Admission Process

The course of admission for the Crafts programme includes three steps:

1. An application on optagelse.dk
2. Online admission test with preparation
3. Admission test in Copenhagen

Applicants with highest scores from online test will be invited for a test on Campus Copenhagen.

Offer of study places are granted to applicants with the highest scores after the final admission test.
We offer 16 study places and 1 standby place.

Application deadline is 15 March at 12:00 CET on optagelse.dk.

Below you will find information about each step.

Step 1 - Application on Optagelse.dk

Optagelse.dk is a national application portal, which all applicants must use.
The portal opens each year on 1 February, and deadline for completing your application is 15 March at 12:00 CET. Remember to upload all documents before deadline, and have your application signed and approved. Your Signature page must be submitted to MitAkademi before deadline.

You upload documents on optagelse.dk by attaching them to your application. This is done by inserting a check mark. Please remember to check that all documents are attached. Only when a document is attached correctly it is visible to The Academy, allowing us to process your application correctly.
Note that it is your responsibility that the Academy can see your attachments.

In our website menu you will find Admission Requirements. Here you see which documents you must upload in order for us to determine your eligibility.
Most applicants need only upload high school certificate and some also proof of English proficiency.

Please do not upload CV, motivational letters and proof of educational activities from e.g. folk high schools.

If you finish high school this summer, you can apply for admission. Please find instructions on optagelse.dk.

When you apply for admission to the Crafts in Class and Ceramics programme you may apply for a stand-by place as well. We have one stand-by place on the Crafts programme each year. You apply for the stand-by list by checking the box "stand-by" in your application on optagelse.dk. Read more about stand by on ug.dk.

We recommend:

Read through instructions on optagelse.dk thoroughly before you apply. Use the English section of the portal.
Apply well before deadline. If required documentation is missing from your application, we will notify you and guide you on how to add documents.
Contact support on optagelse.dk if you need help when filling in your application.
Check your receipt from optagelse.dk to ensure that your application is received and complete.

Step 2 - Online admission test with preparations

In 2024 an online test will substitute our home assignment for the Crafts programme. The online test will take place 7 April from 9 to 17 CET.

Participation is mandatory for all applicants for the Crafts in Glass and Ceramics programme.

Please note that you must prepare a 5-page portfolio and a short video for the online test. These are to be uploaded on the day of the test.
A brief description of portfolio and video formats you find below.

The online test requires access to computer and a stable internet connection.

Purpose of online test

Our purpose with the online test is to identify which applicants we want to invite for an additional onsite test in Copenhagen. We will invite the applicants with the highest scores.

During the online test you must hand in assignments that are given to you in the morning.

How to sign up for the test

All applicants, who meet the requirements listed below, can participate in the online test.

1.You have applied for admission to the Crafts programme on optagelse.dk before deadline 15 March at 12:00 CET. This includes submission of Signature page to MitAkademi.

2.You have signed up for the test on MitAkademi before 1 April, 12:00 CET. Signing up requires that you have completed the step above.

If you fail to meet application and signing up deadline, you cannot proceed as an applicant to our Crafts programme.

Preparations before online test
You need to prepare in different ways:

Inform yourself thoroughly of technical requirements (more details in the next section)
Prepare a 5-page portfolio and a video. See attached file.
Make sure that you have the necessary materials and tools availble during the test, see list below
Consider how to etstablish a suitable work station for yourself. You must be able to work, take photos, put things aside and so forth. Please note that you must be alone in the room.
Consider which tools you need. We recommend that you use tools which you are most comfortable with. The final submission format will be pdf, but for most assignments you are allowed to choose whether you want to work digitally or more "old school" on paper.
If you are physically or mentally impaired, we might be able to help you during the test. Go to MitAkademi and upload an application and documentation.

Surveillance during test

The online test is monitored in order to prevent cheating.
You need to download a surveillance tool. More information about this in the next section: Step 2: Online Admission Test - technical requirements

All assignments must be designed by yourself and without help. It is important, that you are alone in the room, and you are supposed to stay online all the time except for lunch (30 minutes) and short breaks.
You are not allowed to work in the same romm as other test participants.

What happens after online test?

All submitted material will be assessed according to criteria. When all assessments are completed your score will be visible to you on MitAkademi.

If among the participants with the highest scores you will be invited to a test in Copenhagen. No later than two weeks before the test you will know.

Link to previous assignments

Portfolio and video preparation guidelines

(pdf)

Materials and tools for the digital test

(pdf)

Step 2 - Online Admission Test - technical requirements

In order to participate in the online admission test for Crafts you must use the following hardware and software. In addition you must show your photo ID (passport or ID-card) for identification.

a computer with microphone and webcamera
a mobile phone or a camera for taking photos
software programme ITX Flex Remote
a stable internet connection (you are not allowed to use a mobile phone as hotspot)
programme for making pdf-files

Please note:

Technical problems with your internet or software set-up preventing you from participating in and completing the online test will entail that you loose your chance of a study place this year.

