Renata Gareeva, a student of the Sewing Products Design profile at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, launched a clothing startup called Russian Tosca, inspired by nostalgia for childhood in the 1990s. The uniqueness of the brand lies in the secondary use of real Soviet bedspreads for sofas and armchairs as materials. The main emphasis is on environmental friendliness and the promotion of Russian culture.
36 theses and graduation papers on topical topics in the energy sector were submitted to the competition from PJSC TGC-1. The projects were reviewed by the company's experts and evaluated for the relevance of the topic to the industry, the quality of the study and the effectiveness of the project.
The Department of Foreign Languages in Professional Activity of Ƶ has launched training under the advanced training program "Artificial Intelligence Tools for foreign language teachers". The participants mastered the most advanced services based on neural network models and discussed the challenges associated with the development of generative artificial intelligence.
The startup accelerator of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design has received a grant from the NTI Platform in the amount of more than 6 million rubles for the implementation of the updated program. The startup launch format at Ƶ will take place in three directions: new materials, new technologies and new efficiency, with a focus on achieving the goals of technological sovereignty and creating innovative products.
Ekaterina Panova, a student of the specialty "Artistic design of decorative accessories" at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, presented the University at the Vologda Youth Folklore Forum.Folk." Ekaterina is working on her collection of textile accessories with authentic embroidery, and at the event, the student conducted a master class on the art of artistic embroidery for the guests of the forum.
Sofia Zotova, a master's student at the Department of Technology of Artistic Processing of Materials and Jewelry at St. Petersburg State University, has developed a set of jewelry reflecting a scientific approach to space exploration and design called the Sum of Technologies. The work was performed as part of the student's master's thesis.
Students of the 3D Industrial Design and Engineering profile of Ƶ presented the university at the Archipelago 2025 intensive course at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. Industrial designers as part of the teams, together with engineers, developed the redesign of drones presented by the customer "Laboratory of the Future".
The University of Industrial Technology and Design team has completed its work at the Acceleration School, which was held as part of the Archipelago 2025 design and educational intensive at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. The event was attended by more than 250 representatives from 90 Russian universities, as well as experts from the NTI Platform, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, industrial partners and university accelerators.
Students of the University of Industrial Technologies and Design, members of the university design agency designed heat control boxes for the manufacturer of electric machines Ruselprom.
Jamaldin Balaev, a student of Applied Information in Design at Ƶ, developed a 3D model of the character and integrated it into the computer game Sifu. The character created by the student corresponds to all the stylistic and technical features of the game.
The closing ceremony of the International Summer School 2025 took place in the Academic Council Hall of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design.
Margarita Zharkikh, a student of the Department of Monumental Art at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, has designed a mosaic panel on the facade of the Cultural and Business Center of the Azot Chemical Plant in Novomoskovsk, Voronezh Region, built in the post-war period. The project was completed as part of a student's thesis.
Daria Nifakina, a graduate student in Fashion Tech at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design (Department of Digital and Additive Technologies), has developed a collection of digital clothing for the heroine of her author's game project "Lily's Adventure".
Ekaterina Gutsalyuk, a student of the Engineering School of Clothing (College) of St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University, a young restorer, restored the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg. The icon was received by a student in a state of disrepair, but she managed to recreate both the base of the icon itself, consisting of pine boards, and the image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The author of the icon is unknown, but the student came to the conclusion that the manner in which the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was executed resembles the Novgorod School of Icon painting.
The 83-year-old scientific research Bios school of the University of Industrial Technologies and Design has completed its work on the basis of the Academy suburban center in the village of Molodezhnoye in the Kurortny district. From year to year, students, postgraduates and young scientists of Ƶ go on field trips, where they take water samples, perform hydrochemical and hydrobiological analyses, and also work on scientific projects dedicated to assessing the quality of the region's aquatic ecosystems.
On August 03, 2025, the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design hosted the concert "We Need One Victory!" of the twenty-second International Choral Art Festival "The Singing World", a special project dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The delegation of St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design went to Crimea for the Festival "Taurida.ART". In Sudak, the university staff is not empty-handed. By joining the action, initiated by Sergey Pershin, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, the university hands over to the organizers a guitar that will go to its zone: to the front line and to hospitals.
The St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design (Ƶ) has completed its work on the International Summer School for the Art Communication Program, which was attended by fifty students from Wenzhou University, China. The summer school events were organized by the Center for Asian Cooperation of Ƶ in cooperation with the University Center for Creative Industries and the Department of Advertising and Public Relations.