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The application phase for prospective Global Music students starts with our open house ("Infotag")" (in February). Application deadline is April 30th. Each year, approx. 12 new students are admitted to the Global Music B.A. programme. The programme always begins in the winter semester.
Those who wish to participate in the entrance exam, usually in June of each year, must submit the following documents before the application deadline:
- Online application form.
- High school diploma, equivalent to German Abitur.
- Three songs, one of them solo. At least one of the titles must also be submitted as a live video (solo or with band, maximum 200 MB).
- CV in tabular form
- Proof of required level of German language, at least level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, e.g. DSH exam level 2. (This is not necessary for German citizens who graduated from German schools, those who have been educated in Germany or those who have a university entrance qualification from a foreign institution with German as the language of instruction.)
Information for foreign applicants and German applicants with foreign school qualifications
Applicants from abroad
Applicants with a German citizenship and a foreign secondary school degree
For German citizens with foreign secondary school degrees, please contact:
Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
Abt. 7 Schule und Bildung
Anerkennungsstelle
Postfach 103642
70031 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 711 904 17170
- A valid visa/residence permit must be submitted at the latest by the start of the programme.
- Applicants from abroad who hold a foreign university entrance qualification must include a screenshot or PDF of the evaluation of their degree from the anabin database with their application.Note: If a degree was earned in Germany, this also serves as proof of equivalence for a foreign high school diploma.
Applicants with a German citizenship and a foreign secondary school degree
For German citizens with foreign secondary school degrees, please contact:
Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
Abt. 7 Schule und Bildung
Anerkennungsstelle
Postfach 103642
70031 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 711 904 17170
Questions?
General
- The Global Music programme is accredited by the Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute ACQUIN.
- Students studying at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg are eligible for BAföG funding.
- To meet the application deadline, upload the document before April 30th at 11:59pm.
- The date for the entrance exam is announced on the Global Music Facts page.
- Students can only enroll to begin their studies during the winter term.
- Here you can find the regulation of the Ministry of Science, Research and Art concerning the qualification for studying at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg (in German).
- The admission to the Popakademie requires the acceptance of the current usage regulations (in German).
- There are no tuition fees for domestic students, as well as students from the EU obtaining their first degree at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. For international students (non-EU) and for those pursuing a second undergraduate degree, the universities of Baden-Württemberg are obliged to charge tuition fees.