Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle has 20 Diplom, bachelor's, and master's courses in two faculties and 15 specialist degree programmes.
It also offers two post-graduate programmes and since 2013, has had the right to confer doctorates in design sciences.
Fifteen percent of BURG students are foreigners.

Students normally receive a bachelor's degree in four years, a master's degree in one year, and a Diplom in five years.
A special focus of the degree programmes at BURG is education in the artistic-academic fundamentals of theory and practice, which are uniformly taught to all students in their first two years at the university.
Under specialist supervision, students can use the materials and equipment of over 20 specialist workshops on the university campuses.
The entrance exam is held in mid-March every year.
On average, 1,480 potential students apply to become part of the given year's cohort of approximately 200.
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle has 20 Diplom, bachelor's, and master's courses in two faculties and 15 specialist degree programmes. It also offers two post-graduate programmes and since 2013, has had the right to confer doctorates in design sciences. Fifteen percent of BURG students are foreigners.
Students normally receive a bachelor's degree in four years, a master's degree in one year, and a Diplom in five years. A special focus of the degree programmes at BURG is education in the artistic-academic fundamentals of theory and practice, which are uniformly taught to all students in their first two years at the university. Under specialist supervision, students can use the materials and equipment of over 20 specialist workshops on the university campuses. The entrance exam is held in mid-March every year. On average, 1,480 potential students apply to become part of the given year's cohort of approximately 200.
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design