Merz Akademie

Merz Akademie is a non-profit university of art, design, and media, located in Stuttgart, Germany. The university has its primary emphasis on humanities, design, art, technology, social, and cultural studies. Merz Akademie consists of a classical art academy, a technical college, and a school of humanities.

Merz Akademie
Werkhaus mit Werkschule
Former names
Merz Akademie, Hochschule fur Gestaltung, Kunst und Medien Stuttgart, staatlich anerkannt
TypeUniversity
Established1920
Vice-presidentN/A
RectorMartin Fritz [1]
DirectorMarkus Merz
Students250 as of 2012 WS 2014/15[2]
Location
Stuttgart
,
Baden-Württemberg
,
Germany
WebsiteMerz Akademie
Merz Akademie, College of Art, Design, and Media, Stuttgart

History

Originally named "Freie Akademie für Erkennen und Gestalten",[3] Merz Akademie was founded in 1918 by Albrecht Leo Merz. It was intended to address the dehumanizing demands of the Machine Age.[4] This multi-functional school had a workshop, a kindergarten, and a primary school. The curriculum was derived from a philosophy of education that combined holistic and Progressivism based approaches. Since its inception, Merz Akademie has offered applied arts, design, and media programs.[5] Merz had a reformist vision of pedagogy, noting that the powers of intellect and intuition need to be developed together and equally.[6]

The school was closed for a brief period during World War II and was reopened in 1947. Merz Akademie has evolved into an institution of higher education, now offering accreditation for Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in areas of film, video, new media, and research.

In 1985, three years after the academy was taken over by Markus Merz, Merz Akademie was granted state accreditation as a college of higher education (Fachhochschule), by the Ministry for Sciences and Art[3]. The college, administered by the Merz Akademie gemeinnützige GmbH as a non-profit organization, was institutionally accredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities in 2008. This was followed by an accreditation for the Bachelor's program "Design, Art and Media" with the Pathways "Film and Video", "New Media", and "Visual Communication" as well as for the Master's degree program, "Knowledge Development in Design, Art, and Media." [7]

The university's president,[8][9] Martin Fritz, was appointed in 2016 as a replacement for Markus Merz who served as president from 1985 to 2016.[10]

Programs

Merz Akademie offers the following Bachelor of Arts degree programs: Film and Video, New Media, Visual Communication, Cross-media publishing and Cultural Theory. Each major focuses on the design, art, and media aspects of these fields. The university also focuses on research, experimental studies, and integrating critical studies in design and art.[11]

The Master's program in Art, Design, and Media offers students research projects in the fields of film, video, design, art, new media, and a new theory of technical practices.[12]

Fields of study

Publishing

Together with Wilhelm Fink Verlag, the Merz Akademie regularly publishes academic research papers and graduate theses.[14]

gollark: So they hired an esolangologist.
gollark: Maybe a bored programmer said "just use brainf\*ck" as a joke.
gollark: Why would they *do* such a thing?
gollark: WHY‽
gollark: How *would* you reinterpret the code with different numbers of dimensions at runtime, anyway?

References
  1. Germany, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart. "Neuer Rektor gewählt: Neuer Rektor an Merz Akademie". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. Statistische Berichte Baden-Württemberg, Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg, Artikel-Nr. 3234 15001 B III 1 - j/15, Unterricht und Bildung vom 1. September 2015 Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Merz Akademie Leitbild". www.merz-akademie.de. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. http://creatordoctus.eu/partners/merz-akademie/
  5. 4icu.org, accreditation reference
  6. Asenjo Fernández, Ignacio (2011-07-10). "Ángel Ferrant. The longing of the pedagogic influences" (PDF). Arte, Individuo y Sociedad. 25, No. 1, 2013: 11–29 – via Redalyc.org.
  7. https://www.merz-akademie.de/en/leitbild/
  8. "Martin Fritz is the new Rector of Merz Akademie Stuttgart". Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. "Merz Akademie Hochschule für Gestaltung, Kunst und Medien". www.merz-akademie.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  10. Germany, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart. "Merz Akademie-Lenker im Interview: "Wir pflegen die Idee der Autorschaft"". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  11. "Merz Akademie". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  12. "Merz Akademie Master of Arts". Merz Akademie website. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  13. "Merz Akademie Crossmedia Publishing". www.merz-akademie.de. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  14. "Publishing House Wilhelm Fink".
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