You can find Willem de Kooning Academy right at the heart of the design city of Rotterdam. The academy is part of the multi-sectoral Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Rotterdam).

“At the Willem de Kooning Academy, our goal has always been to offer students an education that is innovative, relevant and distinct from that of other Dutch and international art schools. Our curriculum provides highly individual study paths, focuses on interdisciplinarity and on current and future social issues, and paves the way for new creative professions.”
Jeroen Chabot, Dean of the Willem de Kooning Academy

Willem de Kooning Academy actively seeks connections between developments in the fields of art and design and broader social issues. As pioneers, they are educated to be entrepreneurial artists and designers who have a wide variety of talents and skills. Upon entering the professional field, they should not only have the capacity to address today’s and tomorrow’s complex challenges and so-called wicked problems, but also imagine speculative futures and possibilities.