Research notes on the problems of higher design education in Russia

The article analyses the problems of modern Russian design education in terms of its content, human resources, and interaction with the real sectors of the economy. The materials of the research were papers of recent years devoted to the problems of design and education, the results of university monitoring in 2015-2017, the experience of the authors in the educational programs development and creation in the field of design. The purpose of the subject area studying is identifying the key problems due to the current state and prospects for the development of Russian universities, which are the flagships of design education. In the first part of the article, the urgency of the research topic is substantiated, the goals and objectives of the work are formulated, and determined criteria of the selected universities. The second part of the article refers to the infrastructural problems of creative universities, which are caused by the ineffectiveness of innovation and scientific management. The third part is devoted to the personnel problems in the universities, related to the growing bureaucratization of educational processes and leading to a steady decline in the human resources of the design education. The fourth part provides an analysis of the gender composition of applicants and design students, and its impact on the content and quality of design training. In the final part of the article, it is concluded that the system of design education needs "reset", considering the fact that an increase in negative trends in the near future may lead to an irreversible collapse.

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