Scientists at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design (²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ) have patented a new composition for pretreating cotton fabrics before applying textile ornaments to them using direct digital printing (inkjet - printing). The technology will completely eliminate energy-intensive and resource-intensive stages from the production chain: washing the material after printing and drying. The introduction of development in light industries will save thousands of litres of water at each production cycle, reduce the burden on treatment plants and reduce the electricity consumption required for water heating and the drying process.
Eva Orlova, a student at the College of Technology, Modeling and Management of ²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ, became a member of the delegation of St. Petersburg, which represented the region at the V Youth Rally of Ambassadors of the federal project "Professionalism," which ended in the capital of the Chechen Republic, in the city of Grozny. It is attended by 500 people from 86 regions of Russia: students of colleges and technical schools and their curators - teachers, as well as representatives of youth media centers of open source software.
Students and teachers of the Institute of Spatial Environment Design ²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ represented Russia at the XX International Festival of Arts Crayons Tonk/Kala Parv, which was held in early October in Tonk, India. For several days, the participants worked on their own paintings. The subject matter of the works ranged from realistic landscape to abstract composition.
On October 8, 2026, a seminar "Development of large book projects taking into account modern technologies" was held at the Tver Printing College (a branch of ²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ). The event was held within the framework of the creative project "Book as a big project" and the federal program "Family Values and Cultural Infrastructure" of the national project "Family."
Specialists of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design (²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ) have patented a program for automatic digitization of archives with physical defects - spots, breaks and faded areas. Based on computer vision and language modeling methods, the system restores the structure and content of historical documents and other materials, including lost text, while maintaining the original context and style. As an experimental study, scientists digitized a number of archival documents of the Leningrad Institute of Textile and Light Industry named after CM. Kirov (now - ²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ) for 1968.
The XIV General Meeting of the Russian-Kyrgyz Consortium of Technical Universities (RCTU) was held on Issyk-Kul, which brought together leaders and representatives of technical universities in Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The meeting was also attended by a delegation of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. The result for the university was entry into the Consortium.
In early October, the "THREAD OF CULTURE" festival, established by the University of Industrial Technologies and Design, was held in the Brusnitsyn cultural quarter. The event brought together about 400 young authors who work with traditional culture in various creative formats.
Among the 360 best young researchers at the All-Russian competition of research papers, Lilia Akhmetzyanova, master's student of the Department of Nanostructured, Fibrous and Composite Materials named after A.I. Meos ²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ. The jury praised the work, noting the importance and practical benefits.
Construction and installation work in the new comfortable departure waiting area was completed on September 30. Currently, the facility, located in the south wing of the airport, is preparing for its official opening.
The Committee on Science and Higher School of the Government of St. Petersburg summed up the results of the annual grant competition for students, graduate students of universities, industry and academic institutions of the Northern capital. Ten young scientists - authors of scientific projects from the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design - became winners.
Teachers and students of the Department of Digital and Additive Technologies of ²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ at the International Media Forum "Dialogue of Cultures" presented projects made using artificial intelligence technologies.
Students and graduates of the Department of Costume Design ²ÝÁñ¶ÌÊÓÆµ within the framework of the opening of the International Exhibition of Visual Works "I Live Here" of the XX media forum "Dialogue of Cultures" presented ethnic collections and single models inspired by the culture of the countries of the forum participants. The show was held at the General Staff of the Hermitage.
On September 27, 2026, second and third-year students of the Department of Tourism Business, under the guidance of Professor, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences Pogodina Victoria Leonidovna, organized an educational trip to Kronstadt for freshmen. The event was timed to coincide with a professional holiday - Tourism Day.