Admission requirements
At the Master Industrial Design, we believe that great design thinking and innovation thrives at the intersection of diverse perspectives. It is with this in mind that we welcome applicants from various backgrounds and disciplines. See the application as an opportunity for you to showcase your unique engagement with the design field through your designs, research, motivations, and experience.
General Requirements
- You must have obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
- You must be proficient in both spoken and written English.
- Non-EU/EEA candidates are required to provide proof of English Language proficiency.
- EU/EEA candidates' English language level will be assessed during their interview.
Specific Requirements
As part of the admission and selection procedure for the Master Industrial Design, you are asked to provide us with the following: portfolio, letter of motivation, and a curriculum vitae. After these elements are reviewed, if selected, you will be invited for an interview with the admission committee.
Your portfolio plays a crucial role in your application. See the portfolio as an opportunity to showcase your process, insights and personal vision in the field of design. Take the time to carefully select and curate your designs, material experiments, prototypes, projects, research, sketches, and photographs. However, feel free to include other material that will give the admissions committee a better glimpse of who you are as a designer.
PDF in 10-20 pages, max 50 MB (larger files are not accepted)
In this letter you introduce yourself, your background, and motivation to study at the Master Industrial Design. Please explain why this programme is a good fit for your ambitions and share how you think about design and research.
- What could “redesigning industry” mean to you? What would you like to question or change?
- What is a research question you are interested in exploring deeper during this master's? Why is this question meaningful to you, and how could you begin to investigate it?
Your ideas do not need to form a fully developed research proposal. Refrain from using AI to write this text. We are curious about your genuine interests and reasoning.
PDF, maximum 1 A4 page
In addition to the information about your previous studies, your resume should include a list of the most crucial milestones in your professional journey. Include exhibitions, events, publications, grants, prizes or nominations you may have received but also other interests, skills and experience you may have.
PDF, maximum 2 A4 pages
After a selection based on the above, you will be invited to an admission day and group interview taking place on site at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. In exceptional cases, online participation is possible upon request.
The interview allows for a more in-depth exchange on your aims as a designer and how the Master Industrial Design program may be a good fit for your ambitions.
Other program points of the admission include a group workshop, lunch with current students, a tour of the workshops, and meeting teachers of the core team.
Application deadline
Application/portfolio deadlines
2 March 2027
Admission days/interviews
12 May 2027
Application/portfolio deadline: In order to apply, you must first register in Studielink (the Dutch national database for admission to higher education) and then gain access to our online application system OSIRIS where you will be asked to submit your portfolio and other supporting documents.
Admission days/interviews: After each deadline the selection committee reviews your portfolio and other documents and decides whether you will be invited for an admission interview. If the committee decides positively, you will receive an email with more information on this phase of the process.
