„Als eine der ersten Studierenden der neuen Partnerschaft zwischen der Professur für Kunstpädagogik an der KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt und der SantaGiulia Kunstakademie in Brescia, Italien startete ich mit Freude, Neugierde aber auch etwas Unsicherheit vor dem was mich erwarten würde, da es bislang noch keine studentischen Erfahrungsberichte gab.

In den ersten Wochen durften wir Incomings flexibel in verschiedene Kurse „hineinschnuppern“, um uns für die passendsten Kurse zu entscheiden. Ich gewann dadurch nicht nur einen Einblick in das Department der Bildenden Künste, sondern auch in Kurse wie „Bühnenbild“ und „Kunstvermittlung für Museen“. Die meist vierstündigen Seminarblöcke waren zwar ungewohnt, aber durch eine lockere Gestaltung und selbstbestimmte Pausen kurzweilig. Einzig die Kosten für Kursmaterialien überraschten mich: Im Vergleich zur KU sind Studiengebühren und Materialkosten deutlich höher. Umso dankbarer war ich, dass zumindest die Semestergebühren an der Akademie im Rahmen des Erasmus+ entfallen.

Als größte Herausforderung blieb oft die Sprachbarriere. Mein Grundwissen in Italienisch reichte leider nicht für jeden der theoretischen Kurse aus, doch ich konnte mich in einer Reihe an interessanten praktischen Kursen (von Malerei und Mosaiktechniken bis hin zu Architekturdesign, Stil und Einrichtung) einbringen. Ich lernte schon in den ersten Wochen engagierte Dozierende und aufgeschlossene Studierende kennen und fühlte mich schnell sehr willkommen.“

Wir freuen uns sehr, unsere neue Erasmus+ Partnerschaft mit der renommierten Accademia di belle Arti in Brescia, Italien, bekannt zu geben. Mit großer Begeisterung heißen wir unseren künstlerischen und wissenschaftlichen Kooperationspartner herzlich willkommen. 

Akad. ORin Petia Knebel, Dozentin und Erasmus-Koordinatorin an der Professur für Kunstpädagogik und Kunstdidaktik, besuchte die Kunstakademie im April 2024 zu einem Austausch mit dem dortigen International Office und ist davon überzeugt, dass diese Partnerschaft spannende Möglichkeiten für den interkulturellen Dialog, die Zusammenarbeit in Forschung und Lehre sowie gemeinsame künstlerische Projekte eröffnet: 

"Unsere Zusammenarbeit wird es unseren Studierenden und Dozierenden ermöglichen, an einem der inspirierendsten Kunststandorte Italiens zu lernen, zu lehren und gemeinsam künstlerische Visionen zu verwirklichen. Wir freuen uns auf eine fruchtbare und inspirierende Kooperation!“

Siamo lieti di annunciare il nostro nuovo partenariato Erasmus+ con la rinomata Accademia di belle arti di Brescia, in Italia. È con grande entusiasmo che diamo il benvenuto al nostro partner di cooperazione artistica e accademica. 

Petia Knebel, docente e coordinatrice Erasmus presso la cattedra di Educazione artistica e didattica dell'arte, ha visitato l'Accademia di belle arti nell'aprile 2024 per uno scambio con l'Ufficio internazionale ed è convinta che questa partnership aprirà interessanti opportunità di dialogo interculturale, collaborazione nella ricerca e nell'insegnamento e progetti artistici comuni: 

"La nostra collaborazione permetterà ai nostri studenti e docenti di imparare, insegnare e realizzare visioni artistiche insieme in uno dei luoghi d'arte più stimolanti d'Italia. Ci auguriamo una collaborazione fruttuosa e stimolante!".

My name is Genesis Albiño, and I am an Erasmus Student from Spain. Actually, I was born in Ecuador but, three years ago I moved to Spain. I love it here and my family is very supportive. I study Tourism in the wonderful city of Almería. Almería is a city in Andalusia, located in the southeast of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. At the beginning of this year, I decided to go to Germany because the opportunity to develop my language skills and study in such a prestigious country was really attractive. I had listened to many “Erasmus experiences” about this country and all of them were interesting and unforgettable.

In my Keramik-Seminar, I have learned a lot but mainly how to develop my intellectual abilities and personal skills freely and to reach my full potential. Senior lecturer Petia Knebel was always very kind and motivated when teaching and she was very professional. We did many amazing works, such as “Bananen-Tattoo, die Kunst, die unter die Haut geht”, abstract sculptures with the title “Beton-Ton im Dialog” and “Produktdesign” and many more. I have never taken any ceramic courses before, but when I was there, I had a lot of fun, and I was inspired by the creativity of my teacher and my classmates. I also took a Malerei-Seminar, and I must admit it was also very challenging. Every class of senior lecturer Christine Schweiger was very well prepared and she explained to me every detail about the things that I needed to do. We drew many things from different perspectives, such as buildings, bottles, fruit, houses, and others. Both lecturers always explained to me and to the other students how to improve our work and helped us to make them look much better. I will always appreciate the two lecturers that I mentioned since they worked hard to communicate and understand me.

Doing an Erasmus stay in this cozy place called Eichstätt (ca. 14.000 inhabitants) was one of my best experiences. It is a very green and lovely little town, the people are friendly, and you can walk everywhere! The student atmosphere is much fun, and you learn a lot every day. Eichstätt provides the ideal environment to forge lasting friendships. As for living costs, it is not so expensive. There are supermarkets of all kinds and local shops where you can find vegetables and fruits. As far as accommodation is concerned, I recommend living in a shared flat, as it offers more autonomy and at the same time the opportunity to get to know you cohabitants. I recommend walking through the streets and admiring the architecture and of course the nature. The main recommendation for future students is to get to know every corner of this town and to develop the language.

Genesis Albiño, July 2021