Bachelor ArtScience

About the course

An interdisciplinary art course run jointly by the Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Conservatoire, where students use curiosity-driven research to create new art forms across music, film, theatre, visual art and technology. Teaching mixes theory, workshops, research projects and individual coaching, and it is taught entirely in English.

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.
• You need a school-leaving diploma comparable to a Dutch VWO, HAVO or MBO 4 diploma. No specific subjects are listed. In exceptional cases, if you lack this, the department may offer a competency test (fee €250).
• Selection is by portfolio (up to 20 pages, maximum 10 recent works), a motivation letter (maximum 350 words), a one-page CV and an admission interview. EU applicants’ English is assessed at the interview.

How to apply

1. Register on StudielinkApply for Bachelor ArtScience on Studielink from 1 October 2026.
2. Upload your portfolioSubmit your portfolio, motivation letter and CV through the KABK online system (OSIRIS) by 2 March 2027.
3. Admission interviewThe selection committee reviews your work and invites selected applicants to an interview by email; 2027 dates are to be confirmed.
4. Decision and enrolmentIf admitted, upload your diploma and ID documents and pay the tuition fee to complete enrolment.

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).

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