DAE home assignments and 3D work by 28 February 2027, 23:59.
  3. Online interviewApplicants who complete their application are invited to a 15-minute online interview, where your English level is also checked.
  4. DecisionIn the 2026 cycle results were sent on 22 April 2026; the 2027 results date is not yet published. If admitted, you start in September 2027.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: Final admissions day for the bachelor: Sunday 28 February 2027 at 23:59 (Dutch time). Register in Studielink and complete the DAE application and portfolio (including the home assignments and 3D work) by this date..

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). DAE also charges bachelor students a Graduation Fund contribution of €105 a year (2026/27).
  • EU students may be eligible for a Dutch tuition-fee loan (DUO).
Selective admission: places go to applicants who pass the portfolio and interview. All bachelor students start in the first (propaedeutic) year in September; transferring into a later year is not possible.

At a glance

CountryNetherlands
CityEindhoven
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaStudielink
PlacesNot published
EntrySelective
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Checked against the official Design Academy Eindhoven website: September 2026 (2027 entry). The 28 February 2027 deadline is for 2027 entry. The fee, interview format and results date come from the 2026/27 cycle, so please confirm them with DAE. Always confirm details with the university before applying.