The Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht (ABKM, Academy of Fine Arts). is located in the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is part of the Zuyd University (Hogeschool Zuyd). The training found at the various Academie Beeldende Kunsten in the Netherlands comes under the heading "Hoger Beroepsonderwijs" (in short HBO) which means Higher Professional Education. Flag of Maastricht. ... Zuyd University, or Hogeschool Zuyd in Dutch, is a University of Professional Education located in the three largest cities of the south of Limburg (Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht), in the Netherlands. ...

The Academy has 800 students and was founded in 1993 but an institute was established about 150 years ago. There is also a Department of Theatre Design

The Academie proposes a 4 years Bachelor programme (BMus and BMus ed.) and a 2 years Postgraduate programme witch will become a Master degree (MMus) before 2010. The Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht doesn't have a doctoral programme. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Master of Music (M.M. or M.Mus. ...

See also

• Maastricht

• Vocational university
• Hogeschool Zuyd
  • Conservatorium Maastricht
  • Toneelacademie Maastricht

• Maastricht University

• Bologna process
• Diploma Supplement
• Erasmus programme
• European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
• European Higher Education Area
• Homologation
• Recognition of studies abroad in the European Union

Flag of Maastricht. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Zuyd University, or Hogeschool Zuyd in Dutch, is a University of Professional Education located in the three largest cities of the south of Limburg (Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht), in the Netherlands. ... The Conservatorium Maastricht is a music school in Maastricht (the Netherlands). ... Universiteit Maastricht (Maastricht University), founded in 1976, is the second youngest university in the Netherlands. ... The purpose of the Bologna process is to create the European higher education area by harmonising academic degree standards and quality assurance standards throughout Europe for each faculty and its development. ... The Diploma Supplement (DS) is a document attached to a higher education diploma aiming at improving international ‘transparency’ and at facilitating the academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates etc. ... The ERASMUS programme was established in 1987 and forms a major part of the European Union Socrates II programme. ... European credit transfer system (ECTS) is a method that is used to compare the marks (US: grade) given in education across European Union. ... The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is the objective of the Bologna process - to create more comparable, compatible and coherent systems of higher education in Europe. ... Homologation is a technical term, derived from the Greek homologos (ομόλογος) for agree, which is generally used in English to signify the granting of approval by an official authority. ... Recognition of titles is an important instrument to facilitate the free movement of students and of graduates in Europe. ...

External link

• [1] Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht homepage.