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About College - Principal Message I welcome you to Bhavan’s Shri A.K.Doshi Mahila College, Jamnagar with pride. It is an honour and a privilege to be the Principal of Shri A.K.Doshi Mahila College, the college that stands for excellence and continuously sets the highest standards, the college that is an alma mater which all alumni look back to with fond memories, the college that has given the society many distinguished personalities and leaders in diverse fields. Catering to more than 2000 students every year, the college is considered among the best and most sought after women colleges in Saurashtra region. We feel proud to provide quality education by equipping our students with skills, confidence and a positive approach with an all round development. The college is relentlessly striving to perceive and maintain academic excellence at the same time encourages the students to participate in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. An amiable environment at the college nurtures creativity, passion, resilience and leadership qualities among students for development of versatile personality. Shri A.K.Doshi Mahila College started as an Arts, Commerce and Home Science college initially in 1975, inaugurated by the then Honourable Governor Shri Jaysukhlal Hathi. I am Proud to say that our students are doing excellent in academics, sports and cultural activities with high values and ethics. Our governing body comprises of Educationists, Industrialists, Businessman and achievers in their chosen fields. The management is highly supportive for the overall development of the students and faculty. The management takes keen interest and stands behind any such endeavour. Our teachers are committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and play the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students. The members of the non teaching staff are highly dedicated with total commitment towards achievement of our mission, vision and goals. Taking into account our academic achievements, infrastructure, co-curricular, extra-curricular activities and other all-round development NAAC an autonomous body of UGC accredited us with ‘A’ grade in 2016. The motto of the college, ‘I will and I can’, is truly inspiring to our students. It encourages them to realize their dreams and achieve their goals which otherwise seems impossible. At Shri A.K.Doshi Mahila College students and staff truly believe that nothing is impossible and that is the secret of our college success. View full university

The International College of Liberal Arts (iCLA) at Yamanashi Gakuin University is a four- year, liberal arts college in Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan. The language of instruction is English, with the exception of some Japanese language and cultural courses. International students study Japanese language alongside their degree studies, starting from any level, even complete beginner. Students can choose from a wide array of courses in various disciplines, learning from an intuitive and practical curriculum which incorporates one year studying abroad at one of our 70+ partner universities in more than 30 countries around the world. The innovative courses taught at iCLA lead to a bachelor’s degree in International Liberal Arts with majors in Global Business and Economics, Political Science, Interdisciplinary Arts, and Japan Studies. In addition to Japanese Language courses, studies can also take electives in subject areas like Data Science, Quantitative Reasoning and Natural Sciences, Psychology and Sociology, and Health and Physical Education. Over 60% of our students and 60% of our faculty members are from overseas and hail from over 40 different countries, creating a truly multi-cultural environment. Located just 90 minutes west of Tokyo, Yamanashi is famed for its breathtaking landscapes, historic sites, hot springs, hiking trails, fruit orchards and vineyards, against the iconic backdrop of Mount Fuji. iCLA offers students the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the very essence of Japan and its culture, whilst acquiring a contemporary and globally relevant education at our state of the art facilities. For more information on our admissions requirements, fees, and scholarship opportunites, please visit the iCLA Homepage or download a copy of our student brochure. You can find out more about why Japan is a great study destination in our top ten reasons to study in Japan. View full university

Around 2500 years ago in Athens the Greek philosopher Plato created the original model of the ‘academy’ with his school of philosophy: a sheltered secluded environment close to the name-giving Akademeia grove dedicated to free thinking, unfettered by any dogmas. This description applies to Nuremberg not only in respect of the unique academy grounds, but also and more importantly, to a key aspect of our fundamental self-conception: as an academy, and especially as the first art academy to be founded in the German-speaking world in 1662, we are committed to this original historical concept of the ‘academy’ institution. We regard our academy as a ‘safe zone’ of the (im)possible, a place of free creative experimentation, in which students can develop their own personal artistic leanings during the study process. The art academy in Nuremberg provides a creative hands-on space in which apparent self-evidences can be sounded out and uncertainties turned into creative products. Within our liberal range of studies, we seek to enable a wide spectrum of forms and manifestations of contemporary artistic practice, while positioning them in the relevant social and historical-critical context. For our understanding of the academy also includes an engagement with ‘the’ history and theory of art, true to the spirit of a famous maxim, once coined by an artist of a vehemently non-academic character, around 150 years ago: “To know in order to do” (Gustave Courbet). The individual classes in particular, provide those productive frameworks within which core study missions can be realised: to inquire and challenge, explore and – especially in view of the many studios and opportunities