International Office
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Elena Rentsch, M.A.
T +49 (0)69.800 59-149
Schlossgrabengasse
Until further notice, there will be no face-to-face advising for study abroad. Please check the homepage first and contact Elena Rentsch, rentsch@hfg-offenbach.de, with any questions.
Strategy for Internationalization
Art, design and media realities are characterized by cross-media and cross-cultural convergences. This is reflected in the structure of our educational system. HFG Offenbach's cross-media strategy is innovative and future-oriented. It aims to set new national and international standards, keep pace with new technological developments and train artistic talents that will be able to meet the demands of a landscape of constantly changing occupational profiles, think in cosmopolitan ways and find interdisciplinary problem-solving approaches.
Strategic goals
- to successfully compete in the areas of teaching, research and the advancement of art and design on an international level and to further develop the university’s individual profile.
- To prepare university graduates for the challenges of a global job market and to educate them as cosmopolitan individuals,
- to create an international environment for all university staff and students.
Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach's internationalization is not an end in itself but rather is being implemented to satisfy the demand for the highest academic and artistic quality.
Guidelines of the internationalization strategy
International partnerships
HfG Offenbach is strengthening its international network with renowned partners. In this regard, the principles that apply are that collaboration has to be between equals and that research and teaching are mutually defining. The goal is to establish cooperation based on mandatory quality standards.
International studies
HfG Offenbach is purposefully orienting all of its study paths internationally, while taking each individual field’s specific academic culture into account. The Internationalization of Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach is the guiding principle in this.
International agents
HfG Offenbach provides additional training for its staff and actively seeks to recruit internationally experienced staff: outstanding academics and artists that have international networks at their disposal as well as interculturally competent personnel for the administrative sector. The recruitment of particularly suited international students is also being fostered.
International mobility
HfG Offenbach encourages the international mobility of its undergraduate and graduate students as well as of its staff.
International structure
HfG Offenbach supports the internationalization process on all levels and actively seeks to attract external funding.
The guidelines for the internationalization strategy are coordinated by the International Office and implemented in collaboration with the Executive Board and the individual departments.
Partner universities
Australia
Belgium
- Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen
- School of Arts University College Ghent (KASK & CONSERVATORY)
Brazil
China
- Tongji University Shanghai College of Design and Innovation & College of Communication and Art
England
- Camberwell College of the Arts, London
- Faculty of the Arts, Design and Media - Birmingham City University
Estonia
Finland
France
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Bourges
- École supérieure d'arts & médias de Caen (ésam)
- École nationale supérieure d'Art de Nancy (ENSA)
- École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD)
Greece
Iceland
Italia
Japan
New Zealand
The Netherlands
Norway
- The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)
- Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HIOA)
Austria
Poland
- Academia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejko w Krakowie (Academy of Fine Arts)
- Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie (Akademie der Bildenden Künste Warschau)
Portugal
Russia
Sweden
Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Facultad de Bellas Artes
- Universidad de Granada, Facultad de Bellas Artes
South Africa
Taiwan
Turkey
- Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, Istanbul
- Istanbul Technical University, istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
USA
Cyprus
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Elena Rentsch, M.A.
T +49 (0)69.800 59-149
Schlossgrabengasse
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