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Study programme Design
Contact:
E-mail studijni@umprum.cz
Design
Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague - Celoškolská pracoviště
Key information
- Field of study:
- Fashion, interior and industrial design
- Study language::
- CZ
- Study programme code:
- B0212A310005
- Application deadline:
- 30.11.2026
- ISCED code:
- 0212
- Study form::
- full-time
- Study duration:
- 4 years
Number of applicants in the last academic year: 288
Number of admitted students in the last academic year: 33
The study programme has three specializations: Industrial Design – Studio of Industrial Design, Studio of Furniture and Interior Design, Studio of Product Design Material Design – Studios of Glass, Studio of Ceramics and Porcelain, Studio K.O.V., Studio of Textile Fashion Design – Studios of Fashion Design, Studio of Fashion and Footwear Design Industrial Design prepares you for serial and industrial production with a wide range of materials and modern technologies, unique craft-based and conceptual objects, and broader systems and services design. Material Design focuses on systematic analysis of individual materials and technological, conceptual and experimental approaches in a wide range of forms and objects. It covers unique craft-based and conceptual objects and products for industrial and serial production. Fashion Design focuses on the human body and its appearance, especially, but not only, through the design, production and manufacture of clothing, fashion accessories, leather goods, footwear and related products. It covers ready-to-wear and industrial production and unique author-driven works conceived conceptually or experimentally, with links to free artistic practice.
Application and admission procedure
- Admission procedure form:
- talent exam
- Application deadline:
- 30.11.2026
- Application fee:
- 1000.00 CZK
Apply to only one studio using the electronic form on the UMPRUM website (www.umprum.cz/cs/web/uchazec/bakalarske-a-magisterske-studium). Entry requirements: completion of secondary education; at the entrance examination you may be a final-year student; Czech at B1 level if you are from a country other than the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic; interest in the relevant field. Attach a motivation letter, CV, a copy of the certificate confirming completion of secondary education ("maturitni vysvedceni") or written confirmation from your school that you are in the final year of secondary education, a copy of a B1 Czech certificate if you are not a citizen of the Czech Republic or the Slovak Republic, and a digital portfolio.
Study
With a design degree from UMPRUM, you can work as: • independent designers or members of small design teams, undertaking commissions from industrial enterprises and other companies, including the development of industrial designs for serial production; • independent designers or members of small design teams specializing in traditional craft production of unique objects and small series, as well as bespoke production for individual clients; • designers employed in the design departments of industrial enterprises; • independent consultants specializing in design strategy and management; • consultants employed by agencies providing strategic and management consulting services with a focus on design; • design advisors in the public sector; • academic professionals and researchers in the field of design.
University
- Institution type:
- public
- Founded:
- 1885
- Abbreviation:
- UMPRUM
- Number of students:
- 581
- Number of international students in degree programmes:
- 123
- Number of international exchange students:
- 80
- Number of international alumni
- 34
High competition for places keeps student numbers low, supporting an individual approach across studios and study programmes. Learn from renowned professors, leading authorities and international guest professors invited each semester through the Visiting Artist Studio. Each field offers specialised above-standard workshops and a wide range of theoretical classes. You can use two gallery spaces in central Prague and a historic library with a vast collection of publications in multiple languages. Students work with Czech and international manufacturers including Škoda Auto, Volkswagen, Nike, Mikov, Bomma, Preciosa, Vitra, Hermés, Baťa and Moser Glassworks. They regularly join prestigious international exhibitions and design fairs. These include Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, Ars Electronica Festival, Brussels Design September and Dutch Design Week. UMPRUM has bilateral agreements with more than 60 European and non-European partner schools. It is a member of CUMULUS – the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. It belongs to ELIA, a globally connected European network supporting exchange and development in higher arts education.
Contacts
Contacts
Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague
Náměstí Jana Palacha 80, 11693 Praha
Contact:
Celoškolská pracoviště
Contact:
Phone
- Field of study:
- Fashion, interior and industrial design
- Study language::
- CZ
- Study programme code:
- B0212A310005
- Application deadline:
- 30.11.2026
- ISCED code:
- 0212
- Study form::
- full-time
- Study duration:
- 4 years
Number of applicants in the last academic year: 288
Number of admitted students in the last academic year: 33
The study programme has three specializations: Industrial Design – Studio of Industrial Design, Studio of Furniture and Interior Design, Studio of Product Design Material Design – Studios of Glass, Studio of Ceramics and Porcelain, Studio K.O.V., Studio of Textile Fashion Design – Studios of Fashion Design, Studio of Fashion and Footwear Design Industrial Design prepares you for serial and industrial production with a wide range of materials and modern technologies, unique craft-based and conceptual objects, and broader systems and services design. Material Design focuses on systematic analysis of individual materials and technological, conceptual and experimental approaches in a wide range of forms and objects. It covers unique craft-based and conceptual objects and products for industrial and serial production. Fashion Design focuses on the human body and its appearance, especially, but not only, through the design, production and manufacture of clothing, fashion accessories, leather goods, footwear and related products. It covers ready-to-wear and industrial production and unique author-driven works conceived conceptually or experimentally, with links to free artistic practice.
- Admission procedure form:
- talent exam
- Application deadline:
- 30.11.2026
- Application fee:
- 1000.00 CZK
Apply to only one studio using the electronic form on the UMPRUM website (www.umprum.cz/cs/web/uchazec/bakalarske-a-magisterske-studium). Entry requirements: completion of secondary education; at the entrance examination you may be a final-year student; Czech at B1 level if you are from a country other than the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic; interest in the relevant field. Attach a motivation letter, CV, a copy of the certificate confirming completion of secondary education ("maturitni vysvedceni") or written confirmation from your school that you are in the final year of secondary education, a copy of a B1 Czech certificate if you are not a citizen of the Czech Republic or the Slovak Republic, and a digital portfolio.
With a design degree from UMPRUM, you can work as: • independent designers or members of small design teams, undertaking commissions from industrial enterprises and other companies, including the development of industrial designs for serial production; • independent designers or members of small design teams specializing in traditional craft production of unique objects and small series, as well as bespoke production for individual clients; • designers employed in the design departments of industrial enterprises; • independent consultants specializing in design strategy and management; • consultants employed by agencies providing strategic and management consulting services with a focus on design; • design advisors in the public sector; • academic professionals and researchers in the field of design.
University
University detail- Institution type:
- public
- Founded:
- 1885
- Abbreviation:
- UMPRUM
- Number of students:
- 581
- Number of international students in degree programmes:
- 123
- Number of international exchange students:
- 80
- Number of international alumni
- 34
High competition for places keeps student numbers low, supporting an individual approach across studios and study programmes. Learn from renowned professors, leading authorities and international guest professors invited each semester through the Visiting Artist Studio. Each field offers specialised above-standard workshops and a wide range of theoretical classes. You can use two gallery spaces in central Prague and a historic library with a vast collection of publications in multiple languages. Students work with Czech and international manufacturers including Škoda Auto, Volkswagen, Nike, Mikov, Bomma, Preciosa, Vitra, Hermés, Baťa and Moser Glassworks. They regularly join prestigious international exhibitions and design fairs. These include Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, Ars Electronica Festival, Brussels Design September and Dutch Design Week. UMPRUM has bilateral agreements with more than 60 European and non-European partner schools. It is a member of CUMULUS – the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. It belongs to ELIA, a globally connected European network supporting exchange and development in higher arts education.
Contacts
Study programme Design
Contact:
E-mail studijni@umprum.cz
Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague
Náměstí Jana Palacha 80, 11693 Praha
Contact:
Celoškolská pracoviště
Contact:
Phone
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