to exhibit – to experiment, debate openly and respectfully disagree, and of (self) empowerment and (self) enabling. Thus, regardless of whether students study fine or applied art or art education (ultimately our courses share more common than divisive aspects), the academy lets them develop a personal artistic stance, while also crystallising their individual character. This process entails constant questioning of their position in relation to the present, and an appreciation of their role as part of a fundamentally internationalised field of work, the diversity of which unlocks wider horizons of creative activity for their own art practice. By nature, the academy provides creative space which must be accessible, nurtured and shaped, yet also critically examined. However, it cannot be ignored that as a result of ‘democratising the values of creativity and freedom’, artists have long ago ceased to be exceptional in character through self-realisation and an independent existence (Luc Boltanski/Ève Chiapello). ‘Creativity’ is no longer deemed a ‘unique characteristic’ of artists, the ‘creativity imperative (Andreas Reckwitz) is meanwhile also directed at neoliberal workforce mobilisation and absorption. Consequently, the academy is also a place of creative-practical debate and theoretical reflection. They not only address the once grand ‘art’ emancipation project dominated by the driving forces of the Modern artists, but also and further, the influences between this artistic potential and its social reality. If we still regard art as a fundamental social force, then we must keep on resounding, reappraising and unlocking its potentials – in critical reflection and creative practice. The question of art’s position in contemporary society is undoubtedly also an aspect and in this light an art academy must constantly review its social situatedness and remit in practical terms, according to the present circumstances. Permanent re-vision thus also always poses the question of how the ‘academy’ today or ‘today’s academy’ conceives itself and how we together aim to shape study and academy life. Posing such questions in a wide variety of media, discussing them and achieving a clearer focus is our core remit at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg as safe zone of the (im)possible. Founded in 1662 by Jacob von Sandrart, the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg is the oldest art college in the German-speaking world. Fine and applied arts have since formed key sectors of learning, although emphasizes have shifted in one direction or the other over the centuries. Today learning takes the form of interdisciplinary interaction, the dialogue between fine and applied disciplines. It is flanked by new degree courses and a new media technology study programme. In 1954, following temporary residence in the castle of the Teutonic Order in Ellingen, the academy moved to its own premises designed by Sep Ruf in a wooded area around Nuremberg Zoo. The transparent pavilion architecture in the east of the city – the first listed building of the post-war period in Southern Germany – has been extended several times, most recently by a new building by Hascher Jehle Architektur, completed in April 2013. In 1662 the copperplate engraver and art dealer Jacob von Sandrart, the mathematician, astronomer and engraver Georg Christoph Eimmart, the painter and architect Elias von Goedeler and city council member Joachim Nützel found a 'painting academy' in Nuremberg. It is the first art academy in the German-speaking world. In the beginning the gatherings are held at Sandrart's home. Artists and interested laymen meet, draw and discuss art. A few years later the city of Nuremberg assumes sole responsibility for the institution, which initially is privately funded. The internationally famous painter, copperplate engraver and man of letters Joachim von Sandrart is appointed at its head. In 1672 the painting academy rents a room in the 'Rose' at the corn market for its gatherings and already two years later, a larger rent-free room in the former monastery of the Discalced Friars. From 1699 to 1819 the academy is located on the premises of St. Catherine's convent, with a brief interlude from 1814 to 1817 when it is used as a Russian military hospital. The academy is then moved to the castle. Another move takes place in 1833 to the Landauer Twelve Brothers' House. The academy will remain there until moving to its new building in Flaschenhofstrasse at the end of the 19th century. In 1716 a drawing school for training in arts and crafts is founded in Nuremberg. The two imperial city institutions are closely linked from their inception. The drawing school is primarily intended to foster new talent and promote the arts & crafts and building trade in the imperial city, thus maintaining its competitive edge with high quality standards. The drawing school is already affiliated to the academy in 1718. Forty years or so later it again becomes independent and finally closes in 1843. View full university

Approximately 800 students are currently enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (AdBK). Each student is assigned to a class of his/her choice, selected during the admission process. The academy includes a total of 26 classes. Training at the academy focuses primarily on the development and practice of artistic skills and abilities in the fine arts. It also includes undergraduate programs in art education and interior design as well as advanced degree programs in visual design and therapy, or in architecture. Students with exceptional artistic achievements will receive a Diploma as a special recognition from the Academy at the end of their studies (Minimal study time consists of six semesters in one of the specialties offered). This diploma does not, however, confer any academic title or similar distinction. We offer the following undergraduate programs with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS): Bachelor in Interior Design and Art Pedagogy (Degree: Government Exam for art teachers of high school education). In addition to fulfilling general admission requirements, prospective students must hold general or subject-related higher education entrance qualifications (e.g. a college/university entrance certificate). We offer the following master’s degree programs: Interior Architecture, Art and Architecture and Art Pedagogy. In addition to fulfilling general admission requirements, prospective students must hold evidence of the qualification for a master’s degree entrance (bachelor’s degree with at least 180 ECTS). View full university

