Vision & Strategy

HDK's aim is to be one of the most attractive and stimulating art university colleges in Europe by means of:

• Reinforcing the artistic and practical bases of education and research

• Being supportive during the course of our studentsí development into artistically robust professionals with courage, independence and a disposition towards experimental, reflective and critical thinking

• Clarifying the essence of the artistic way of working and its significance in a humane and democratic society

• Promoting our studentsí and researchersí allround outlook, social commitment and responsibility with regard to caring for cultural, social and physical resources

• Promoting our studentsí and researchersí desire for multidisciplinary cooperation and international contacts

• Being a hub in the cultural and economic life of the region in close connection with the potential fields of professional activity of our students and researchers

• Being a visible and easily accessible arena for our studentsí and researchersí ideas and achievements

• Cultivating an open and positive working climate characterized by job satisfaction, respect and a tolerant, egalitarian, cosmopolitan attitude