Stipendien und Incomings im Wintersemester 2024/25

16.12.2024
Our 12 incoming students (from left): Hyeonbean Kim, Chaehyun Park, Jiwon Kim, Qianyu Wang, Eva Arnaud, Lara Pires Ginja, Francisco de Azevedo, En-Hsin Liao, Viha Shah, Bhadra Shankar, Zixuan Wang and Chaitanya Vats.

The International Office of the Merz Akademie was once again able to award many scholarships for semesters abroad for Merz Akademie students. We are also happy about the exchange students from our partner universities.

Baden-Württemberg Scholarship
Our students Ronja Häußer and Lukas Walter are spending a semester abroad with a Baden-Württemberg scholarship. Ronja spent a semester abroad at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea and Lukas traveled to the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore, India.

Erasmus+
Our incoming students Eva Arnaud, ENSA Dijon, France and Lara Pires Ginja, Universidad Beira Interior, Portugal as well as incoming student Francisco de Azevedo (BA), Universidad Beira Interior, Portugal received Erasmus+ funding.
The Merz Akademie Bachelor students Semiha Degirmenci, who was at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Klara Zdrazilova (BA), who spent a semester abroad at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, also received Erasmus+ funding.

Promos
Gabriela Kecskemeti, Bachelor student at the Merz Akademie, was on a Promos scholarship at the Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.

07.11.2025

Merz Akademie auf der ComicCon Stuttgart

Die Merz Akademie wurde zur ComicCon 2025 in Stuttgart eingeladen. Auf der Bühne werden Rektorin Dr. Barbara M. Eggert und Prof. Florian Bayer erwartet. Programmpunkte der Merz Akademie – auf...

06.11.2025

”Leg Day” von Paul Kley auf dem 1. Internationalen U30 shortmood Filmfestival

Der Film “Leg Day” von Merz Akademie-Absolvent Paul Kley läuft auf dem 1. International shortmood Filmfestival 2025 am 14./15.11.2025 in Stuttgart. Über 1911 Filmeinreichungen hat die Jury erhalten, “Leg Day”...

28.10.2025

Viele Filme und Nominierungen der Merz Akademie bei der Filmschau 2025

In den Innenstadtkinos Stuttgart laufen bei der 31. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg vom 3. bis 7. Dezember 2025 sechs Filme von Merz Akademie-Studierenden und Absolvent*innen – und drei davon sind im Rennen...

21.10.2025

Danja Vasiliev Appointed Professor of Emerging Media in Art and Design

Merz Akademie has appointed artist Danja Vasiliev to the newly established Professorship of Emerging Media in Art and Design, starting in the winter semester 2025/26. With this appointment, the institution...