On January 27, 2025, a meeting between the academic staff of the Faculty of Design, KNUTD, and the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Norway) regarding programs of training designers was held. The organizers of the meeting were Dasha Logvynova and Uliana Furiv, managers of the UAx platform of the European League of Art Institutions (ELIA).

The Oslo National Academy of Arts was represented by: Martin Egge Lundell – Vice-Rector for Research, Professor of Department of Design, Antonio Kataldo – Dean of the Faculty  of Fine Arts, Ketil Akero - Acting Head of Section Financial Management.

KNUTD was presented by: Kalyna Pashkevych, Dean of the Faculty of Design, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Natalia Chuprina, Doctor of Art History, Professor, Head of the Department of Art and Fashion Design, Ruslana Bezuhla, Doctor of Art History, Professor, Head of the Department of Graphic Design, Danylo Kosenko, Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Interior and Furniture Design, Olena Vasylieva, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Multimedia Design, as well as Olena Herasymenko, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Design.

Uliana Furiv, Manager of the UAx platform, spoke about the opportunities provided by the participation of art institutions from Ukraine in the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA).

Speech by Ulyana Furiv

Kalyna Pashkevych, Dean of the Faculty of Design, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, presented the activities and structure of the Faculty of Design, KNUTD, the educational programs of the Faculty, the quantitative and qualitative composition of the faculty staff, and the areas of research and creative activities.

Speech by Kalyna Pashkevych

Ketil Akero, Acting Head of Section Financial Management of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, spoke about the structure of the Academy, educational programs, the number of students and teachers, and presented the main campuses.

Speech by Ketil Akero

Antonio Cataldo, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of NAMO, outlined possible areas of creative cooperation between the partner institutions, spoke about the vectors of the faculty’s creative activity and implemented research projects.

Antonio Cataldo's speech

Martin Egge Lundell, Vice-Rector for Research, Professor of the Department of Design at NAMO, spoke in more detail about the educational components of designer training at the Academy and answered questions. Martin Lundell is a graphic designer and illustrator, so he paid significant attention to the issues of training graphic designers.

Speech by Martin Egge Lundell

Danylo Kosenko, Head of the Department of Interior and Furniture Design, and Natalia Chuprina, Head of the Department of Art and Fashion Design, spoke about the features of training designers at the departments of the Faculty. 

Speech by Danylo Kosenko

The colleagues exchanged information on modern methodologies and trends in the training of designers at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels, discussed the components of the educational programs. Possible areas of further cooperation in the research and educational spheres were also outlined.

We are grateful to our colleagues from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts for sharing experiences and useful communication! Sincere gratitude to the managers of the UAx platform for organizing a meaningful meeting!

04.02.2025