Information and deadlines for portfolio submission
Online registration for the entrance examination or an application will be possible again from November 1, 2025.
Deadline: January 5, 2026, 12:00 noon.
A digital portfolio with your own artistic works must be submitted with the online application. The relevant guidelines can be found below.
The dates for the portfolio consultations and information events can be found here!
Based on your work, the next step is to decide on admission to the entrance examination.
You will receive further information and the exact dates for the entrance examination (16-20.02.2026) in the invitation letter, which you will receive no later than four weeks after the application deadline.
Notes on the digital portfolio in the department of Visuelle Communication
Detailed instructions for creating the portfolio and the homework assignment will be published here from November 1, 2025!
General information
The portfolio can be submitted digitally in two ways:
1) as a self-made PDF 2) as a link to a portfolio website.
Both forms of submission must fully meet the content requirements.
Requirements for the PDF:
- DIN A4 landscape format
- linked videos or websites (without password protection)
- max. 60 pages
- max. 50 MB
Content requirements:
- Cover sheet with application number and name
- curriculum vitae
- The homework
- min. 15 to max. 30 works
- Short, keyword information about each work (e.g. title, size, material, who, what, when and where)
- All links must be submitted without password protection.
- In case of group work, name all co-authors.
- If it is a supervised work, please name supervising persons or course / project / institution.
- The use of generative AI systems is generally permitted. If you think it makes sense, we invite you to communicate your work process with AI-based tools.