1967
Established as "Independent Fine Arts Study Centre”
1984
Accredited as Fachhochschule (university of applied sciences and arts)
1986
Started offering new programs in Art therapy and Performing Arts pedagogy
2004
Established the Institute for art therapy and research
2006
Establishment of professorships in
>art therapy research
>aesthetic education
>applied cultural sociology
2011
Started offering the new Master’s program in Art and Performing Arts in Society
2012
Accredited as Hochschule (university of applied sciences and arts in Ottersberg)