University of Arts Linz

University of Arts Linz (Kunstuniversität Linz) is a public art university located at Hauptplatz 6, 4020 Linz, Austria, founded in 1973 under the Austrian Universitätsgesetz. The university is structured around five main institutes: Architecture, Fine Arts and Cultural Studies, Art and Education, Media, and Design. It offers bachelor, master, diploma (Diplomstudium), and PhD programmes. Key study areas include architecture (with the BASEhabitat specialisation in sustainable global architecture), fine arts, cultural studies, media culture and art theories, interface cultures, industrial design, fashion & technology, graphic design and photography, textile art and design, visual communication, time-based media, and space & design strategies. Teaching is primarily in German; selected programmes including the Architecture Master and Interface Cultures are available in English. The university maintains several campus buildings in central Linz (Hauptplatz 6, Hauptplatz 8, Domgasse, Tabakfabrik Linz, and others) and a location in Vienna. Its Master of Architecture is recognised as a full European qualification under EU professional harmonisation legislation, conferring access to regulated architectural professions in all EU member states.