'The Bridge' presents HKU game designers in Amsterdam and Venice May 15, 2013
Professional designers, programmers, HKU students and students at two other Dutch academies have developed concepts for games using 'Kinect'. With this unique technology, you can play a game by means of body movements. more

HKU lecturer Hans Leeuw winner of Margaret Guthman Competition for New Musical Instruments April 16, 2013
HKU lecturer Hans Leeuw has won the Margaret Guthman Competition for New Musical Instruments (Atlanta, USA). His invention - the electrumpet - is an extension of a conventional trumpet and is provided with sensors and computer technology. more

HKU alumni win Time Capsule Award and Audience Award at the Imagine Film Festival, EYE Amsterdam April 11, 2013
The first awards were handed out yesterday at Imagine Film Festival in EYE Amsterdam, including the Time Capsule Award for the online trailer Monsterpop by HKU alumnus Boriz Baatsen and his team. The public voted with for Tree of Life by the Heyl Brothers. more

Hazar Birkan wins first prize in the category Bachelors of the International Flute Competition April 8, 2013
Hazar Birkan - Bachelor student classical flute at HKU Utrechts Conservatorium - has won the first prize in the category Bachelors of the International Flute Competition. more

Creative Urban Renewal (CURE) Knowledge Event, June 13 - 15 April 4, 2013
The International Creative Urban Renewal (CURE) Summerschool has been scheduled for June 13 - 15, 2013 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. more

HKU Design at Salone Internazionale in Milano March 27, 2013
HKU Design is proud to present the project by eight 2012 graduates during this year’s Milan Design Week, or ‘Salone Internazionale del Mobile’, from 9 to 14 April. more

The world discovers Dutch computer games in San Francisco March 25, 2013
The Dutch Consulate in San Francisco opens its doors for videogames. Under the title INDIGO, 20 Dutch game developers (including students and alumni HKU) show from 25 to 30 March their finest titles to an international audience of peers, investors, publishers, press and enthusiasts. more

Graduation film 'My darling dog has cancer' screened at Lanzarote International short film Festival March 6, 2013
Marinka de Jonghe's graduation film 'My darling dog has cancer' has been selected for the Documentary Short Films Competition atvthe 13th Lanzarote International short film Festival that's being held from 8-19 April in Spain. more

HKU Games and Interaction students develop games for Venice Biennale 2013 March 5, 2013
Two student teams from HKU Games and Interaction are selected to get started with an artistic game concept for the Venice Biennale 2013. more

Former HKU student Erik-Jan de Boer wins Oscar for Visual Effects 'Life of Pi' February 25, 2013
Erik-Jan de Boer, together with three colleagues won an Oscar for his work on the film Life of Pi. De Boer was one of the first graduates at HKU towards computer animation. more

Graduation project by Marieka Ratsma on display in New York February 13, 2013
Marieka Ratsma's Bio Mimicry Shoes are until April 13 on display at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York. more

Summer School 2013: strong academic summer courses in August January 15, 2013
Together with HKU, University of the Arts Utrecht, Utrecht Summer School offers two strong academic summer courses in August 2013. more

New corporate identity for Utrecht School of the Arts December 17, 2012
On December 12, Utrecht School of the Arts, HKU presented its new logo. It is developed by design agency Thonik and is the prelude to a complete replacement of the corporate identity. more

SHOWCASE Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) - 17 January 2013 December 17, 2012
Over the past six months, student teams have worked hard on completing research & design projects commissioned by companies and organisations such as the Military Rehabilitation Centre ‘Aardenburg’, Plan, Crossing Border and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The results can be seen during the Showcase. more

MaHKU presents SPASM at Kunstvlaai 23.11/02.12 2012 November 29, 2012
Students of MA Design and MA Fine Art of HKU (MaHKU) will exhibit at Kunstvlaai from 23rd November to 2nd December 2012 at the Sint Nicolaas Lyceum complex at the Amsterdam Zuidas. more

