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Next Cohort :
1. Semester UBA April 2025
2. Semester UBA August 2025
3. Semester HU April 2026
4. Semester UBA/HU September 2026

Application for the next cohort has already closed. Application for the 2027 intake should take place by end of 2025. If you are interested in receiving a notification when the application phase opens you can register here.

Application Requirements

The following requirements must be met for participating in the admissions process:
- Academic Degree:
In order to apply, you must have completed a previous university degree.
This usually means a degree earned over at least four years of study, with a total of at least 2,600 attendance hours (clock hours). If your Bachelor’s Degree was less than four years in duration or comprises less than the required total attendance time and you have not yet completed a Master's degree, please submit proof of at least one year´s work and/or research experience in your field of study.
- Proven proficiency in English:
At least level B2 according to the CEFR

Application Procedure

Please submit your application including all supporting documents in PDF format to
applications.master-open-design@hu-berlin.de

Online application form. The application form is only available during the application phase.
Curriculum Vitae (summarized)
Motivation letter in English, no longer than 2 pages.
Academic documents (Bachelor and if applicable Master or equivalent qualifications):
a) Degree Certificate
b) Transcript(s) of Records
c) Certificate or proof of total number of attendance hours (2600 clock hours required)
Certificate of proficiency in English (B2 CEFR).
Accepted English proficiency tests are, for instance: Cambridge English First/Advanced, TOEFL iBT, IELTS. Proof of previous education conducted in English is also accepted.
Portfolio (if applicable to your discipline) or other academic and/or professional antecedents (texts, project descriptions etc.) not exceeding 10 MB.

After acceptance of the initial application, the Postgraduate Department (Foreign Students' Office FADU-UBA) may ask you to provide further documentation. After admission to the program you will be asked to submit your enrollment documentation electronically prior to the mandatory in person enrollment taking place in Buenos Aires before the course starts.

Since the program has its administrative seat at FADU-UBA students will be enrolled at this Faculty during the first year of the program. They will also be registered at HU-Berlin. During the third semester, when students will be moving to Germany, they will be enrolled in person at HU-Berlin.

Based on university regulations the program requires a minimum enrolment of 27 students to start. Should this number not be reached program admissions may be deferrred.