The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst/Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB) is one of the oldest and most prestigious Colleges of Fine Arts in Europe. The Academy provides art and design education at the highest level since more than 250 years. Its excellent reputation is due to countless graduates who continually make a significant impact on the areas of fine art and graphic design, and many renowned professors and dedicated tutors working at the HGB. The college maintains a superb international network of more than 100 collaboration partners from various areas of the art and graphic design industry, as well as from the world of science and economics. Quality and sustainability of teaching and practice is what they stand for.