Collège Glarean

Franco-German doctoral programme of Freiburg University of Music, University of Strasbourg and »Haute école des arts du Rhin« (HEAR)

Founded in 2020, the Collège Glarean (»European Doctoral College for Musical Interpretation and Artistic Research Glarean«) is the joint Franco-German doctoral programme of Freiburg University of Music, University of Strasbourg and »Haute école des arts du Rhin« (HEAR). The doctoral college enables doctoral studies in the field of artistic research, which are concluded with the academic degree of »Doctor of Philosophy« (PhD). The Collège Glarean is named after the Swiss musician, music theorist and polymath Henricus Glareanus, who lived in Freiburg in the 16th century.

The Collège Glarean is funded within the framework of the Franco-German University / Université franco-allemande.

Coming up

26-27th June 2025, seminar in Freiburg

8-9th January 2025, seminar in Strasbourg

13-14th November 2024, study days »Artistic Research« at the Hochschule Luzern, Departement Musik

Archive

27-28th June 2024, seminar in Freiburg, Programme, Concert programme

26th January 2024, »Air'Rhena«, concert in the Art'Rhena on the Ile du Rhin next to Breisach Programme

10-11th January 2024, seminar in Strasbourg Programme, Concert programme

13th November 2023, study day »Artistic Research« at the Hochschule Luzern, Departement Musik Programme

3rd July 2023, study day »Artistic Research« in Freiburg Programme

21st-22nd June 2023, seminar in Freiburg Programme, Concert programme

11-12th January 2023, seminar in Strasbourg Programme, Concert programme 11th, Concert programme 12th

15-16th June 2022, seminar in Freiburg Programme

8-9th December 2021, seminar in Strasbourg

18th June 2021, seminar in Freiburg

Modalities

The prerequisite for admission to the Collège Glarean is passing the selection procedure. As a rule, the selection procedure takes place annually in April/May, alternately in Freiburg and Strasbourg. In order to qualify for the selection procedure, applicants must have sent a »dossier de candidature« to the Directorate of the Collège Glarean by the indicated deadlines (doctorat-icmaccra-recherche.unistra.fr). The application can be submitted in German, French or English.

Further details on the dossier and selection procedure can be found in Anlage C of the study and examination regulations for the cooperative structured doctoral program of the »European Doctoral College for Musical Interpretation and Artistic Research« here in the Downloads area and on the website of the Collège Glarean.

Deadlines in 2024 (the selection procedure 2024 is closed!)

2 February 2024:
submission deadline for the pre-application declaration (specifying the artistic discipline, the preliminary research topic and the designated scientific and artistic supervisors)

from 2 February 2024 to 5 April 2024:
preparation of the scientific and artistic project with the scientific and artistic supervisors

5 April 2024:
submission deadline for the documents for the application file

15 April 2024:
jury decision on the pre-selection of candidates admitted to the artistic selection process

16 May 2024:
artistic selection process at the HEAR Strasbourg

23 May 2024:
notification of the jury decision to the candidates

from 23 May 2024:
in case of a positive decision, start of the admission and enrolment procedure at the Freiburg University of Music and/or Université de Strasbourg and/or HEAR

Composer Meike Senker and flutist Kacper Dąbrowski are part of the first cohort to complete their doctorates at the Collège Glarean. In this interview from December 2021, they talk about what convinced them about the doctoral college, how they bring science and art together, and what advice they would give to other doctoral students. Click here for the interview