New Design University St. Pölten

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New Design University St. Pölten
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founding 2004
Sponsorship Private
place St. Poelten , AustriaAustriaAustria 
Rector Herbert Gruener
Students 567
Website www.ndu.ac.at
Main building next to the WIFI St. Pölten

The New Design University (NDU) was founded in 2004 by the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce and its Economic Development Institute (WIFI). The private university offers bachelor's and master's degrees as well as academic courses in the fields of design, technology and business.

overview

Originally, the NDU was housed in the main WIFI building; In autumn 2014 the university moved to the new tedeZ - Center for Technology and Design in St. Pölten. The building designed by ARGE AllesWirdGu t offers space for classrooms, workshops and laboratories on two floors.

courses

The German-speaking university offers the following courses:

Bachelor courses:

  • Graphic and information design (6 semesters, full-time, Bachelor of Arts )
  • Interior architecture & 3D design (6 semesters, full-time, Bachelor of Arts)
  • Design, craft & material culture (6 semesters, Bachelor of Arts)
  • Event Engineering (6 semesters, Bachelor of Engineering )
  • Management by Design (6 semesters, Bachelor of Science )
  • Design of digital systems - IoT (6 semesters, Bachelor of Science )

Masters courses:

  • Interior design & visual communication (4 semesters, full-time blocked, Master of Arts )
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (4 semesters, full-time blocked, Master of Science)

Courses:

  • Foundation Course (2-semester preparatory course)
  • Lighting technology and design (3-semester academic course)
  • Acoustics & Design (2-semester academic course)
  • Book design (2-semester academic course)
  • Food Design (3-semester academic course)
  • Digital business transformation (2-semester academic course)
  • Design Thinking 2.0 (3-semester academic course)

Study access

The basis for admission is the ranking based on an admission procedure with an interview.

The semester fees are EUR 2,950 per semester for a bachelor's degree and EUR 3,500 per semester for a master’s degree (exception: Entrepreneurship & Innovation: EUR 4,500 per semester).

Accreditation status

According to Austrian law, private universities must be reaccredited on a regular basis. The current accreditation period runs until December 31, 2020.

Partner universities

  • Academy of Fine Arts Munich (Germany)
  • Mainz University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
  • Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen (Germany)
  • BTK Berlin University of Art and Design (Germany)
  • Kadir Has University Istanbul (Turkey)
  • Ion Mincu University Bucharest (Romania)
  • Transylvania University Brasov (Romania)
  • Instituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (ISIA) di Urbino (Italy)

and many more

See also

Web links

Commons : New Design University  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 12 ″  N , 15 ° 37 ′ 8 ″  E