Application deadlines for Fall AND Spring semester 2025-2026

  • April 7: All students have to be nominated by the international office of our partner institutes before April 8th. See the email sent to all partners for the link. 
  • April 7-15: Students will receive an email with a link to upload all required documents.   
  • April 28 10 AM – Deadline for students to upload all required documents.

    NOTE: an exchange at our Fine Arts and Architectural Design departments is only possible in the 1st semester. 

Conditions

  • You are studying as a bachelor student at one of the art academies with which the Gerrit Rietveld Academie has an exchange agreement
  • You have written permission from your academy to apply for an exchange semester
  • Your portfolio is complete and submitted prior to the deadline
  • Your portfolio is approved by our admissions board
  • For non-EU candidates, it is compulsory to apply for a residence permit via the International Office of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie (you can find more information here).
  • You submitted a proof of English proficiency. See the section below for more information.

Proof of English proficiency

Candidates need to provide proof of English proficiency during the application process. We accept:

  • a copy of your European high school/secondary school diploma, with English as exam subject (before 1 May 2024), or
  • your Academic IELTS certificate, with minimum overall band score of 6.0, with at least 6.0 for Speaking (IELTS before 1 May 2025 at the latest, or
  • proof that English is your mother tongue (f.e. a copy of your passport, or high school diploma of English speaking country), which has to be submitted with your portfolio application.

NOTE: we do not accept TOEFL!