System check

After signing up for the online test on mit.kglakademi.dk you must download the software programme ITX Flex Remote and run a system check. You must make the system check on the computer that you will use during the admission test.

ITX Flex Remote works with the following operating systems:

Windows 10
Windows 11
10.15 Catalina (Apple macOS)
11 Big Sur (Apple macOS)
12 Monteray (Apple macOS)
13 Ventura (Apple macOS)

We can not guarantee that ITX Flex Remote works if you use another version of Windows and macOS or a third operating system.

You must have the following ready before the start of the admission test:

1. Hardware:

a computer with keyboard and mouse
a well functioning microphone that is ready for recording
a well functioning webcam that is ready for video recording
a mobile phone or a camera for taking photos during the admission test

2. Software

To participate in the admission test you must use the software programme ITX Flex Remote, which makes it possible to share your screen and to record sound and image.

3. Photo identification

During the test you must identify yourself with your photo ID (passport or identification card). Your ID must include your name, photo and birth date. You must show your ID to the web camera. Make sure to cover private information, for instance the last four digits of the cpr number (for Danish citizens). If you fail to show your valid ID card to the web camera your submission will be declared invalid.

4. Stable internet connection

It is necessary that you have a stable internet connection with a very good upload velocity. You are not allowed to use a smartphone as hotspot as your connection will not be stable enough and your upload speed will not be high enough.

About surveillance and data processing

It is a requirement for test participation that the applicants are recorded. The test will be recorded and saved.

The Royal Danish Academy will be data responsible for the personal data that is processed as part of the test with the purpose of preventing cheating.

Thus, both identification information and video / audio recordings are processed. The processing takes place on the basis of Executive Order 120 of 31/01/2023 (Bekendtgørelse 120 af 31/01/2023).

Your information is not shared or passed on to others and there is no transfer to third countries. The information is stored until the admission process is completed, however, for a maximum of 1 year.

You have the right to request insight into and correction or deletion of your personal information. You also have the right to request limitation of processing or to object to processing as well as the right to data portability. You also have the right to complain to the Danish Data Protection Agency.

If you have further questions regarding the processing, please contact the Royal Danish Academy's data protection adviser at dpo@kglakademi.dk.

Step 3 - Admission Test and Interview

The admission test will take place in Copenhagen on 5 May, 2024 between 9 and 17 CET.

It will not be possible to attend from your home or alternative locations.

What happens during the test?

During the test a number of assignments will be given to you; the purpose is to give you an opportunity to show us your talent and potential for Crafts in Glass and Ceramics.
During the test you will be called our for a brief interview with staff members.

What happens prior to the test?

Applicants with the highest scores from digital test will be invited for the test no later than 14 days before test date. The invitation will be visible on MitAkademi.

On MitAkademi you will find information about:

Schedule
Transportation and other practicalities
Requirements for identification
List of necessary materials and tools to bring.

What happens after the test?

All assignments and the interview will be assessed after the test. No later than 1 June your test scores will be visible to you on MitAkademi. We will also provide you with a collected survey of all test scores. This survey will make it possible for you to see your position in the application field.

We cannot tell you whether you will be offered a study place or not.

Your chance depends on a number of things, among others how many of our applicants who decides to accept offers from other schools.

Offered of study places will be announced 26 July. You will be given a short deadline to accept our offer.

Link to previous assignments

Criteria and Points

Proposals from all applicants will be discussed and assessed by faculty members. Two assessors grant points, and at least one of them is affiliated with the Craft programme. This goes for the online test as well as the test in Copenhagen.

An assessment involves several stages. To begin with the assessors prepare by discussing standards and levels on the basis of all proposals. This is done to ensure that all proposals are assessed by the same standards.
The assessors grant points within each criterion.

Online test
The purpose of the online test is to identify the applicants that the Academy wishes to invite for admission test in Copenhagen.

Two assessors will grant you points for within 5 criteria.
For the online test the maximum score is 50 points (5 criteria x 10 points).

Admission test and interview
All proposals are assessed after the admission test by two assessors who will grant you point within 5 criteria.
Your interview is assessed by the two faculty members conducting it within 2 criteria.

For the admission test and interview the maximum score is 70 points (5+2 criterias x 10 points).

If your score is 1 point in all criteria, you are not considered eligible for admission.

All design proposals are thrown away immediately after assessment.

Criteria for design proposals:

•    Examine and register
•    Generate and develop ideas
•    Develop original and innovative proposals
•    Handle and develop form, material and function
•    Convey and communicate visually and in writing

Criteria for interview:

Your ability to communicate orally
Your readiness to study at the Crafts programme

Points and scale:

Point scale is 1 - 10 with 10 as the highest score.

Extra points:

We award 7 extra points in one case:

if you have been awarded diploma for excellence in a related vocational training. For the Crafts programme this might apply for trained potters or glassmakers. Please notice that you need to upload diploma for excellence in vocational training before the deadline.

Extra points are added as the last stage before nominating for enrolment. The Academy nominates all eligible applicants in a fixed order of priority.

Point scores online test 2024

(pdf)

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