Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design

Documents required for application:

1. High School Diploma + Transcript (translated to English, notarized)
2. Portfolio
3. Scanned copy of your Passport (photo page)
4. Minimum IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL 60. (In the absence of such, students will take the language proficiency exam upon arrival. Please note that all our programs are taught in English).

If the candidate has original digital music works prepared, they should submit those via digital platforms and explain techniques/effects they used.

If a student does not have a digital work they have produced, they must demonstrate their ability with the instrument by recording a video (unedited) of up to 2 minutes with the instrument they play.

If the candidate does not play any instrument; they must perform any piece in their preferred style as a karaoke rendition and share it with the jury in an unedited video recording of up to 2 minutes.

The video recording standards for candidates playing instruments are as follows:

• The sound quality must be clear and free from noise.
• The candidate’s face must be clearly visible during the recording.
• Each performance must not exceed 2 minutes. For pieces longer than 2 minutes, it is sufficient to choose the sections with the highest technical skill.
• Previous music performances, recitals, recordings, or other music works by the student will also be accepted.
• Each performance must be labeled with the date, title, and composer of the piece.  
• Accepted Video Formats: .3g2, .3gp, .avi, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .mxf, .webm, .wmv
• Accepted Audio Recording Formats: .aac, .m4a, .mka, .mp3, .oga, .ogg, .wav

Interview – If required