Nordic art study or Japan? Plan B in a small number of countries, compared with the "C" advantage accumulated over the years by the British and American art students studying abroad, Nordic, Japan and other countries, with their unique design style and developed education level, have gradually attracted the attention of many students as the "strength responsibility" of the study abroad circle.

Affected by the epidemic this year, the popularity of studying in Britain and the United States has declined. In contrast, Japan is about to usher in the full lifting of the ban; Many universities in Switzerland and Finland rank top in the 2020 QS ranking. The advantages of studying abroad in these countries are once again highlighted. Recently, we have received many inquiries from students about school selection and advantageous majors in the two regions.

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Interestingly, Japan and Scandinavia are always in the same rank as other countries. One reason is that the design styles and cultural characteristics of the two regions are similar; Second, they also have similarities in advantageous majors and application requirements.

In the past, in the course of art history, we often compared Scandinavian style with Japanese minimalist style. Do the colleges and majors in these two regions have the same characteristics?

The above picture shows IKEA home in Sweden The following picture shows MUJI Hotel in Japan

Today, we will make a horizontal comparison between the two popular universities and representative majors - interior design, to answer the students' doubts about studying in Nordic and Japanese art!

Japan Nordic art study abroad

01 Analysis of the background of art study abroad

Before launching the specific comparison between colleges and majors, let's first understand the art study background of the two regions. For our neighbor Japan, I believe that most of the students have done some research, and we also introduced it in detail in our previous tweets, so next we will focus on studying in Nordic art.

The five Nordic countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland) have developed economies, superior natural scenery and high citizen welfare, and have always been known as the region with the highest happiness index. Under the special cultural background and geographical advantages, the Nordic style, which advocates functionality, humanization and simplicity and nature, has been popular all over the world since the 20th century, and has derived various styles, including Japanese style minimalism.

Among them, the most representative fields - architectural design, interior design, furniture design and industrial design are among the top in the world, driving a number of unique art colleges and high-quality professional training models in Northern Europe, including Alto University in Finland, Oslo National Art Institute in Norway The Swedish National University of Art and Design and other universities have always dominated the rankings of major universities.

Danish artist Hans Wegner, a representative figure of furniture design

For the application of institutions, the overall application process and submission materials of Nordic institutions are basically the same as those of British and American institutions, Art Design Among them, the collection of works is the most important assessment material. Compared with the UK and the US, Nordic institutions pay more attention to students' basic ability and professional skills, which is similar to the Japanese application for studying abroad.

For many students and families who attach great importance to economic costs, Nordic institutions, like Japan, have a low cost of studying abroad, which is very cost-effective. Many public institutions do not even charge tuition fees. Of course, the quality of learning and the graduation certificates issued by institutions are recognized by the Ministry of Education of our country.

The University College of Oslo lists the estimated cost of students for one semester, which is less than 4w

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The art majors in Nordic colleges and universities attach importance to practicality and foundation construction, and focus on industry integration. They carry out a lot of practice while learning theories. The class mode is also mainly group and practice. Cooperation is one of the teaching characteristics of Nordic schools, and this learning method is very advantageous for students' employment.

Swedish National University of Art and Design

The application requirements emphasize students' practical skills

Of course, there will be particularities between different schools and majors. Next, we will learn about the training methods and application requirements of the school through the most popular representative major in the two regions - Interior Design, taking two top universities in Northern Europe - Alto University and Japan - Tama University of Fine Arts as examples!

How about interior design of Alto University?

How about studying abroad in Tama University of Fine Arts?

We have introduced Nordic and Study abroad in Japanese art Based on the background and characteristics of, and according to the same advantage of the professional comparison of popular institutions in the curriculum and training methods. From this, we can see that both regions have integrated their respective cultural characteristics and style advantages, promoted the development of art schools, and have world-class art education standards.

Collected works of Sunmeng, a natural light student

Finally, we are going back to the initial question. This year, the situation of art study abroad is turbulent, and small countries are back in everyone's sight. But more students still take countries and colleges other than Britain and the United States as alternatives, which is the helpless choice of Plan B. However, in fact, a small number of countries, including Japan and Northern Europe, can never be ignored. They have absolute strength and development prospects in art education, especially in several advantageous majors.

Collected works of Sunmeng, a natural light student

However, I still want to remind you that there are obvious differences between Northern Europe and Japan in the application process and methods, especially in language and interview. Therefore, although the advantages of minority countries are prominent, students should still consider their own situation and needs, plan in advance, find professional auxiliary institutions, and make the most responsible choice for themselves!

No matter which country or university, the most fundamental assessment point of art design major or the personal ability reflected in the collection of works, a high-quality collection of works is the key to help us join the top colleges and universities, and the study of natural light art will always bring more comprehensive, more intimate More guaranteed application service!

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