Application
Admission to the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture
For non-Dutch students there are three options to study at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture:
1) as a diploma student
Non-Dutch students are welcome to apply for the 4-year diploma course, as long as they are qualified (at least a relevant bachelor degree) and have sufficient control of the Dutch language at the beginning of the course i.e. level B1 according to the European Framework of Reference. This is a very strict demand. Students must have proof of their control of Dutch before the first day of the course. It is compulsory for diploma students to work for at least 20 hours per week in a relevant position. The Academy does not offer job vacancies; it is up to the student to find a relevant tenure. For more information see 
External Curriculum.
2) as an exchange student
Exchange students are students from schools which have an exchange contract with the Academy of Architecture. (New exchange contracts with other institutes will only be considered if the Academy is invited by the institute. The Academy, however, is not actively seeking for new partners at the moment.) The 3rd year of the 4-year diploma course is partly in English and therefore open to exchangestudents. These students may take part in the program for one or two semesters, as long as they are qualified.Which projects are taught in English, and how many, will be announced not sooner then in the month preceding the start of the course. Only the general description and the theme with which all projects will comply, can be found in the study guide. In addition, exchange students will need a letter of recommendation from their home institution. The student then uses the 
application forms on the website, fills them out completely and send them, together with the documents asked on page 4 of the application form, to the Academy. After the Academy has received the application, the board of the Academy will assess the student’s portfolio. After this assessment the board decides whether a student can be admitted to the Academy.
Erasmus/Socrates programme of the European Union (only for EU schools with a Socrates contract
The study programme for Erasmus/Socrates exchange students comprises the English parts of the programma of the third year.
3) as a guest student
The third year of the four-year diploma course is partly in English and open to guest students (so called 'free movers'). These students may take part in the programma for one or two semesters provided that their level mathces the required standard. The tuition fees for quest students is considerably higher than for diploma students (see below).
Which project are taught in English, and how many, will be announced no sooner than the month preceding the start of the course. Only the general description and the theme with which all projects will comply, can be found in the study guide.
Programme
In this study guide, under "Study Programmes" you can find the general descriptions of the projects, exercises, etcetera. It depends on this year's professors how these descriptions are interpreted and therefore what their projects will look like in detail. (We find our tutors in practice, like we do every semester over again.) The detailing of the course programme will come to a conclusion then the Summer.
Language of instruction (for guest- and exchange students)
Applicants from non-English countries who want to apply as a guest- or an exchange student must have sufficient control of the English language according to the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum grade of 6.
Work in practice (external curriculum)
Diploma students must have a relevant job for at least twenty hours per week. Guest- and exchange students are not obliged to work in practice during their stay at the Academy, but they are strongly recommended to do so. This work in practice is also rewarded with credits. To learn all about this, read the External Curriculum pages. At the end of their stay the will receive an assessment survey with an international credits list according to the system of European Credits.
Students who need to have a job for their practice are supposed to find one themselves. The Academy does not have job vacancies.
Tuition fees
The tuition fee for non-EER diploma students in 2011-2012 is € 3.500 per year
The tuition fee for guest students (European and non-European) in 2010-2011 are € 2.650 per semester and € 5.300 per year.
The tuition fees for exchange students are subject to the conditions in the exchange contract between the home institution and the Academy of Architecture
The tuition fees for 2012-2013 are yet to be determined.
Extra costs
Every student (first, second and third year) is obliged to pay ± € 50,- for course materials. At the beginning of each year, a form will be handed out through which students will authorize the Academy to withdraw this sum from their accounts.
Compulsory:
- Introductory excursion in October for first year students (± € 225,-)
- Holland Tour in June for first year students (± € 225,-)
Optional:
- Excursion for second and third year students (± € 700,-)
- Project abroad (± € 500,-)