HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

What HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL does

HSE Art and Design School (Школа дизайна НИУ ВШЭ) is a design education division of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (НИУ ВШЭ), a federally funded public university in Russia. The school delivers bachelor's, master's, PhD, additional professional education, and children's school programs across more than 20 design specializations — including Communication Design, Fashion Design, Animation/CGI, Illustration, Game Design, Industrial Design, Environment/Interior Design, Photography, Sound Art, Screen Arts, and a 2024-launched Artificial Intelligence and Video Production specialization. Courses are taught in Russian at campuses in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm (online bachelor's), and an international campus in Yerevan, Armenia (jointly with the Russian-Armenian University). The curriculum combines academic theory with industry practice, supported by in-house workshops (fashion, jewelry, porcelain, screen printing, photo studios), the HSE ART GALLERY, the HSE ART AND DESIGN STORE concept store, the HSE FASHION LAB brand accelerator, the HSE PHOTO LAB content production service, and an Incubator-Accelerator for student startups.

The school operates within a public university funding model, with revenue derived from state-funded (budget) student places, tuition from commercial places (e.g., ~1,060,000 rubles/year for the Fashion Design bachelor's with up to 25% discounts; 400,000 rubles/year for the Architectural Environment Design additional program, payable in modules), corporate training ('Корпоративным клиентам'), and ancillary commercial services (typography/print, photo lab, store sales). Admissions are conducted online via the Russian Gosuslugi government super-service portal, by mail, or in-person. Marketing and recruitment rely on open days, the HSE FASHION DAYS festival, webinars, social media (Telegram, VK, Vimeo), email newsletters, and industry media coverage. Partnerships with international brands (UNIQLO, Hermès, MAAG, Kiko Kostadinov) and cultural/government institutions (RUSSPASS, Moscow Museum, ARCH MOSCOW, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week) provide real-world project exposure for students.

The technology stack consists of standard industry design tools — Adobe Creative Suite (raster/vector graphics, page layout, video editing), 3D modeling/animation/rendering software, and Figma — running on Mac and PC workstations in computer labs. AI tooling is taught as a curriculum element (neural networks, prompt design, generative AI for image, video, text, and multimodal workflows) rather than built as proprietary products. The school distributes digital learning through its own platforms: the LMS (lms.hse.ru), the Creative Map (creativemap.hse.ru) course catalog, the student portfolio platform (portfolio.hse.ru, hsedesign.ru), and an online bachelor's delivery channel. The school is not an independent legal entity; it is wholly integrated into НИУ ВШЭ, which was founded in 1992 and currently enrolls 60,700+ students with 4,400+ faculty, and ranks in the QS Top 150 globally for Art & Design (QS-2024) and Top 100 among young universities worldwide.

Name

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

Legal name

Школа дизайна Национального исследовательского университета Высшая школа экономики (HSE Art and Design School)

Website

https://design.hse.ru

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

HSE Art and Design School is the design education division of Russia's НИУ ВШЭ (Higher School of Economics), delivering bachelor's, master's, additional-education, and children's programs across 20+ design specializations to students at campuses in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm (online), and Yerevan, Armenia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture Schools (within Arts & Design institutions) (EDAHAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Photography Colleges & Visual Imaging Schools (EDAHAJAH)

Keywords

• Design education
• Fashion design programs
• Communication design degrees
• Game design curriculum
• Art and design school

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees (commercial places): Revenue from fee-paying student places across bachelor's, master's, and additional education programs. Bachelor's Fashion Design program charges approximately 1,060,000 rubles per year with discounts up to 25%. The Architectural Environment Design additional professional program charges 400,000 rubles per year or 100,000 per module.
2. State-funded education (budget): Government-funded student places supported by state budget allocations, as a public university in Russia.
3. Additional / supplementary education: Short programs, microdegrees, professional retraining, and additional professional education courses generating fee revenue.
4. Corporate client training: Custom corporate training programs for private and state companies (referenced as 'Корпоративным клиентам' on the website).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HSE Art and Design School is the design school of HSE University (НИУ ВШЭ) in Russia, delivering higher-education and additional professional training across bachelor's, master's, PhD, online, and children's programs in more than 20 design specializations — including communication design, fashion, animation/CGI, game design, illustration, environment/interior design, photography, sound art, screen arts, industrial design, and AI/video production. The school complements classroom teaching with professional workshops, photo studios, computer labs, an in-house design bureau, the HSE Fashion Lab accelerator, the HSE Photo Lab, and the HSE Art Gallery, and operates campuses in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm (online), and Yerevan (Armenia).

