Artistic Materials Processing Technology in Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design
Bachelor’s program, Master’s program
Majors: Precious Gems and Metals Processing Technology; Artistic Materials Processing Technology
Institute of Applied Arts, Department of Artistic Processing of Materials and Jewelry
Liubov Zhukova, Director of the Institute
+7 (812) 314-11-74
lt_zhukova@mail.ru
Accreditation. State accreditation (2018).
Awards and achievements. The program was recognized as the best educational program of innovative Russia in 2021. Students are winners of the All-Russian Olympiad and the contest of graduation theses on Artistic Materials Processing Technology, winners of the international exhibition of creative works at the Design. Materials. Technology international congress.
Facilities and resources. Computer classrooms with modern software for designing and modeling art objects and jewelry, specialized educational laboratories: artistic stone processing of stone; artistic metal processing; a mechanical processing laboratory; a creative
workshop of drawing, painting and sculpture; a thermal processing laboratory fitted with state-of-the-art manufacturing and multimedia equipment.
Education. Practice-oriented training and project-based learning, participation in Olympiads, contests and conferences, a combination of full-time study with students’ independent work on online platforms. Interactive teaching methods are used. Individual learning paths,
academic mobility, internships abroad. Internships at major industry enterprises.
Research. Development of an artistic image and manufacturing technologies for art objects and jewelry at the world level using innovative methods of materials design and processing and information technologies. Research on physical and physico-mechanical properties of various materials depending on the technological process parameters.
Competitive advantages. Development of an artistic image and manufacturing technologies for art objects and jewelry at the world level using innovative methods of materials design and processing and information technologies. Research on physical and physico-mechanical properties of various materials depending on the technological process parameters.
Employers and employment. The university’s cooperation with major regional enterprises (the Lasertech joint venture company, the Bezar Engineering Center, the Russkiye Samotsvety jewelry factory, and others) creates the opportunities for students to gain employment in their degree field, improve their professional skills in production conditions, participate in real projects and developments.