Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media

Design, Business and Society: Dimensions of Interaction

Design, Business and Society: Dimensions of Interaction

4 - 6 October 2012 Ekaterinburg, Russia

Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts/ Russian Designers Association

http://www.usaaa.ru/cumulus/cumuluseng

Maximum number of participants

100

Contact persons

Valery Gafurov (Mr.)

Head International Relations

Ural State Academy of Architecture and Art,

23 K.Liebknecht Street,

Ekaterinburg, 620075 Russia

Tel./Fax: +7-343-3712347

E-mail: vgafurov[at]usaaa.ru

Current matters

Russia is getting into new era in the usage of design. Design education can be seen one of the key impact players for the success of economy, sustainability and good quality of life. Ural of Russia is one of the drivers of the Russian economy and not only cause it is the boundary between Europe and Asia, it is the beginning of Siberia and Ural is big industry but also big challenges for the environment. Many topics are there also still to be explored as well as how in this context the partnership of business, industry and design education can be seen positively through Ural for the whole Russia.

Information on Ekaterinburg http://www.ekaterinburg.com

Conference description

Conference venue:

Ekaterinburg - Tsentralny Hotel, “Voznesensky” Conference Room
(74 Malyshev Street, Ekaterinburg, Russia. http://hotelcentr.ru/eng/)

Preliminary programme:

Wednesday - October 3, 2012

Participants arrive, check-in at hotels

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Thursday - October 4, 2012

10.00 Registration

11.00 - 13.00 Plenary session:

11.00–11.10 – Welcome from the Government of Sverdlovsk region

11.10 – 11.20 – Welcome from the Finnish Embassy in Moscow

11.10–11.40 - Opening speech: Chairman «Cumulus», Christian GUELLERIN

11.40 –12.00 Sergey POSTNIKOV, Rector, Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Ekaterinburg, Russia. Design and Art Education at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, and the Design Profession in the Urals: the present and the future

12.00–12.20 Vladimir KISLYAKOVSKY, Director, Ivan Shadr School of Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia. A 110 years of art and design education in the Urals

12.20–12.40 Yuri NAZAROV, President, Russian Association of Designers. Russian market of design services: the perspective of the Russian Association of Designers (title tbc)

12.40–13.00 Raimo NIKKANEN. Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. (Title to be confirmed)

13.00 - 14.15 Lunch

14.15 - 16.00 Plenary session:

14.15 – 14.30 Vladimir SANZHAROV, Vice-President, Russian Association of Designers. “Design on the Edge…”

14.30 – 14.45 – Victor BRAGIN, Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts. Comparison of Design Education in Russia and in Europe.

14.45–15.00 – Speaker to be confirmed

15.00 – 15.15 – Representative of Ivan Shadr School of Art (title to be confirmed)

15.15–15.30 –Veli-Matti SAVO, Vice-President, Martela (Finland). Impressions from the Finnish Design Days in Moscow.

15.30–15.40 – Antti NOUSJOKI, ALA Architects Ltd. (Finland). (title to be confirmed)

15.40–15.50 – Summary of the first day by the Chair

16.00–18.00 - Visit to Shadr School followed by visit to USAAA

19.00 Reception

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Friday - October 5, 2012

10.00 - 13.00 Plenary session

10.00–10.30  - Tim MOSCOVITCH, Professor Emeritus, the University of Huddersfield, UK. Design Values in Business and Education

10.30–10.45 – A representative of NPO Avomatiki, a lead manufacturer of electronics for the aerospace industry in Russia (tbc)

10.45 - 11.00 - Elena Postnikova, Dean of Design, Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts - Design Education and Business: Regional and International Dimensions of Interaction

10.45 – 13.00 – General discussion. (Speakers will have 10 min for presentation and 5 min for questions)

13.00 - 14.15 Lunch

14.45 - 17.00 Breakout groups

- Design education in the context of the two-tier system: a strong argument for the role of art courses in design education

- Integrating enterprise/industry, design and designers

17.00 - 17.30 Plenary session: raporteurs present feedback from breakour groups

17.30 - 18.00 General discussion. Summary. Official closing

19.00 Conference dinner

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Saturday - October 6, 2012

Tours

City of Ekaterinburg + Constructivist heritage + visit to the border between Europe and Asia

You can find more information in English at http://www.ekaterinburg.com