Product overview

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL is a design school division of the Higher School of Economics (НИУ ВШЭ) in Russia, offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs across bachelor's, master's, PhD, additional education, and children's school levels in over 20 design specializations. The school operates as a unified institution combining core academic programs (Bachelor's Programs, Master's Programs, PhD Programs) with specialized tracks in Communication Design, Animation/CGI, Game Design, Fashion, Contemporary Art, Sound Art, Architecture, Photography, and Industrial Design. Beyond academic offerings, the school provides extensive on-campus facilities including HSE ART GALLERY (contemporary art exhibition space), HSE ART AND DESIGN STORE (student brand retail outlet), HSE FASHION LAB (fashion brand accelerator), HSE PHOTO LAB (visual content production service), a Design Laboratory for commercial projects, Typography services, Computer Classes, Fashion Workshops, Professional Photo Studios, Porcelain Workshop, Jewelry Workshop, Screen Printing Workshop, Poster Laboratory, and an Incubator-Accelerator for student startups. The school also operates digital platforms including Student Portfolio websites (portfolio.hse.ru, hsedesign.ru), Creative Map (creativemap.hse.ru) for course exploration, and LMS (lms.hse.ru) for online learning. Programs are delivered across campuses in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Yerevan, and online, with state accreditation for design programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HSE FASHION LAB: Laboratory for developing young designers' brands, from brand idea development to product creation and presentation.
• HSE PHOTO LAB
• HSE ART GALLERY
• HSE ART AND DESIGN STORE

Products and services

• Bachelor's Programs (Бакалавриат)

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• MAAGflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 May 2026MAAG fashion brand jointly with the school launched the competition MAAG X YOUNG TALENTS for students, graduates, and young fashion specialists. Winner receives 400,000 rubles for brand development. Competition theme: 'Back to School — Autumn Season'.
• Russian-Armenian University (RAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint campus in Yerevan, Armenia offering bachelor's programs in Communication Design and Digital Product Design. Students can earn degrees jointly awarded by both institutions.
• HSE Faculty of Computer SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint program 'Game Development and Digital Products' combining design education with computer science. Students receive training spanning both faculties.
• RUSSPASScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint creative laboratory project 'Collection of Travels along the Golden Ring' creating a modern digital image of the Golden Ring tourist route, coinciding with the route's 60th anniversary in 2027. Multiple nominations including photography with 75,000 ruble prizes.
• UNIQLOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibition of student fashion works held in the flagship UNIQLO store, providing students with real-world retail exposure.
• HSE FASHION LAB (HSE Fashion Lab)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratory for developing young designer brands from idea to product and presentation. Functions as an accelerator helping brands go from initial ideas to market entry. Led by Anzor Kankulov.
• HSE PHOTO LABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreating contemporary visual content and producing photo and video shoots from idea development to post-production. Led by Vladimir Levashov and Evgenia Solomatina.
• HSE ART AND DESIGN STOREcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConcept store presenting young brands, fashion collections, and design objects created by students and graduates of the school. Provides retail and exhibition platform for student work.
• Mercedes Benz Fashion WeekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSchool of Design participated in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week with student runway shows, providing exposure at a major industry event.
• Moscow Museum of MoscowminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFashion graduate collection show held at the Moscow Museum. The museum also hosted the exhibition 'House of Models. Industry of Images' in 2023 and 'Moskvichka. Women of the Soviet Capital 1920–1930s' in 2024 organized by the Curatorship program.
• ODORminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent competition projects developed for ODOR brand as part of the FASHION FUTURES competition — collaboration between the brand and Moscow Transport Museum.
• Moscow Transport MuseumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint competition project with ODOR brand for student FASHION FUTURES competition — students developed designs for the museum.
• ARCH MOSCOW / Deziiign PlatformminorGTM or Marketing PartnerARCH MOSCOW international architecture and design forum launched a competition for young architects on the school's digital platform Deziiign.
• Heritage Alliance / BeinopenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conference 'Fashion Management: Outsourcing Production' held with the Alliance and Beinopen, as well as with the HSE Institute for the Development of Creative Industries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Central Saint Martins (UAL): Part of University of the Arts London, globally renowned for fashion, art, and design. Mirrors HSE's structure as a design college within a larger university and dominates fashion design education globally.
• Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design: Historic Russian art and design academy in St. Petersburg. Direct domestic competitor in the Russian design education market with strong heritage and state-accredited programs.
• British Higher School of Art and Design (BHSAD): Private design school in Moscow offering British-style design education in partnership with University of Hertfordshire. Direct domestic competitor in the Russian market for premium design education.
• Domus Academy: Italian postgraduate design school with a fashion and design focus, strong industry partnerships with brands like Hermès. Direct peer in the European design school landscape with industry-integrated model.
• Parsons School of Design (The New School): Premier US design school offering multidisciplinary programs in fashion, communication, and product design. Direct comparable to HSE Art and Design School in breadth of design disciplines and industry integration model.
• Rhode Island School of Design (RISD): Top US art and design college with strong industry pipeline and multidisciplinary curriculum. Comparable to HSE in QS global recognition and breadth of design disciplines.
• London College of Fashion (UAL): Specialist fashion college within University of the Arts London, focused on fashion design, branding, and styling. Strong match for HSE's Fashion Design bachelor's programs and brand partnerships (UNIQLO, Hermès).
• IED Istituto Europeo di Design: Italy-based private design school with campuses across Europe and Latin America, offering fashion, design, and visual arts programs. Comparable to HSE's multi-campus model and multidisciplinary design portfolio.
• Royal College of Art: UK postgraduate art and design university with strong industry connections and global QS rankings. Comparable to HSE in positioning as a university-affiliated design school with premium brand reputation.
• Pratt Institute: US private design school offering programs across 20+ areas including fashion, architecture, and industrial design. Comparable in program breadth and practitioner-focused curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hsedesign

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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