VCUarts Qatar Priority Deadline Upcoming for Fall 2024

Aspiring artists and designers can start their application process to the university immediately to meet early deadline

VCUarts Qatar has opened the application process for students seeking admission for the academic year 2024. The priority deadline for applying is November 15, 2023, while the final deadline is January 15, 2024. Applications that are submitted before the priority deadline will be reviewed first by the admissions team, and decisions will be made on these applications first. 

Students can apply to the University’s four-year undergraduate programs that offer specializations in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Painting + Printmaking, and Art History. VCUarts Qatar will also be launching a brand new BFA in Kinetic Imaging in 2024.

Kinetic Imaging is a four-year program specializing in interactive design, 3D art and design, sound and moving images, with career choices including multimedia artistry, video editing, animation, UX/UI designer, special effects engineer and game designer.

Those seeking to augment their undergraduate qualifications or enhance their existing careers can do so through VCUarts Qatar’s MFA in Design program.

Interested students are urged to begin the application process by the priority date of November 15th. Admissions counselors at VCUarts Qatar are available for consultations every day. Besides, the university’s website https://qatar.vcu.edu/  includes comprehensive information on application requirements and answers to frequently asked questions and program details.

Students joining VCUarts Qatar will be part of a worldwide network that boasts more than 1000 alumni employed in roles as varied as art and design, filmmaking, interior design and incubation development. Over the last two decades, many of them have garnered international recognition on the global stage, winning coveted awards such as the Red Dot Award, the International Property Awards and others.

Alumni, faculty and students from the University were also actively involved in various creative fields ranging from film direction and production, creative direction, set-design, wardrobe design to public art, curation, stage performance and so on during the latest football world cup tournament held in Doha in December, 2022.

The creative work and projects of VCUarts Qatar’s students, alumni, staff, and faculty have been exhibited at prestigious exhibitions in Dubai, Paris, Moscow, Hong Kong, and at the University’s home campus in Richmond, Virginia. 

At VCUarts Qatar, students regularly get to take part in world-class art and design events, and field trips to study, work and network. The University also makes it a point to invite internationally acclaimed designers and artists such as Valentino, Hassan Hajjaj, Richard Serra, Shirin Neshat, Jeff Koons, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Diane von Furstenberg, Reza Abedini, Marina Abramović, Wissam Shawkat, Rami Al Ali, Naeem Khan, and Hector Ayuso, to give talks and lectures, and conduct workshops.

Students choosing to join VCUarts Qatar will also benefit from the presence of the recently launched Institute for Creative Research at the University, the only one such research institute in the country. The Institute, which functions within the VCUarts Qatar campus, was formally opened in May, 2022.

VCUarts Qatar’s Materials Library is the only one of its kind in the Arab Gulf region and houses a circulating collection of thousands of diverse material samples from around the world. The University also has a state-of-the-art fabrication lab, innovative media studio, and a library with one of the largest collections of books on art and design in the region.

VCUarts Qatar has an active Alumni Relations section that is invested in ensuring that its graduates receive the best possible opportunities for professional growth, and networking. The University has steadily expanded and built upon its Community and Continuing education programs, regularly offering members of the public, and alumni, opportunities to consolidate their learning or pick up new skills.

Additionally, VCUarts Qatar partners with major organizations in Qatar and abroad for workshops, work experience opportunities, and project-based learning opportunities for its students and alumni.