The Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg is a public academy of fine arts located in Nuremberg, Bavaria. The Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg is the oldest art academy in the German-speaking world and a compact public institution for independent studio practice, art education, design, public space and performative forms. Its institutional development 1662 The academy was founded as a painters' academy in Nuremberg. Due to its foundation, it is the oldest art academy in the German-speaking world. Today, its academic profile is defined by painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, visual communication, goldsmithing and silversmithing, art in public spaces, performative practice, artistic concepts, theory and art education. The importance of the location is the arrangement of studios and pavilions in a wooded setting in the listed modernist academy campus at Bingstraße and the support for projects and exhibitions by Nuremberg’s museums, design industry, public spaces, festivals, and cultural institutions. This master file contains the course portfolio, with entries for 3 undergraduate and 1 postgraduate courses, subject combinations being grouped under their parent degrees where applicable. Undergraduate examples: Fine Arts. Graphic Design and Visual Communication. Art Education. Subsequent entries: Fine Arts. Graphic Design and Visual Communication. Art Education. Postgraduate Study: Live Art Forms to Live Art Forms. Each course continues to be a parent qualification and specialisations are documented within the course entry rather than being misclassified as separate degrees. The academy or state-regulated models structure Fine Arts and teacher education rather than the traditional bachelor-master system. The academy registers the master's degree in Live Art Forms separately and does not list an independent doctoral degree. Admissions are done at the program level. Applicants who follow the academy’s digital route by the spring deadline published, submit a portfolio or required work sample, and pass through faculty review and any practical or interview stage. The applicant information currently says no tuition and a 72 euro semester contribution. Applicants are advised to check language of teaching, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection procedure and document route before applying. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may ask for module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience, or interviews. Admission to a PhD differs from admission to a bachelor or master degree in that it normally requires a well founded research proposal, suitable supervision and formal acceptance by the relevant faculty. There is no general tuition fee for normal study. The current fee structure for applicants shows a contribution of €72 per semester. This does not include art materials, portfolio production, workshop consumables, protective equipment, models, travel, insurance and living costs. These institutional fees do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs or personal travel. Special tuition may be applied in the case of continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats, if provided for by the relevant law or program regulation. Funding may include BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards, but each funding application is assessed independently from admission. Career preparation reflects the subject mix of the university and is not a guarantyd placement scheme. Small classes, workshops, critiques, exhibitions, projects in public space, performances, visiting artists, exchange and Nuremberg’s cultural institutions support artistic development and professional networks – without a guarantyd placement system. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis all contribute to the professional readiness of students.