Kosygin Russian State University
Kosygin Russian State University (Technology. Design. Art) is a Moscow university that has long trained specialists for the light and textile industries. It teaches costume design and accessories design among its design courses.
About the school
Its origins go back to a leather products technology department opened in 1916 at what is now the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology. It became a technological institute of light industry in 1937, an Institute of Design opened in 1999, and in 2002 it became the Moscow State University of Design and Technology. In 2012 it absorbed the Kosygin Moscow State Textile University, which was founded in 1919 and named after the Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin in 1981. The merged university took its current name in 2016.
Fashion
Design specialisations include Costume Design, with Accessories Design inside it, as well as Environmental Design and Industrial Design. The university describes its aim as training specialists for the fashion, design, textile and light industry sectors. The designers below are listed on Wikipedia among alumni of the Moscow Textile Institute, the Kosygin university’s predecessor.
Notable fashion alumni
- Slava Zaitsev
- Victoria Gres
At a glance
Founded
1916 origins; textile institute 1919
Location
Moscow
Type
Public university
Sources: Wikipedia, Kosygin Russian State University (en.wikipedia.org); Wikipedia, Moscow State Textile University (en.wikipedia.org); Wikipedia, Slava Zaitsev (en.wikipedia.org); Wikipedia, Victoria Gres (en.wikipedia.org). Details can change, so check with the school before applying.
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