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University of Pécs · Hungary

Designer Making: Ceramics Design

Three-year studio-based design BA in English combining design, material research, 3D design and 3D printing, on the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter campus.

Where
PécsHungary
Degree
BADesigner Maker
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 June 2027
Admission
SelectivePortfolio
EU/EEA fee
€4,500 a semester
More facts
Degree
BADesigner Maker
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 November 2026

    University of Pécs - applications open for 2027/28
    Details

    Published with its year: "the application period starts on 1st November 2026 and the application deadline is 30th June 2027 for the academic year 2027/2028 beginning from September 2027". Pécs adds the sentence that makes the opening date matter: "Since admission is continuous, the earlier you apply, the more spots we can offer." There is one intake a year. It is on the online-application page (https://admissions.medschool.pte.hu/application-form), as of 23 September 2026; the page on the same site titled "Deadlines & Requirements" publishes no deadline at all, so look for dates on the application page.

    Source

  2. 1 June 2027

    Application deadline: music, design, painting and sculpture degrees
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 30 June 2027

    University of Pécs - application closes for September 2027
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published with its year: "the application deadline is 30th June 2027 for the academic year 2027/2028". It is on the online-application page, not on the page called "Deadlines & Requirements", which carries no dates at all. Because the entrance-exam window closes on 14 July and exams have to be arranged two weeks ahead, applying at the very end of June leaves almost no room to sit the exam, let alone re-sit it.

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All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 3 March to 14 July 2027

    University of Pécs - entrance exams, every Wednesday
    Details

    Published with its year: "Entrance exams are organized each Wednesday between 3rd March and 14th July 2027." The window runs weekly, not continuously - there are twenty Wednesdays in it and you sit one of them. Register two weeks in advance. Exams can be sat in Pécs, in Budapest at McDaniel College, or abroad through representative agencies, and there is a 250 USD (about €220 at the ECB rate of 24 September 2026) entrance exam fee on top of the application fee.

    Source

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After most Hungarian deadlines. You apply on predicted grades and entrance exams, and upload the Diploma once you have it.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Hungary

What it is

Teaching is studio-focused and based in the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, combining design, material research, 3D design and 3D printing across several materials. Year one brings visual studies, creative design studies and cultural anthropology, then studio ceramics, design methods and design history, followed by art history, industrial product design, 3D modelling, form studies, colour theory and aesthetics. You explore design, craftsmanship, autonomous art and contemporary architecture before specialising, and academic writing and diploma consultations lead to a diploma work in the last semester.

Two ways to take it

PathWhat is different
Ceramics Design Ceramics and material-based design in the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter studios.
Fashion and Textiles Fashion and textile design, centred on contemporary tapestry art.

What you need

  • Application material and an oral exam if called decide; IB Diploma exempts from the English test only.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Pécs

The full IB Diploma is required (single certificates are not accepted) and exempts from the English test, though Medical, Pharmacy, Health and Engineering applicants are still tested. No IB exemption from medical exams.

Where it says so

Check it on international.pte.hu

How places are decided

    • Portfolio
    • Interview
    The Faculty of Arts committee reviews your material and may call you to an in-person or Skype oral exam.
Sources (2)
  1. Designer Making: Ceramics Design at PTE — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at PTE

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