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Become a student at Bergen National Academy of the Arts
Art and design for a changing community
Bergen National Academy of the Arts seeks creative, motivated and thinking people wanting to develop their personal skills in the area of art and design. Studies at KHiB are based on and aim to promote:
- Personal development
- Professional integrity
- Interdisciplinary approach
- Responsibility for your own learning
- Concern for the wider community
- On the job training
Admission to KHiB is based on actual abilities. In other words your application will be decided on the basis of the work you submit, on the outcome of an admission test and a personal interview. Application closing dates:
- MA in Fine Art: 1 February
- MA in Design: 1 April
- BA: 15 April
Please note that applicants to the BA programmes must have proficiency in a Scandinavian language.
While there are three departments at KHiB in charge of our various programmes, we try all the same to work as closely as practically possible.
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Diversity
Applicants to the Academy come from a large number of schools and with widely varying practical experience. Some come to us with general qualifications, some have a specific practical training, and others have attended a university or college.
For admission to the MA programmes a BA or other relevant education corresponding to 180 ECTS credits is required.
Student support and loans
KHiB is part of the public education system in Norway, which means that students do not have to pay tuition fees. Norwegian students may have financial support from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (NSELF). International students should be prepared to provide funding from their home countries.
Through the national Quota Scheme KHiB is able to offer financial support to three MA students from Central and Eastern Europe or developing countries. Support is given in the form of grants and loans. When the students return to their home countries the loan part is converted into a grant. There is no specific application procedure for support under the quota scheme. The allocation is directly linked to the MA application process, and KHiB makes a selection among the elegible applicants.
For more information, please consult the web site of NSELF, which is responsible for the funding
Apply
Fill in the application form and send it together with your portfolio/assignments before the closing date. It’s important that you read carefully all the information about your chosen programme. If you want to apply for several programmes at once, you can do this, but you have to send a full application for each of them. Remember, though, send only one application form!
MA application form in English
Welcome to Bergen National Academy of the Arts!
Student projects
See some of our student projects
Get to know some of our students and staff
We have collected some short interviews with people studying and working at KHiB.
De årlige avgangsutstillingene ved KHiB
Hver vår arrangerer KHiB masterutstilling i kunst, masterutstilling i design og bachelorutstilling der avgangsstudentene viser arbeidene sine.
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Studies at KHiB
This chapter contains information about the following:
- Admission describes what you need for the appication to study at KHiB.
- Bachelorprogramme describes the BA-programmes at KHiB.
- MA-programmes are offered in both arts and design.
- The study handbook contains information you need as a student at KHiB
- Studies abroad : KHiB is a member of several networks that gives our students a possibility to do parts of their programme at an other institution.
- Follow-up studies is our offers in life-long learning.
- Student-council contains information from the student council.
- Student welfare informs about welfare offers at KHiB and in Bergen.
- Quality reform is a constant process to ensure the highest quality in our study programmes.
