The second stream of the International Summer School has started at the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design (Ƶ). Fifteen Chinese university students will complete an educational program in industrial design within two weeks.: Qiqihar University, Chongqing Institute of International Business and Economics, and Shandong University of Art and Design. Teachers for Chinese students are teachers of the Department of Interior Design and Equipment of St. Petersburg State University of Applied Sciences.
A single test operator tested an ecological sorbent developed by scientists from the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. The technology is aimed at developing sustainable environmental approaches in the field of industrial and coastal infrastructure. The tests proved the sorbent's high efficiency and stable operation.
The Beinopen Institute for the Development of the Fashion Industry, together with the omnichannel retailer Sportmaster, with the support of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, are launching a Fashion Camp competition aimed at a new generation of fashion specialists: designers, technologists, and clothing designers. The participants' task is to develop a drop of clothing for the Sportmaster brand. Finalists will receive a cash grant, media coverage of their projects, and the opportunity to integrate into the industry through an internship or employment at a Sportsmaster.
Maria Mosyagina, a student at the Institute of Spatial Environment Design at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, a wellness and spa center for Zelenogorsk. The project was completed as part of a student's thesis.
Daniil Yurkevich, a student at the Department of Digital and Additive Technologies at Ƶ, who is studying for a master's degree in digital technologies at Fashion Tech, has created realistic digital models for a St. Petersburg clothing brand, as well as developed a methodology for creating such visualizations that can be applied to brand marketing in almost any format.
Adel Burdina, a student at the Department of Artistic Processing of Materials and Jewelry at the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, has designed a set of dishes intended for drinking kumis, a Turkic beverage that is an integral part of the Turkic food culture. The Turkic kovert also includes the Astau dish, which serves as a plate for serving beshbarmak. This work was completed as part of the student's master's thesis.
Students and staff of the Department of Intelligent Systems and Information Protection at the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design went to Shenyang Normal University in China, where the summer school on artificial intelligence is taking place. The participants of the school are representatives of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Posters by students of the Institute of Graphic Design at the University of Industrial Technologies and Design, dedicated to the preservation of sculptures, were placed in the metro and near the sights of the Northern Capital. These are the works of the winners of the youth graphic poster competition "Save", which was created by Arina Kuznetsova, a graduate of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. The initiative was supported by the Museum of Urban Sculpture, the Committee for Culture, and the Committee for State Control and Protection of Monuments.
Antonina Saprykina, a student at the Institute of Spatial Environment Design at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, has designed an architectural concept for a club house. The project was completed as part of the student's thesis. The study focused on a 40,000-square-meter plot located at 40 Pesochnaya Naberezhnaya in the Petrogradsky District of St. Petersburg.
Anna Sologubova, Head of the Social Design Department at Ƶ, presented the university at a meeting of the State Council Commission on Family Issues.
A series of international contacts, meetings, and the signing of important partnership documents continues at the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. Many of the representatives of the Chinese delegation from the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts visited St. Petersburg for the first time. The university was visited by high-level officials, including the Chairman of the Party Committee, Ms. Bao Qingfen, as well as directors of key departments and deans of the Institute's faculties.
St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design is once again welcoming partners from China. This time, the university was visited by representatives of the delegation from Liaoning University of Technology. The meeting was held in a solemn atmosphere, and the parties discussed joint projects and signed a cooperation agreement, laying the foundation for academic and scientific collaboration.
The opening ceremony of the International Summer School was held in the Academic Council Hall of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. Summer schools, as a format for student exchange between different countries, are an integral part of the international educational process. These events bring together talented individuals, open new horizons, and provide opportunities for professional and personal growth.
Today, the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design (Ƶ) was visited by more than 120 delegations from universities and research institutes in Russia. More than 230 guests, representatives of the subordinate institutions of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, arrived in St. Petersburg to participate in a seminar on the transition to the presentation of accounting data in the Unified Technological Platform of the GIIS EB, which was held in the concert hall of Ƶ.
Ksenia Kaisheva, Director of the Center for International Youth Projects and Initiatives at Ƶ, presented the university's project "My Homeland is My History" to Pavel Shevtsov, Deputy Director of Rossotrudnichestvo, as part of her participation in the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo's program "University of the Future. New Internationality of the University." The agency supported the initiative, and videos created by Ƶ students in foreign languages as part of the project will be published on Rossotrudnichestvo's official social media platforms.
A delegation from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications visited St. Petersburg. The Chinese delegation's first visit to the Russian capital began with a meeting with the leadership of St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. The dialogue took place at the university's premises.
