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Art Students, Artists and Art Historians at Risk

This page offers information about a programme of the University of Fine Arts Münster that enables refugees from any crisis area of the world to take up artistic studies or continue such studies as far as the capacities of the university allow. You will also find links providing information and external assistance for art students, artists and art historians at risk. Please note that some of the links also contain information for people in Germany who wish to help. According to German law, we do not take any responsibility for the content of external sites linked here.

Freedom of art means freedom of artists. As a cosmopolitan university of arts committed to democratic diversity and peace, the University of Fine Arts Münster supports art students and prospective students from crisis regions when they apply for a place at our university.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the association "Freunde der Kunstakademie Münster e.V." (Friends of the University of Fine Arts Münster), which has set up an emergency fund and is collecting donations to support this programme: https://www.freunde-kunstakademie-muenster.de/kontaktspende. We thank all donors for their support.

Your journey to the University of Fine Arts Münster

The University of Fine Arts Münster enables refugees to take up artistic studies or to continue such studies, as far as the capacities of the university allow.

Guest Students

The University of Fine Arts Münster offers the possibility to accept guest students besides regularly enroled students. If you are interested, please contact the International Office at international[at]kunstakademie-muenster.de and 0251 8361 205 for individual clarification. In addition, art students at risk who become members of the university can be financially supported, e.g. for exemption from semester fees, by the Friends of the Academy of Fine Arts Münster. Please use this funding application.


Regular application for artistic studies

You may apply for admission to a degree programme within the next assessment procedure.

Information on the application procedure can be found here: https://www.kunstakademie-muenster.de/bewerbung.

Should the capacities of the University of Fine Arts Münster be exhausted, you can authorise us to pass your information on to other academies/universities of arts.

The Rectors' Conference of the German Universities of Fine Arts has taken the anniversary of the war on Ukraine as an opportunity to publish a list of all the assistance offered by german universities of Fine Arts to refugees from Ukraine and other countries of origin (in german): List of assistance offered by german universities of Fine Arts.

Further information can be found below under "Further Information" and "Artists at Risk – External Offers".

Freedom of science means freedom of scientists. As a cosmopolitan university of arts committed to democratic diversity and peace, the University of Fine Arts Münster has a sense of responsibility for supporting refugee scientists.

Please contact the university if you have specific questions at rektorat[at]kunstakademie-muenster.de.

External offers and help

Further Sources of Information

In the following, you will find important links. These are continuously being expanded. We are also dependent on your experience and assistance. Please send important information you might have (links, contact persons, etc.) to kalender[at]kunstakademie-muenster.de for possible publication. Please also contact us if you would like to point out updates or if you find certain content critical so that we can act as quickly as possible.

Offers of the telephone counselling service / psychotherapeutic help

City of Münster – Infos regarding Stays on humanitarian reasons

Explanations of the various options for stays on humanitarian reasons: https://www.stadt-muenster.de/en/aufenthaltsrecht/humanitarian-stays
 

Study and doctorate in germany – Infos given by the City of Münster

If you do not have German citizenship or the citizenship of a member state of the European Union, your stay in Germany is governed by the German Residence Act. The City of Münster provides information on the requirements for issuing and extending a residence permit before, during and after your studies: https://www.stadt-muenster.de/en/aufenthaltsrecht/undergraduate-degrees-and-doctorates

 

Information from the “Studierendenwerk“ (Student Social Services) on life in Münster

The “Studierendenwerk“ (Student Social Services) offers comprehensive information, for example, on living, eating and drinking, childcare and other counselling services: https://www.stw-muenster.de/en

 

Funding/Financing Study Visits

Students at Risk – Hilde Domin-Programm of the DAAD

„Freunde der Kunstakademie Münster e.V.“ (Friends of the University Münster)

Information on financial support for refugees from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research


For more information on funding, see "Artists at Risk – External Offers."

 

Further information and offers of help

Compilations of various offers of help


Volunteering in Münster

 

Offer and find housing for refugees

 

Queer Emergency Alliance

 

Job Search and Job Offers for Refugees

 

Guide to trauma-sensitive and empowering interaction with refugees

 

Recognition of foreign certificates and documents

 

Information from central offices and from federal and state governments

 

Health guide for refugees in Münster

 

Language courses

 

How to donate:

The German Central Institute for Social Issues (DZI) has published a list of organisations that have been certified with the DZI donation seal and provides tips on how to donate:
https://www.dzi.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Die-7-wichtigsten-DZI-Spendentipps.pdf