Inter­na­tional Seminar Week at the HfG

From May 4 to 8, 2026, it’s that time again — Inter­na­tional Seminar Week (ISW) will take place at the Univer­sity of Art and Design. The ISW offers students a diverse program of English-language work­shops, with 17 diffe­rent options to choose from this year.

For the ISW, inter­na­tional lectu­rers from partner univer­si­ties around the world have been invited to share their exper­tise and diverse perspec­tives with our students. This makes the event more inter­na­tional than ever before: lectu­rers from France, the USA, Portugal, Brazil, Israel, Indo­nesia, Poland, Thai­land, Italy, Hungary, Finland, the Nether­lands, Singa­pore, and Austria will be in atten­dance.

In the work­shops, students from all three bachelor’s programs and from diffe­rent semes­ters will work toge­ther. This inter­di­sci­pli­nary and inter­na­tional colla­bo­ra­tion promises exci­ting and diverse project outcomes, which will be presented in a small exhi­bi­tion at the end of the week.

A total of around 300 students are parti­ci­pa­ting in the ISW. In addi­tion to inten­sive work in the work­shops, guests and instruc­tors can look forward to a varied supporting program. The Inter­na­tional Seminar Week thus promises to be another inspi­ring, educa­tional, and inter­na­tional week of colla­bo­ra­tive lear­ning and creation.

Courses offered during the Inter­na­tional Seminar Week 2026