Design Education: In Touch with Business
The key task of the education system in Russia today is to provide the fastest possible response to business demands for training specialists with the knowledge and skills required in practice. The trend towards practice orientation has been one of the leading trends in education for a long time, and it is especially relevant for the design industry, where rapidly developing digital technologies and changing product consumption patterns force specialists to constantly expand the scope of their competences. Leading universities have large and medium-sized business companies among their long-term partners, carrying out projects in the interests of companies in their laboratories.
What are the most effective and promising mechanisms of cooperation in terms of training for the creative industries today?
How do these activities affect the level of preparation of students involved in such projects and the educational process as a whole?
Is business ready to invest in long-term educational projects and what results do they expect?
How is the HR policy of market leaders changing in terms of interaction with young specialists?
What is the role of non-profits in training for the creative industries?
How should the youth career guidance toolkit change to effectively address contemporary human resource issues in design?
Moderators
Ekaterina Gurova,
Dean of the Faculty of Design and Media Communications of the Presidential Academy
Kosta Kadzov,
Development Director, Sistema Charitable Foundation
Panellists
Roza Akhmadieva,
Rector of Kazan State Institute of Culture
Valery Belgorodsky,
Rector of Kosygin Russian State University of Russia
Maria Bolkunova,
HR Director, Concept Group
Borislav Volodin,
Director, National Open Championship of Creative Competencies Art Masters
Kirill Gavrilin,
Candidate of Art History, Professor, Head of the Department of Stroganov Russian State University of Arts and Crafts
Galina Golinkova,
Deputy General Director of Gzhel Association
Alexey Demidov,
Rector of St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design
Anna Kislitsyna,
Rector, St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
Sergey Kurasov,
Rector of Stroganov Russian State University of Arts and Crafts
Vadim Lobov,
President of Synergy Corporation
Larisa Pastukhova,
President of the Sistema Charitable Foundation
Yulia Semakova,
Managing Director for Strategic Development and Marketing, Natura Siberica Group of Companies
Vitaly Stavitsky,
President, Union of Designers of Russia
Ekaterina Cherkes-zade,
Director of the Centre for Creative Economy, Agency for Strategic Initiatives
