Maastricht Academy of Music
| Conservatorium Maastricht | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1962 |
| Rector | Harrie van den Elsen |
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Administrative staff
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135 |
| Students | 600 |
| Undergraduates | 350 (and 100 pre-college) |
| Postgraduates | 140 |
| Location | Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | AEC European Association of Conservatoires - ELIA European League of Institutes of the Arts |
| Website | http://conservatorium.hszuyd.nl/ and http://www.znhm.nl/ |
The Maastricht Academy of Music, Dutch: Conservatorium Maastricht, located in the city of Maastricht, is one of nine music academies in the Netherlands. The academy is a faculty of the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Zuyd in Dutch) for the Bachelor programme and the "Zuid Nederlandse Hogeschool voor Muziek" for the Master programme, in co-operation with the Fontys Academy of Music of the Fontys University of Applied Sciences. The academy provides advanced vocational training.
The music academy collaborates with the two other art faculties of the Zuyd University: the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and with the Faculty of Arts and Culture of Maastricht University.
The Maastricht Academy of Music has departments for European classical music, Jazz, Musical composition, and Opera. The academy proposes a 4 years Bachelor's programme (BMus and BMus ed.) and a two years Master's programme (MMus).
From 2009, the Maastricht Academy of Music will offer a joint master's degree with the Maastricht University.
The number of foreign students is ca. 65% from more than 45 different countries. After consultation, non-Dutch speaking students can take exams in French, German, or English. Also, theses and other work can be written in one of these 3 languages. Many lessons and courses can be offered in English.
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