The University of the Arts Bremen (German: Hochschule für Künste Bremen, HfK Bremen) is a publicly funded university in Bremen, Germany and one of the most successful ones whose roots in music, arts and design date back to 1873. The University of the Arts Bremen runs a faculty of fine arts & design and a faculty of music with approximately 900 students, 65 professors and about 180 assistant professors.
The academic pillars of the University of the Arts Bremen are music, art, design and theory. Within Germany, the special combination of the music and visual arts department beneath one roof can only be found at the University of the Arts Bremen and the Berlin University of the Arts. Recent combinations of multi-disapinary media includes art and music (video art, new media, digital media, sound design), emphasize the mixture and experimentation of disciplines.
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