The Tambov University Portal has released the Global Consolidated Ranking of Russian Universities 2025, where 415 Russian universities were evaluated by 9 indicators. The data was collected from the admission orders, the orders on the number of state-funded places and the indicators of the Tambov University Portal. St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design ranks 98th in the ranking of 415 universities included in the list.
The second year students work in the open air, studying the sights of the ancient city, architectural monuments of the 11th-19th centuries, included in the UNESCO Fund as a world cultural heritage. The architecture of Veliky Novgorod is organically combined with the natural landscape, which is reflected in the works of students.
On July 17–18, 2025, the I All-Russian Festival of Student Families will be held in Moscow, organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation together with the Federation Council and the Presidential Council for the Implementation of Demographic and Family Policy. The University of Industrial Technologies and Design is represented by a young married couple, Pavel and Ekaterina Mayor, at the event.
Alice Vygovskaya, a student of the Department of Monumental Art at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, developed an artistic sketch for the stained glass window of the facade of the Likhachev Plant Cultural Center (ZIL) in Moscow to implement the project using slide mapping technology, that is, through digital image projection onto the building. The work was performed as part of the student's thesis.
Eva Lobzineva, a student at the Institute of Spatial Environment Design at Ƶ, designed the Museum of Modern immersive art. The project was completed as part of a student's thesis. It represents an adaptive architectural and technological ecosystem on the banks of the Bolshaya Nevka River, where art ceases to be an object of observation and becomes an experience of complicity. Through a synthesis of dynamic architecture and technology, the museum blurs the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds.
The immersive fashion show "Pushkin Ball 3.0" of the University of Industrial Technologies and Design was held in the multimedia space of Lumion with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The spectacular show, inspired by the works of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, was created using 360° technology and a combination of live fashion show with digital elements, which were developed by students of Ƶ.
Daria Stepanenko, a student of the Department of Monumental Art at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design, has developed a design project for the Nevsky Palace of Culture in St. Petersburg. The architectural object, which is one of the iconic points on the map of Leningrad's artistic life, was designed as part of a student's thesis.
Veronika Panamareva, a student at the Institute of Spatial Environment Design Ƶ, designed a hotel complex on a site with a complex natural terrain in Sochi. The project was completed as part of a student's thesis.
The Tavrida art cluster and the Dprofile platform have brought together more than 20 experts and over 100 young professionals from all over Russia to create a unique visual code for Russian youth — merch and clothing line. The lead designer of one of the teams was Anastasia Utina, a student of the Institute of Graphic Design Ƶ, who presented a stitched collection at the Youth Day in Omsk.
In honor of the end of the academic year, we tell you how graduation projects used to be defended at the University of Industrial Technology and Design, when the university was still called the Leningrad Textile Institute. What is a diploma thesis, what graduate projects did LTI students work on, where they defended and how they celebrated the defense — read in our article.
Young scientists of Ƶ and the team of the University Student Scientific Society presented the university at the All—Russian Congress of Councils of Young Scientists and Student Scientific Societies "From the depths of tradition to the heights of Technology" in Ufa. In total, more than 1,300 participants from 7 countries — Belarus, China, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan - gathered in the capital of Bashkortostan.
Do you remember a student at the University of Industrial Technology Design from Malaysia, who combined working as a hairdresser, performing in a choir, playing the violin and going to museums with his studies at the university? Our interview with Ang Chi Ji became the most popular publication on the university's Zen page, so two years later we talked again with Chi Ji, who is affectionately referred to as "Chizhik" in the comments.
As part of the largest VK Fest 2025 youth festival, the University of Industrial Technology and Design presented a unique interactive zone "The Future begins here: Industrial Technology DESIGN Innovations".
A solemn ceremony honoring the best graduates of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design took place in the Atrium of the Peter and Paul Fortress. The event is a good tradition of the university, which graduates are proud of and students are looking forward to.
A press conference was held in the Historical Park "Russia – my Story" with the organizers and members of the international jury of the grandiose cultural project of Ƶ - the International Competition of Designers and Artists for the best image of Pushkin's heroes "Pushkin Ball".
The Center for Creative Industries of St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design hosted the summer school for students of VisCom 2025, aimed at additional training in the field of visual communications in advertising, design and fashion.
They have been taking intensive courses for six months and have now confirmed their language proficiency. They will have to take the HSK exam on August 17th! And a new level awaits the participants — HSK 3!
Mikhail Dengin, a Master of the Department of Advertising and Public Relations Ƶ, has started an internship at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The young man was among the 28 finalists of the project "Intern of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia", for which a total of 4,675 applications were submitted from all over the country. Thanks to the internship, Mikhail will have the opportunity to be enrolled in the personnel reserve and get a job in the civil service.