The mission of the faculty is to meet the needs of the population in the training of competitive specialists in the field of fine arts and fashion industry technologies; active participation in the personal development of each person, his upbringing and improvement of abilities.

The purpose is to educate and educate young people, develop the potential of participants in the educational process, their creative abilities and an active social position.

Problem:

‒ provision of high-quality training of specialists in fine arts, decorative arts, restoration; professional education; psychology; technologies of light industry; materials science;

‒ development of scientific research in the field of culture and art, education, pedagogy, psychology, production and technologies, transfer of technologies and innovations to the real sector of the economy;

‒ international integration of scientific and educational activities of the faculty through participation in international educational and scientific projects, competitions, exhibitions in the field of fashion industry technologies (design/projection/production/expertise of products, etc.), academic mobility, publication activity, etc.

The Faculty of Arts and Fashion is an opportunity to learn a modern profession
in one of the most prestigious educational institution of the capital

Career options:

Specialist in Textile Technology and Design
Specialist in Vocational Education and Design
Specialist in Vocational Education and Light Industry Technologies
Specialist in Textile Expertise
Specialist in Garment Technology and Design
Specialist in Fashion Industry
Designer of Footwear and Haberdashery Products
Psychologist
Digital artist
Textile engineering
Fashion designer-constructor
Computer design specialist in the fashion industry

The history of the Faculty of Arts and Fashion is related to the history of our University. The road of our Faculty began in the 1930s.

On October 1, 1930, Kyiv Polytechnic University of Leather Industry was founded and it had three faculties: Chemical and Technological,  Mechanical and Technological, Economic and Engineering.

In October 1930, Kyiv Textile Institute was founded, which was relocated to Kharkiv in 1934.

The University had four faculties in its structure: Garment Technology, Economic, Chemical Technology of Fibrous Products and Mechanical Technology of Fibrous Products.

On May 20, 1944, Kyiv Technological University of Leather and Footwear Industry and Kyiv Textile Institute were united by the Decree of the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR.

In June 1944, the new educational institution received the title Kyiv Technological University of Light Industry.

The structure of the Faculty of Technology included Clothing, Footwear and Knitwear specialties.

In 1994, there was the unification of the faculties of technological specialties at the Faculty of Light Industry Technologies, which in 2012  received the title of the Faculty of Technologies, Service and Fashion, and in 2017 – the Faculty of Fashion Industry, and in 2022 – the Faculty of Arts and Fashion.

Nowadays, the Faculty of Arts and Fashion is one of the leading faculties at the University. It has been training specialists of the highest qualification for 80 years.

Every year, the training process improves, professionalism of the teaching staff increases, and the organizational structure of the Faculty is refined. Classrooms, laboratory facilities, and experimental workshops, equipped with computers, audiovisual and controlling means of education, are updated. Young scientists can continue their training doing postgraduate and doctorate courses.

SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL: SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES OF CREATION OF POLYFUNCTIONAL TEXTILE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS WITH FORECASTED PROPERTIES

SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL: DESIGN, ERGONOMICS AND TECHNICAL AESTHETICS

SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL: SCIENTIFIC FUNDAMENTALS OF DEVELOPMENT, CREATION AND FIXATION OF INTERNAL SHOES AND RANGE

	Founder of the scientific school – VIKTOR KONOVAL, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences of National Progress, Honored Worker public education of Ukraine Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology	Directions: development of methods for designing the internal shape and calculating the full range of shoes based on the anatomical and biomechanical properties of the foot; development of shoe pads for different gender and age categories of people, professions, etc .; development of design methods and methods of creating and improving the stability of shoes; scientific bases of development of the internal form, designs and technologies of manufacturing of footwear, special and preventive products from natural and artificial materials. Results: 2 doctoral and 23 candidate dissertations were defended; published more than 300 scientific papers, including 2 monographs, 20 textbooks and manuals; received 34 patents for inventions and utility models.
	The scientific school gained further development under the leadership of SVITLANA HARKAVENKO Ph.D., Professor, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology
	Today, the scientific school is headed by NATALIA PERVAYA Doctor of Technical Sciences, Assoc. Prof.

SOCIALLY ORIENTED SEWING AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SERIOUSLY SICK PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY

The Faculty provides high-quality professional training of future specialists for the light industry. The Faculty has highly qualified staff including the Merited Figures of Science and Technology of Ukraine, the Merited Industry Workers of Ukraine, the State Prize Laureates in Scientific and Technical fields of Ukraine, the Merited Teachers of Ukraine, the Academicians and Corresponding Members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and highly qualified specialists from the light industry enterprises.

For many years, the University has gained the international recognition. We have numerous foreign partners in the USA, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Lithuania, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Finland, the Czech Republic, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, the Republic of Poland, Georgia, and other countries. The Faculty has a wide international cooperation with many educational institutions and other organizations from around the world.

Currently, the students from the Republic of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova, the People’s Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and other countries are studying at the Faculty.

Nowadays, most foreign graduates of the Faculty work as teachers, scientists, and employers in international organizations.

Partners of the Faculty of Arts and Fashion

At the Faculty, a great attention is paid to creative and scientific work with the students. Two all-Ukrainian competitions for students of the specialties “Garment Technology and Design” and “Footwear and Haberdashery Design” are held annually in April, in which over 50 students from Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova take part.

The high level of training of the faculty allows talented young people with their creative developments to take part in International and All-Ukrainian competitions, such as "Pechersky Chestnuts" (Kyiv), "Constellation Chestnut" (Kyiv), "DIGITAL FASHION" (Kyiv). ), Battle of Fashion Designers (Lviv), and also be able to show their works at the advertising festivals and other events.

The students actively participate in the scientific work of the Faculty, which is demonstrated by the great number of research papers at the conferences of young scientists.

The integral part of the training of future specialists is their aesthetic education, the formation of creative principles based on human values. The Student Government Council is actively working. Its goal is to promote harmonious growth of the student's personality, thereby developing his management and leadership skills.

The main tasks of the student self-government are:

• to ensure and protect the students’ rights and interests;
• to promote research and creative students’ activities;
• to provide students with appropriate conditions for living and leisure activities;
• to support students organizations, associations, and clubs;
• to promote cooperation with students from other education institutions and youth organizations.

The students of the Faculty take part in the University amateur clubs, participate in various festivals and contests of students’ works.

The best students of the Faculty, distinguished in education and active participants in the students life, can get educational scholarships from the President of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, and the Mayor of Kyiv.

At the University, a great attention is focused on the study of foreign languages for professional and daily communication.

The students of the Faculty have an opportunity to use the University library, one of the largest libraries among Kyiv universities. It contains more than one million copies of scientific and technical literature. Students can also use a modern electronic library.

At the Military Department, the students can master a military specialty, which in the future allows them to choose the profession of a public servant in the sphere of light industry.