阿尔托大学今年的申请时间已经确定，同时多个热门设计专业的申请材料要求发生了很大的变化，学费和语言要求也有很大变化，随着马克笔设计留学一起来看看吧！

11月28日-12月27日

1月3日（提交语言）

3月11日（第一批申请结果）

4月9日（最终录取结果）

往年所有专业都是15000欧元/年，今年学费大涨。

部分专业为17000欧元/年，部分专业则直接涨到20000欧元/年。

IELTS总分6.5分，写作6.0分。

TOEFL总分92分，写作22分。

PTE总分52分，写作54分。

今年有几个热门设计专业在动机信要求方面变化较大，主要是对字数的限制。从去年的3000字符的限制（差不多550字，包括空格和标点符号）减少到今年的2000字符（差不多400字，包括空格和标点符号），而陈述内容要求却未变化，需要在更少的篇幅去陈述清楚学校要求的问题，难度进一步提升。这里以COID（协作工业设计）专业为例，看看最新的要求。

Write a motivation letter explaining your reasons for applying for this major and your particular interest(s) in the field as well as your goals and expectations for the studies to be completed at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Describe your strengths and interests, a vision of art and design, aspects related to the work and creative goals.

The letter of motivation must clearly answer the following questions:

What is your biggest achievement/success in the field of design?

Why are you applying to Aalto University?

What do you want to learn by studying in the Collaborative and Industrial Design major?

What is the role of the master’s programme in your professional development?

What would you like to do after completing the master’s programme?

The maximum length of the motivation letter is 2000 characters, including spaces and special characters.

请撰写一封动机信，说明您申请该专业的原因、对该领域的特定兴趣，以及您在阿尔托大学艺术、设计与建筑学院学习的目标和期望。信中应描述您的优势和兴趣、对艺术与设计的愿景，以及与工作和创作目标相关的方面。动机信应明确回答以下问题：

您在设计领域最大的成就是什么？为什么申请阿尔托大学？希望在合作与工业设计专业中学习到什么？该硕士课程将如何帮助您的职业发展？您希望从事什么工作？动机信最长不超过2000个字符（包括空格和特殊字符）。

不分热门设计专业作品集要求也有了进一步的限制要求，主要是在提交的格式、页数和版面规格方面。我们还是以COID专业为例。

In the portfolio, applicants display work that shows their designerly insights and skills. The portfolio must contain diverse samples of the applicant’s previous scientific, professional and/or design projects.

Designwork can be provided as technical drawings, computer renderings, sketches, illustrations, storyboards or photographs. Include six (6) work samples in the portfolio. The work contained in the portfolio must be catalogued, listing at least the title and/or theme, purpose and year of completion of each piece. The catalogue must also detail where and when the work has been completed, exhibited, displayed or published. Each work should be accompanied by a brief explanation. The contribution of the applicant to the work should be stated in case the work has been completed in a group. The applicant’s name, address and phone number and the study option applied for must be indicated clearly on the portfolio.

The portfolio should be uploaded as a single PDF-file. Maximum size for the portfolio is 30 MB and it can include maximum of 14 pages, larger ones will not be evaluated, even if the system allows uploading larger ones. Name the file as: Portfolio-surname-firstname.pdf. The intake committee will only evaluate the material displayed in the PDF file. Links to external material (e.g. website) or video material will not be considered during the intake process. The portfolios may be examined on a laptop display of ca. 14”. It is highly advisable to use e.g., 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio.

设计作品可以以技术图纸、电脑渲染图、草图、插图、故事板或照片的形式呈现。作品集应包含六（6）个项目。作品集中的每件作品必须进行编目，至少列出作品的标题和/或主题、目的以及完成年份。目录还应详细说明作品的创作、展出或发表的地点和时间。每件作品都应附有简短说明。如果作品是团队完成的，需注明申请者在其中的贡献。作品集上应清楚标明申请者的姓名、地址、电话号码和申请的专业。

作品集应以单个PDF文件上传，最大文件大小为30 MB，最多可包含14页，超过此页数的将不予评估，即使系统允许上传更大的文件。文件名应命名为：Portfolio-姓-名.pdf。评审委员会只会评估PDF文件中展示的材料，链接到外部材料（如网站）或视频材料在评审过程中将不予考虑。作品集可能会在大约14英寸的笔记本电脑显示屏上查看，建议使用例如16:9或16:10的长宽比。

可以预期，今年阿尔托大学的申请难度将会进一步加大，一定要尽早准备。如果你对留学申请准备过程有任何疑问，欢迎和我进行探讨。