The hallmark of studying at the Academy is that both students of the Fine Arts and students following a teacher training course in Art Teaching are taught in the same class-groups. The some 300 students enrolled at the Academy learn through creating their own art works, discussing the results with their instructors and openly seeking an exchange of ideas with their fellow students. Underlying this form of teaching is the belief that art can be successfully taught and studied only through the process of its conception and creation. Alongside these classes, the respective courses include wide-ranging studies in Art History and Art Theory and involvement in workshop activities. Fundamentally committed to the autonomy of art, the Academy consciously fosters forms of teaching that emerge from artistic questions and issue in artistic responses. The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe sees itself as a place where established artistic disciplines are put to the test and made to prove their relevance for the artist of today in the face of new developments. At the same time, however, the latest forms of expression are measured against the accomplishments of older traditions. This form of productive dialogue with media and genres is in keeping with our ideal of an art community in which both students and instructors are actively involved. Our Academy owes its considerable reputation in no small part to its consciously chosen focus on the Fine Arts –painting, sculpture and drawing – which it openly champions as an ongoing creative process in constant dialogue with the ever-changing media. This unrelenting attention to central areas of artistic expression has not only proved its worth in the past and repeatedly led to border-transcending extensions of the artistic spectrum, but it also confirms the Academy’s current position as one of the foremost art colleges in all of Germany. The foci of teaching and training at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe lie in the Fine Arts and in the training of future art teachers for work in German Gymnasien (grammar schools). With its some 300 students, the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts is one of the smaller, highly specialized art schools in Germany. Its wide array of spacious studios and workshops offer students ideal working conditions. These facilities are spread across three sites – the Main Building with its front and rear buildings, the Sculptors’ Garden and the baroque-style Schloss Scheibenhardt. The administrative offices and Library are housed in a Gründerzeit-style mansion in the immediate vicinity of the Main Building. In addition to the above-mentioned teaching foci, the Academy also offers courses in Art Appreciation and Art History, Aesthetics, Art Teaching and Educational Sciences. The praxis-oriented courses of study are complemented by guest lectures and seminars. Our Library comprising some 50,000 volumes and with regular holdings of key publications and art journals is open from Monday to Friday. The Academy maintains an extensive Library to support the work of the four professorships in Art History, Educational Science, Art Teaching and Art Theory. The Library functions as a reference library for non-Academy users and as a lending library for Academy students. The holdings include almost 50,000 publications covering a wide range of art-related topics and some 30 specialist journals. Here you can find lavishly produced illustrated volumes from the past alongside the most recent exhibition catalogues. The holdings are updated on an ongoing basis so as to meet the needs of students and staff alike. Two special strengths of the Library are in Contemporary Art and art of the 21st Century. The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe was founded in 1854 as the Großherzogliche Kunstschule (Grand-Ducal School of Art) by the then Prince Regent, Friedrich I of Baden, who later became Grand Duke. In 2004 the Academy was thus able to celebrate its 150th anniversary. Over the years, the Academy has gone under several names: in 1920 it was re-named the Badische Landeskunstschule (Baden Regional School of Art) and after the Second World War it re-opened as the Badische Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Baden Academy of Fine Arts), assuming its current name, the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe, in 1961. Throughout the 20th century, the Academy embodied important movements in modern and postmodern art and was among the foremost influences on them. As early as the mid-19th century it was the Karlsruhe Art School which enabled landscape painting to emerge as the prime model for artistic production as regards immediacy and authenticity. At the outset of the 20th century, the Academy provided outstanding representatives of Jugendstil, as it did above all, in the 1920s for realism: what began as Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) and rose to become an international style had prominent exponents among the Academy’s professors. German post-war art also, with its dual need for compensation and the re-establishing of ties with the vilified modernist movement, had its origins not least at the Karlsruhe Academy. In the 1970s and 1980s, Karlsruhe had the reputation of being par excellence a source of the resurgence in painting which has since become known as the Hunger nach Bildern (Hunger for Images). Thanks to the continued and ongoing appointment of outstanding artist figures from home and abroad representing both post-conceptual and cross-media positions and the very latest approaches in painting and drawing, the Academy has been able to maintain its excellent reputation and competitive rank, both in Germany and internationally, right up to the present day. View full university