Why choose Design Art Technology in Arnhem?
Excellent facilities
Our programme offers access to the best workshops with highly skilled instructors. And uniquely: Design Art Technology is the only course in the Netherlands with its own dedicated hard- and software lab!
A close-knit community
Our students come from all over the world, combining a wide range of backgrounds. This mix of perspectives inspire a strong community spirit and a collaborative department culture where studying together becomes a key aspect to learning and creating.
Focus on career
Our international team of teachers, interdisciplinary projects, internships in other countries and collaborations with external partners all help you prepare for your future creative career.
Exploratory environment
The programme works with a flexible structure where you are encouraged to explore and experiment across multiple disciplines. The knowledge you gained at the intersection of these disciplines will help you develop versatile ways of working.
Field trips
The department takes a Field Trip every year to visit places where technology and culture meet; from Transmediale in Berlin to the entry point of the European internet on the beach. From a radio-telescope in the middle of nowhere to the village of Nokia in Finland, and countless media art festivals around the world in between.
International team
Our team of tutors are active professionals in the field with extensive networks, ensuring you receive guidance from experts who are deeply engaged in the current discourse and professional practices.
A department at the intersection of disciplines
Our programme is uniquely positioned at the intersection Media Arts, Experimental Design, and Creative Technology, where students develop a versatile practice and knowledge across media and artistic fields. We provide a broad, interdisciplinary curriculum that empowers students to discover their own voices, critically approach complex issues, and think creatively. By acquiring both soft and hard skills, we guide students in exploring the distinctive role technology will play in their individual practices.
The curriculum offers an equal emphasis on working with physical and digital materials, employing a holistic approach that shapes young thinkers and makers. For us, technology is more than a tool—it’s a material with its own voice, an agent for research, and a poetic system. We see technology not as a fleeting trend but as a medium that withholds history, utility, and potential for transformative communication.
This approach allows our students to develop resilient, forward-thinking practices that engage meaningfully with technology, both as a material and as a lens for viewing the world.
Over the past four years, I’ve learned more than I ever imagined when I went to the academy. Many of the classes I studied were specialized. I learned to convey my own ideas and fascinations through design and methodology while developing my own way of working through which I can tell my stories. By being constantly challenged, the department asked the utmost of me.”
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