Hochschule Fuer Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd  is a university of design in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schwä­bisch Gmünd is a relatively small city, but benefits from a really strong strong student commu­nity. The Finan­cial Times Germany attri­buted Schwä­bisch Gmünd as ​”Germany’s Secret Design Capital“ since there are nume­rous design agen­cies, adver­ti­sing and mul­ti­me­dia com­pa­nies, archi­tects and crea­tive service providers

Schwä­bisch Gmünd with its 60.000 inha­bi­tants is located close to Stutt­gart and is sur­roun­ded by forests, meadows, and farm­land. Street cafés, wine bars, markets, variety of shops, and rich and lively cul­tu­ral scene give the town its special flair.

Programmes of study

DMU’s exchange agreement with HFG Schwä­bisch Gmünd allows students enrolled on the following programmes to study abroad:

Spending a year on exchange will expose you to new design approa­ches, themes, dif­fe­rent tea­ching, and lear­ning methods by following modules related to the Commu­ni­ca­tion Design, Inter­ac­tion Design and Product Design. You are allowed to mix courses taught in English from those three programs and the new program, Internet of Things. You don’t have to be able to speak any German, and throughout the year you can enrol on a free, weekly German language course.

Exchange students will be required to follow a full programme of study for the academic year.

Travel & accommodation

Visas & insurance

Costs

Living costs in Germany tend to be lower than those in the UK. We recommend that you do further independent research to gain a better understanding of the cost of your year abroad. To help you, we have a created a simple cost comparison between the UK and Germany: