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POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM “DESIGN” TOOK PART IN THE «POSTGRADUATE STUDY PROPOSAL & PORTFOLIO ADVICE» WEBINAR

On January 31, 2023, postgraduate students of the specialty 022 Design at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design listened to the webinar «POSTGRADUATE STUDY PROPOSAL & PORTFOLIO ADVICE», organized by University of the Arts London (UAL).

University of the Arts London speakers Miranda HIGGINS and Clair NICHOLS talked about the features and main stages of developing a professional portfolio of a designer of clothing, accessories and fashion industry products and introduced the webinar participants to the features of studying at UAL (UK).

Webinar speakers Miranda HIGGINS and Clair NICHOLS

The webinar was attended by graduate students of the Department of Art and Costume Design Valeria Vysotska, Maria Vorobchuk, Bohdan Protsyk, the Department of Interior and Furniture Design Natalia Ryshkevych, the Department of Modeling and Artistic Clothing Decoration Yana Mamchenko, who are working on their PhD theses in the specialty 022 Design.

The educational and scientific program in the specialty 022 Design at KNUTD is accredited; over the period of some previous years, 7 dissertations were defended in various areas of design (design of clothing, interior design, furniture, land art, etc.), including a dissertation defended by a graduate student who is a citizen People’s Republic of China.

Pieces of the webinar «POSTGRADUATE STUDY PROPOSAL & PORTFOLIO ADVICE»

University of the Arts London is a long-standing partner of KNUTD. UAL consists of seven colleges, among which the most famous in the field of fashion design are Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion, from which many designers with a world name have graduated: Jimmy Choo, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Jarvis Cocker, Sir Terrence Conran, Jefferson Hack, Rankin, Tom Hardy, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Florence Welch, Michael Fassbender, and others.

Sincere thanks to UAL speakers Miranda HIGGINS and Clair NICHOLS for the event. We look forward to new productive meetings and hope for further cooperation!

02.02.2023