ANNUAL ATTESTATION OF PHD STUDENTS FROM THE FACULTY OF DESIGN HELD

On September 18, 2026, the annual attestation of PhD students from the Faculty of Design at KNUTD took place. PhD students enrolled in the educational and research program "Design" reported on the results of the research component of their studies and their published scholarly works, and received guidance from their supervisors regarding the focus of their future research.

The attestation was conducted in a hybrid format. Doctoral students in their first through third years presented the results of their educational and research work; these included Sofiia Nikolaienko, Anastasiia Yukhymchuk, Olesia Skaskiv, Roman Khynevych, Denys Tkachenko, Olehoslav Serbin, Anastasiia Noha, Pavlo Hornyi, Oleksandr Lisovskyi, and others. The students are conducting research in various fields, including graphic and multimedia design, as well as fashion and environmental design.

Academic supervisors of PhD students—including Tetiana Krotova (Doctor of Art Studies, Professor), Nataliia Chuprina (Doctor of Art Studies, Professor), Kalyna Pashkevych (Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor), Olha Yezhova (Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor), Danylo Kosenko (Candidate of Art Studies, Associate Professor), Olena Gerasymenko (PhD, Associate Professor), Ruslana Khynevych (Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor), and Liliia Zhuravel-Zmieieva (PhD), along with other scholars from the Faculty of Design—reviewed the PhD students' work and discussed the content, scientific novelty, and practical significance of their dissertations; some students were advised to accelerate their progress and increase their publication activity.

23.09.2026