With a DesignDate, you can get a taste of studying design in the company of one of our students and get a realistic impression of our university. You may not find romantic love, but at best a passion for life: the perfect profession for you!
You will accompany one of our students for a day and come along to his/her lectures, attend project meetings and visit the workshops. You'll eat together in our canteen, go to the library, take a break in the courtyard... You do everything that goes with studying design.
You get...
- a real insight and a more concrete idea of what is taught and learned in a degree course, you experience project meetings and lectures live
- first-hand experience reports about the course: what do our students think about Design PF?
- the opportunity to ask questions / get answers at eye level - as many as you want!
- Contacts at the university with other students, professors, staff...
DesignDate process
You meet at around 8:30 a.m. and from 9 a.m. you accompany your date to lectures, project meetings, studios, the library and the canteen. In short: you do everything that makes up a normal study day. At the end of the lecture period (5 p.m. at the latest), you will separate again.
Prerequisites
- You are genuinely interested in studying design
- You are 18 or older. If you are under 18, please send us confirmation from your parents that you are allowed to spend the day with us (you will find the confirmation form on page 2 of the registration form)
- If you are still at school, we will be happy to issue you with confirmation that you are exempt from lessons. Please clarify this with your teachers beforehand
- You or your parents are willing to pay the energy compensation mentioned by the students (see below)
Registration
If you have decided on a DesignDate, first fill out our registration form (see below) and send it to designdating(at)hs-pforzheim(dot)de.
We will then put you in touch with your DesignDate and you will agree on the details (duration, energy balance & date).
The energy compensation: Our students usually have a lot to do and often a tight budget, so they are happy to be compensated for their time and attention - they will let you know what you can do for them and thank them for their commitment (e.g. a 50 euro voucher for artist supplies, tools or similar for one day) once we have arranged the contact between you.
DesignDates in the winter semester 2025
DesignDates are back! If you're interested, send us your completed registration form by email, and we'll get back to you to arrange your DesignDate.
Please note: DesignDates are generally only available during the semester, from April to the end of June, and from October to the end of January. Students are usually quite busy towards the end of the semester, so please register early in the respective periods.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer DesignDates for the Transportation Design degree program, as a lot of work is done on projects with industry partners to which external parties are not allowed access. However, you always have the opportunity to talk to students about their day-to-day studies and projects at our study and portfolio consultation events and at the Werkschau.