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ABOUT KADK
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THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, SCHOOL OF DESIGN
KADK: Leading Academy in the fields of architecture, design and conservation Founded in 1754, KADK - The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts is home to three of the leading schools of architecture, design and conservation. The academy includes world-class study and research environments engaged in Bachelor, Master’s and Ph.D. programmes, taught in Danish and English. KADK is an educational institution under the aegis of The Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, and handles education and research within the subject fields of the three schools. We live and breathe architecture, design and conservation around the clock. Our main campus is located in the lively capital of Denmark, Copenhagen – known as the bridge between Scandinavia and continental Europe.
Our DNA
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KADK unites three fields of knowledge: academic research, artistic development and professional practice – three different approaches to discovery, invention and creation. These three fields are closely interlinked in the educational programmes, enabling us to develop graduates and knowledge, which match the needs of the corporate world, while promoting world-class research, ground-breaking artistic design and new experimental understanding. This gives KADK a unique position among educational and research institutions both in Denmark and abroad.
KADK has more than 1,800 students and the equivalent of 350 full-time employees, who create learning, research, artistic development and dynamic study environments on KADK’s three campus sites: Holmen and Esplanaden in Central Copenhagen and at the Arts and Crafts Department on the island of Bornhom.
At KADK the three approaches are underpinned by a unique learning environment, in which studio-based project work, theoretical teaching, workshops and laboratories are all vital basic elements. All help to shape the architects, designers and conservators of tomorrow.
Total number of students at KADK: Bachelor: 990 Master: 870 Ph.D.: 60 Staff: 380 International students every year: 488
Design students: Bachelor: 415 Master: 285
History The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation was founded in 2011 on the basis of a merger between the Academy’s School of Architecture (1754), the Danish Design School (1875) and the Academy’s School of Conservation (1973). The purpose of the merger, was to enhance cooperation between the different disciplines, and to integrate expertise from related academic fields. www.kadk.dk