Club HKU, 25th Anniversary Festival 2012 November 29, 2012
Come and see! Club HKU, 25th Anniversary Festival 2012. more

Titus Nolte and William du Gardijn present research findings in Lisbon November 28, 2012
Titus Nolte and William du Gardijn, two teachers and researchers at the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design at the HKU, will present their findings at an exhibition and conference on 7 December in Lisbon at the Faculdade de Belas Artes-da Universidade de Lisboa. more

Dutch lecturers give Boot Camp in Game Design: VietJam Game Jam in Vietnam October 31, 2012
Dutch Senior lecturers Sander Huiberts and Richard van Tol from the Utrecht School of the Arts, the Netherlands will work with a group of students of FPT-Arena Ho Chi Minh City from November 5-9 and FPT-Arena Hanoi from November 12-16 in a Game Design Boot Camp.. more

HKU, Utrecht School of the Arts at Shanghai Biennale October 4, 2012
Last Tuesday opened in Shanghai the 9th edition of the Shanghai Biennale. New in this edition is that in addition to the main exhibition space, thirty pavilions are devoted to a city. HKU professor Henk Slager was invited to curate the Amsterdam Pavilion. more

Utrecht School of the Arts at the first triennial in Tbilisi September 4, 2012
Henk Slager, Dean of the Graduate School at the Faculty of Visual Art and Design at HKU and professor of Artistic Research, is together with Wato Tsereteli curator of the first triennial in Tbilisi, Georgia. more

Additions to the HKU Executive Board September 3, 2012
As of 1 September, two additional members will join the HKU Executive Board. The HKU Supervisory Board has appointed Désirée Majoor and Dick Jongkind as board members, alongside President Jules van de Vijver. more

September 21 and 22: Graduation Expo Art, Media & Technology July 4, 2012
Graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Media & Technology present a surprisingly wide range of innovative graduate work in the fields of games and interaction, animation, music and sound, cross-media productions and documentaries. more

Graduation Show Design, Fine Art and Education 28 June to 1 July June 18, 2012
Students of the bachelor's and master’s programmes in Design, Fine Art and Education are to exhibit their work from 28 June to 1 July. more

Graduates and Graphic Design teacher prize winners European Design Awards June 4, 2012
Last weekend, Helsinki (the design capital 2012) was the stage for the ceremony of the European Design Award. Three alumni and a teacher Graphic Design at HKU received prizes. more

HKU at dOCUMENTA May 21, 2012
On 9 June, dOCUMENTA (13) will open to the public in Kassel, Germany. A major element of this renowned exhibition of contemporary art is the Maybe Education project. One of the schools selected to join is the Utrecht Graduate School of Visual Art and Design (MaHKU), part of Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU). more

Exhibition MA Fine Art: 'Longing, Belonging' May 9, 2012
The starting point for the exhibition is the way we experience a city: understood as the cities we live in and the cities we come from and, not to forget, the cities we pass by and the cities that we dream about. more

Henk Slager curator of the first triennial in Tbilisi April 17, 2012
Henk Slager, Dean of the Graduate School at the Faculty of Visual Art and Design at HKU and professor of Artistic Research, is together with Wato Tsereteli curator of the first triennial in Tbilisi, Georgia. more

HKU Design at ‘Salone Internazionale’ in Milan April 16, 2012
HKU Design is proud to present the work of six alumni during this year’s Milan Design Week, or ‘Salone Internazionale del Mobile’, from 17 to 22 April. more

MA Fine Art students participate in 'Three artists walk into a bar' April 10, 2012
Between 13 April and 13 May 2012, more than fifty new works of art will be produced – the result of an open invitation to students and residents of graduate and post-academic fine art programmes in the Netherlands, including MA Fine Art students of Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU). more

HKU films screened during Holland Animation Film Festival March 22, 2012
For screening and competitions, the jury selected eight productions by HKU students and graduates. more

