Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg): reception conditions and reviews

In the Russian Federation, the largest higher educational institution belonging to the artistic and technological field is the Institute of Design and Technology of St. Petersburg (the full name at present is the State University of Design and Industrial Technologies of St. Petersburg). More than 12 thousand people study here. The organization has a perpetual license giving the right to engage in educational activities, and a certificate of state accreditation, which is valid until March 2018.

Why is the university called a "rag"?

Students and graduates of the State Institute of Design and Technology call this university a “rag” or “rag”. Why do they apply such words to an educational organization? It is worth noting that this nickname has nothing to do with the quality of the educational process. It is quite old and was used in the last century.

The State Institute (“rag”, St. Petersburg) of technology and design was nicknamed when the Leningrad Institute of Light and Textile Industry existed. The educational institution trained specialists who could manufacture textile products, work with fabrics and various materials.

Acquaintance with the educational organization

For applicants who are interested in the State Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg), an open day is held annually. At this event:

• presentations are made of faculties, areas of training, specialties;
• applicants and their parents communicate with the faculty, deans and rector of the institute, ask questions of interest;
• guided tours of the institute, classrooms;
• informational materials, booklets with a list of specialties are distributed.

At the State Institute of Design and Technology , an open day is usually held several times. For example, in the 2016-2017 school year, this event was held on December 16, 2016 and March 3, 2017. It was held in the main building, which houses the Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg). Address - 18 Bolshaya Morskaya street.

School structure: faculties

The Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg) includes faculties in the form of institutes and higher schools:

• fashion and textile;
• art and design;
• printing and media technologies;
• graphic design;
• social technology and economics;
• business communications;
• automation and information technology ;
• ecology and applied chemistry;
• energy and technology, etc.

But that's not all. Has the State Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg) faculties and additional. They are called specialized schools, small faculties. These include: design school, socio-economic school, school of media technology, ecology and chemistry, jewelry, clothing, information technology.

University specialties

The State Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg) offers applicants a wide range of interesting areas of training, specialties:

• clothing design;
• decorative and monumental art;
• costume and textile art;
• chemical Technology;
• Resource and energy saving processes in petrochemistry, chemical technology, biotechnology;
• technosphere safety ;
• economy;
• marketing;
• advertising and public relations;
• packaging and printing production: technology, etc.

At the end of training, the university graduates qualified specialists. Such cadres are no longer being trained in any of the other higher educational institutions in St. Petersburg. Only specialists from the institute of design and technology are leaving, whose place is in the textile, light (sewing, shoe, leather), printing, fuel and energy industries.

Conditions for admission to an educational institution

The admission campaign at the State Institute of Design and Technology is carried out in accordance with the rules annually approved by the rector of the educational organization. They can be found on the official website of the university. In these rules:

1. The deadlines for receiving documents from applicants are determined. It is very important to file an application on time (an important nuance is that the acceptance of documents for free seats ends much earlier than for paid ones).
2. Documents required for admission to the Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg) are listed: application, passport, certificate or diploma of previous education, documents indicating the presence of individual achievements.
3. Methods of filing documents are determined (you can come personally to the university, send all the necessary papers, an application and photos through post offices or use e-mail).

Entrance exams

When entering the State Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg), what exams should I take? In each direction of preparation, from 3 to 4 entrance tests are established. They include a test of knowledge in general subjects. In some specialties, besides them, applicants pass tests of a professional or creative orientation.

Passing points

Entering the State Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg), the passing score for budget places is worth knowing approximate. You can ask the admissions committee employees a question or see the information on the university’s official website in the “About Admission” section, where the results of past years are indicated. As an example, we give several areas of training for 2016:

• on design, the passing score was 289;
• art processing technologies - 219;
• certification and standardization - 188;
• applied computer science - 244;
• information security - 152.

Training courses

After analyzing last year's passing scores, we can conclude that entering the institute (“rag”, St. Petersburg) of technology and design for budget places is not so simple. It is necessary when passing the exam or entrance tests at the university to show good knowledge in subjects. To achieve this goal, applicants are advised to enroll in preparatory courses at the Institute of Design and Technology. They allow you to prepare for the delivery of general subjects and psychologically adapt to the university.

To enroll in courses, applicants come to the selection committee or pre-university complex, present their passport and the passport of one of the parents (if the applicant is less than 18 years old). 2 photos are also needed. The State Institute of Design and Technology (SPb) offers courses for 3–9 months. Preparation is carried out on weekends or in the evenings on weekdays.

College of Management, Modeling and Technology

The structure of the institute has such a structural unit as the college of management, modeling and technology. It implements open source software. Entrants are accepted here after the 9th and 11th grades. The college offers various specialties:

• leather products: modeling, design and technology;
• commerce;
• advertising;
• insurance;
• design.

The college was established in 1931. In 1997, he became a structural unit of the Institute of Design and Technology. The college graduates design engineers, sales managers, advertising specialists, insurance specialists, designers.

Clothing Engineering School

State Institute of Design and Technology (SPb) College has one more. This is an engineering school of clothing. She implements the following areas of training:

• for persons graduating from 9th grade - design; garments: technology, modeling, design; accounting and economics; makeup: style and art; restoration;
• after 11 classes - garments: technology, modeling, design; design; hotel service; makeup: style and art; finance.

The clothing engineering school was opened in 1929. It entered the structure of the institute in 2009. At present, the school continues to function and produce people with relevant and interesting professions. Graduates have the opportunity not only to get a job, but also to enter the Institute of Design and Technology of St. Petersburg and study under a special short program.

College Admission

The colleges, which are part of the State Institute of Design and Technology, conduct entrance tests in creative specialties. In some directions only a drawing is surrendered, in others both a drawing and a composition are required. The results are evaluated on a 100-point scale.

Admission is denied to applicants for several reasons:

• failure to attend entrance examinations;
• receiving for each entrance test less than 40 points;
• removal from the entrance test due to violation of any rules.

Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg): reviews

The Institute of Design and Technology receives positive marks from students and graduates, because it has a lot of advantages:

• the university is state-owned, so there are budget places in it and youth is granted a deferment from military service for the duration of full-time training;
• the educational institution is located in the historical center of the city, which is very convenient for students;
• dormitory students are provided with accommodation in a dormitory;
• The university has well-equipped classrooms and laboratories, a large library, sports and gymnasiums.

In conclusion, it is worth noting that the State Institute of Design and Technology (St. Petersburg), which is currently a university, is a multidisciplinary educational complex. Training is carried out according to various programs belonging to design, engineering, pedagogical, economic, humanitarian areas.