Head of Department: Sen.Art. Mag.art.
Birgit Hertel
The Institute of Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna is an
academic teaching and research centre offering interdisciplinary practice in various areas of contemporary design. Education
is organised in diploma studies, with departments serving as “vertical studios” enabling students of all semesters to collaborate
in joint art and research projects. Graduates are awarded a Magister/Magistra degree after passing their diploma exam.
The Institute of Design comprises the following departments: Industrial Design 1 and Industrial Design 2, Fashion,
Graphic Design, Graphics and Advertising and Applied Photography (from 2014). It is complemented by the Department of Theory
and History of Design as well as the Video Studio and the Computer Studio.
Education at the institute relies on
knowledge transfer in small groups, direct interaction between teachers and students, free and experimental project choices
as well as workshops and lectures given by national and international experts.
The Institute of Design is one of
the leading design schools in Europe and adds to Vienna's role as a national and international centre of design competence.
