Head of the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, coordinator of regional campuses and the international programs, graphic designer, founder and editor-in-chief of the "Projector" magazine.

PhD, Academic Supervisor of the Master's Program and senior lecturer  at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, architectural historian.

Curator of the "Communication Design" program at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, type and graphic designer.

Curator of the "Communication Design" program at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, founder and creative director of the design group and branding agency "Terminal Design".

Instructor of the "History and Theory of Design" course at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, film critic, curator of the "Invisible Film Festival".

Curator of the specialization "Typography and Multipage Design" at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, book designer.

Curator of "Communication Design" program at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, artist, designer.

Instructor of the "Art Practice" course at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in St. Petersburg, artist, book illustrator.

Ariel Kotzer is a designer whose career spans Jerusalem, São Paulo, NYC, and Tel Aviv. With a background in visual communication and architecture, he has created award-winning work for agencies like Pentagram and TBWA. Now, he brings his distinct vision to AI art, exploring its possibilities beyond traditional prompting. His work has been featured at Jerusalem Design Week, The AI Film Academy Awards, Artefact AI Film Festival, and Oculus Gallery NYC. While visiting HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in Saint Petersburg, Ariel Kotzer gave a lecture and joined us for an interview. He shared his insights on AI’s role in art and design, discussing its potential, limitations, and creative impact.

On October 10, the award ceremony for the winners of the Russian professional competition in the field of creativity, design and advertising ADCR Awards took place. This year, all the prizes in the Graphic Design / Product Design category were taken by our students. In addition, the HSE Art and Design School has once again become the School of the Year, and Leonid Slavin is the tutor of the year!

We are fortunate to continue our collaboration with the Moscow branch of the Hungarian Cultural Centre. It began in 2022 with a partner competition, which evolved into an exhibition the following year. Now, with the support of the Liszt Institute and PROGRAFIKA art space, we are pleased to host a lecture by Hungarian designer László Nagy.

Two major projects have been launched a result of collaboration between the HSE Art and Design School and the Moscow City Tourism Committee: The International Photo Exhibition for the BRICS Countries “Big Cities in Moscow” and The International Competition of Short Videos about Cities WOWMOSCOW, won by Takha Audyarahma from Indonesia. Her video will premiere on August 24 as part of the Moscow International Film Week program.

The International Competition of Short Videos about Cities WOWMOSCOW, held as part of the forum and festival Territory of the Future. Moscow 2030, has concluded. The winner was announced on August 15 at an official ceremony held at the VDNKh’s Cinema Museum. The winner is Takha Audyarahma from Indonesia.

The HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL is happy to announce special prizes to be awarded to the participants in the International Competition of Short Videos about Cities WOWMOSCOW.

The finalists of the WOWMOSCOW International Competition of Short Videos about Cities have been announced. The competition was organized by the Moscow City Tourism Committee and the HSE Art and Design School as part of the forum and festival "Territory of the Future. Moscow 2030".

We are pleased to announce that a shortlist has been published for the WOWMOSCOW International Competition of Short Videos about Cities organized by the Moscow City Tourism Committee and the HSE Art and Design School as part of the forum and festival "Territory of the Future. Moscow 2030".

The Moscow City Tourism Committee and HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL invite young directors, animators, cameramen, and other authors working with video to participate in the International Competition of Short Videos about Cities. The contest is organized on the platform of HSE ART&DESIGN SCHOOL and the Institute of Creative Industries Development "Creative City" in the framework of the forum-festival “Forum Moscow 2030 — The Home of the Future”.

On June 28, at the RASKROI space in St. Petersburg, Oded Ezer delivered a lecture focused on his numerous experimental projects, which lie at the intersection of typography and design, biology, and social phenomena.

Mitya Kharshak, Head of HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in Saint Petersburg, presented a lecture on “Branding and Visual Communications of Cultural Institutions” at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

In April, HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL and Russian-Armenian University (RAU) hosted Design Day #2 in Yerevan. The highlight of the event was a public talk moderated by Mitya Kharshak and Igor Gurovich, centered around the theme "Girl Power". Some of the brightest representatives of the contemporary Armenian design scene joined the discussion.

HSE Art and Design School and HSE Doctoral School in Arts & Design invite to take part in the international conference «Theories and practices of art and design: sociocultural, economic and political contexts», will be held on April 10-12, 2024.

In this year's edition, the focus of the event centred around the expansive domains of Art and Design, highlighting key disciplines including Animation, Communication, UI/UX, Fashion, Architecture, Interior Design, Media & Mass Communication, and Filmmaking.

Mitya Kharshak, the supervisor of HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL in Saint Petersburg, recently embarked on a visit to India as part of an international delegation from NRU HSE. During this visit, he delivered lectures on branding and visual communications at esteemed institutions such as Subharti University, the Indian Institute of Arts & Design, the UPES School of Design, and LPU.

The results of The Oesol International Typography Award, the first annual typographic award, have been announced. Its shortlist includes the students of HSE Art and Design School, St.Petersburg, and Andy Martin, curator.

The new issue of the Projector magazine dedicated to Turkish design will be presented on September 13th in Istanbul by its publisher and editor-in-chief, the head of the HSE School of Design in St. Petersburg, a well-known designer Mitya Kharshak.

Case studies affiliated with the HSE Art & Design School were included on the short-list of Dieline Awards 2023. Alumni of the School Nikita Gavrilov introduced Beaky — a conceptual cosmetic brand that reimagines childhood-like bath time. Another work selected by the jury — Foodzilla — pet food packaging designed by the second-year student Zhenya Zhuk.

Misha Nekrasov, a graduate of the Communication Design profile in St. Petersburg, already during his studies managed to work with such brands as BMW, MINI, and the St. Petersburg Motorcycle Center. Now Misha works at the Creative Mind Bureau branding agency. In the interview, he told us about his creative and professional path, the principles of working with clients and gave some advice to young designers.

According to the results of the prestigious world educational rating QS-2021, published on March 4, HSE has improved its position by entering the top 150 world universities in the Art & Design category and becoming the only Russian university listed in it.

A large-scale poster exhibition Poster Every Day is running at Brusnitsyn Arts District, St. Petersburg, until the end of the summer. The project is curated by Anna Gerasimchuk, the graduate of Communication Design. Basic course, HSE Art and Design School.