University of the Arts, The Hague Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag
IAU-007472
Netherlands
General Information
Private
Founded 1990 as the Academy of Fine Arts, Music and Dance out of the merger between the Royal Conservatory and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Acquired current title and status 2010 and is the overarching organisation of the Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Conservatoire.
Secondary school certificate or equivalent
Dutch;English
The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders
co-ed
Officers
Head : Huug de Deugd
Job title:President
Divisions
Academy : Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Fields of study:Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Textile Design
Conservatory : Royal Conservatoire
Fields of study:Dance, Jazz and Popular Music, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Musicology
Degrees
HBO Bachelor
Fields of study:Conducting, Dance, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Jazz and Popular Music, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Photography, Singing, Textile Design
HBO Master
Fields of study:Architecture, Conducting, Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Jazz and Popular Music, Media Studies, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Opera, Photography, Singing, Sound Engineering (Acoustics)
Doctor's Graad
Fields of study:Fine Arts, Music
PhDArts, International Doctorate Programme in Art and Design, is a collaboration between Leiden University Academy of Creative and Performing Arts and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague (http://www.phdarts.eu/PhDArts). Also post-graduate in Industrial Design.
Updated on 02-04-2026
