Stroganov Academy

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Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts (Stroganov Academy) is the oldest applied and industrial art university in Russia. Today the Academy prepares highly qualified specialists in popular artistic professions: product, environment, graphic designers, muralists and sculptors, decorative artists, restorers, and art critics.
Stroganov Academy was founded in 1825 by Count Sergey Stroganov – a member of a noble Russian family, who consequently supported national art and industry development. Since then, Stroganov Academy has raised plenty of talented artists who made Russian art and design's glory. Stroganov diploma means quality. Our graduates work in all leading studios and agencies throughout the world. A lot of them are successfully self-employed. World-famous artists, architects, and designers have always been welcomed to teach at Stroganov Academy despite their artistic views or preferences. M. Vrubel, K. Korovin, V. Kandinsky, F. Shekhtel, A. Rodchenko contributed a lot to forming a unique tuition system – the Stroganov School, the very essence of which is respect to the tradition and openness to innovation.
A student of the 21st century will find within the walls of modern Stroganov Academy the opportunities to improve academic and digital art skills at his or her choice. Nowadays, the teaching staff of the Academy also consists of big names and talented youth both in contemporary and classical art. Tradition and innovation get along very well and result in bringing up creativity and bold artistic thinking. The tuition in lecture rooms and drawing, painting, or sculpture classes is very well accomplished with practical students' work in specialized workshops. The range of workshops at the Academy is from the old-fashioned open fire blacksmith forge to up-to-date, highly sophisticated 3D printer and prototyping machines.
The Academy also has an excellent museum founded in 1863 to give the students the advantage of directly examining the best world samples. The same principle is preserved today – the students have classes at the museum: they learn from the touch, take measurements, make copies, do research, restore, etc. Stroganov Academy is the central all-Russian educational and research institution in the field of design and applied arts. The tuition is provided at bachelor, specialist, and master levels. It is arranged in 3 faculties (Design, Monumental, and Decorative Applied Arts and Restoration) and 17 departments. There are also a 3-year postgraduate program, doctorate program, and a wide range of special short-term programs.
Design Faculty consists of 7 design departments: communicative (graphic design), industrial (product including digital art), environmental (including multimedia), transport (auto, aero, and aqua), interior, furniture, and textile design. Graduates work in leading design studios and advertising agencies of Russia, fashionable automotive companies like Citroen, Volvo, and Mazda. Our alumni are also successfully engaged in a television studio, open-air programs, etc.

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