Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design and Conservation

The Royal Danish Academy is an academy of arts, music and design in Copenhagen, in the Capital Region. It works across three subject areas: architecture, conservation and design. The register lists its subject as fine arts.

The academy builds on strong traditions within those three areas. It aims at the preservation of culture and nature, and at the design of physical objects and environments to internationally recognised standards.

Teaching combines theory and practice. A substantial part of it takes place at the drawing board and in workshops, and in joint presentations and academic seminars in small units of teachers and students. Many teachers come directly from the business community and practice. In architecture there are around 120 part-time teachers each term, and in design around 80, who lecture for a short or longer period alongside their work in practice and in the business community.

The Study in Denmark register lists 12 English-taught degree programmes at the academy: 1 Bachelor's degree and 11 Master's degrees.

For an international student, the practical side works like this. Undergraduate applications go through optagelse.dk. Master's applications go direct to the institution. Students from outside the EU/EEA need a residence permit, applied for through SIRI. Study is free for EU/EEA and Swiss students, while others pay an institutional fee.