Information meeting Master of Arts in Performance Design March 20, 2012
To help you get more informed about Master of Arts in Performance Design (MAPD), information meetings are being organized. more

New courses Utrecht Summer School in July and August 2012 March 5, 2012
Together with Utrecht School of the Arts, Utrecht Summer School offers strong academic summer courses in a wide range of subjects in July and August 2012. more

HKU professor curates Dutch contribution Shanghai Biennale 2012 February 15, 2012
The Shanghai Biennale has invited HKU professor Artistic Research Henk Slager as curator of the Dutch pavilion. He is expected to present his exhibition concept in three months. more

Student's work on display at international fair for contemporary design February 1, 2012
During this event Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) presents a selection of graduation and multidisciplinary group projects. more

Four winning teams Global Game Jam HKU January 30, 2012
Last weekend, Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) in Hilversum was one of the five locations of the Dutch edition of the Global Game Jam. more

Utrecht School of the Arts celebrates twenty-fifth anniversary in 2012 January 11, 2012
This year, Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) celebrates it’s twenty-fifth anniversary. All the more reason to reflect on past, present and future of the HKU and the arts. During the anniversary year, a large number of activities are organized. more

SHOWCASE Art, Media & Technology - 19 January 2012 December 15, 2011
Over the past six months, students from the Art, Media & Technology Faculty have been working in teams on R&D projects for companies and organisations. More than forty multidisciplinary teams will be showing how they have accomplished their external patrons’ commissions. more

HKU and Wageningen UR develop "Pig Chase", a game for pigs and people December 13, 2011
Over the past years, designers and researchers at the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) and Wageningen UR have been working on a computer game in which pigs and people can play together. more

HKU professor Giep Hagoort Dutch representative at conference on creative industry in Shanghai November 30, 2011
HKU professor Giep Hagoort, UU professor of art and economics, has been invited to represent the Netherlands at the international conference on the creative industry in Shanghai. more

Exhibition: 'Anything Else?' November 30, 2011
Fourty third year's Product Design students show at the Academy Gallery how they use the working and presentation space to shape their ideas. more

Jules van de Vijver new chair of the HKU Central Board November 24, 2011
As of 1 November 2011, Jules van de Vijver is the new chair of the Central Board of Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU). He has taken over the chair from Prof. Ad Wisman, who has reached retirement age. more

November 12: Day of the International Student October 6, 2011
All international students are invited to the sixth Day of the International Student (DIS 2011). To be held in The Hague on 12 November 2011. more

November 2: chat session for international students Master of Arts in Arts Management October 6, 2011
To inform you thoroughly about the Master of Arts in Arts Management, the programme team organizes chat sessions. more

Academy Gallery: Piet Bakker Award September 28, 2011
Every year the Piet Bakker Award is to be won by an excellent graduate of the Faculty of Visual Art and Design of Utrecht School of the Arts. Five graduates have been selected by the jury to present their works during a special exhibition. more

September 16 and 17: Graduation Expo Art, Media & Technology September 6, 2011
Graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Media & Technology present a surprisingly wide range of innovative graduate work in the fields of games and interaction, animation, music and sound, cross-media productions and documentaries. more

New: Master of Arts in Performance Design (MAP-D) June 29, 2011 more

Extra auditions Musician 3.0 June 27, 2011
Because the demand for this new course is so great, application for Musician 3.0 has been re-opened. Extra auditions are on 22nd and 25th of August. more

Utrecht School of the Arts partner in large-scale European project June 7, 2011
Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) has become a partner in the large-scale European project Creative Urban Renewal Northwest Europe (CURE). more

Three HKU graduation films screened during Annecy 2011 June 7, 2011
For screening during the film festival in Annecy, France, three animated films by HKU students have been selected by the selection committee: more

Henk Slager curator of the Geogian national presentation at the Venice Biennale May 24, 2011 more