Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach

About the University
The Academy of Art & Design has been a college of art and design with university status since 1970, though it goes back as far as the year 1832. What makes our college different from other colleges of art and design in its highly open approach: the fine arts, media studies and applied design are accorded the same degree of importance in terms of teaching and integrative development. An important factor in this is the interaction of theory and design, experiment and product as well as new and old techniques in image production. The promotion of communicative intelligence is just as much one of our aims as is acquiring an emotional, sensuous level of maturity.
The concept of reality in art, design and the media has been highly influenced by development in cross-medial and cross-cultural convergences.
This is reflected in our course structures. We aim to train artists and designers to enable them to master professional demands that are constantly changing. The degree course offers a choice of five different final examination topics: art, communication design, media studies, stage design (dept. of Visual Communication) and product design (ibid.). Additionally, the college offers a one year (2-semester), project-oriented postgraduate course.
About the City
First mentioned in 977, Offenbach was part of the imperial forest of Dreieich, and a mint was established there in 1407. Acquired by Count (later Prince) von Isenburg-Birstein in 1486, it began its prosperity with an influx of Huguenot craftsmen in 1698-1703. Annex to Hessen in 1816, Offenbach grew steadily until the proximity (downstream to the west) of metropolitan Frankfurt am Main.
Today Offenbach enjoys easy accessibility. The city lies 15 kilometers from Frankfurt Airport. Various subway and bus lines link Offenbach with Frankfurt am Main and the Offenbach railway station connects the city to national and international destinations.
The multicultural mix of residents influences the atmosphere and daily life of the city. Throughout the year there is an enormous offering of cultural activities. Additionally Offenbach is home to the famous “Ledermuseum” and the “Klingspormuseum” . The night life is influenced by the students and graduates of the Hochschule für Gestaltung: the “HfG-Rundgang” and the “Crossmedianight” are some special events.

Departments

• Visual Communications
• Product Design

Statistics (2009)

• Year of foundation ......................1970
• Number of students................ ......633
• Foreign students ...........................105
• Professors ......................................22

Hochschule für Gestaltung
Students' Office

Schlossstrasse 31
D-63065 Offenbach am Main
Phone: +49 (0)69 / 800 59 - 120; - 121
Fax: +49 (0)60 / 800 59 109
e-mail:studieninfo@hfg-offenbach.de

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