The impossible is possible! Lecture at the High School of Petroleum

A «food design school» is a short-term education programme that will help participants to master design thinking tools and acquire additional skills, complementing engineering (or other) competencies in product development. Through the School, participants will be able to improve their competitiveness in the labour market and develop innovative ideas and projects in the future. The programme targets bachelor ' s and master ' s degree students in engineering and IT training, young engineers and high school students. The programme «The Food Design School», developed by the North-West Foundation and OPIMI in conjunction with the ICU School of Design, was held at the HNS AGTU from October 04 to November 15. More than 80 applications were submitted for participation in the Education Programme, resulting in 40 participants: engineering students, young engineers, AGTU Design Office, Tatnefti staff, teachers, and school students.

1 module of the programme entitled «Purpose Design School» focused on the subject of industrial design and included the following activities: Lectures on the specificity of industrial design and the basis of design-thinking and TRIPs: Maria Stepanov, Head of Design and Industrial Design, INE School: «Induction into Product Design» «Study Methods in Product Design» (Design Process Structure, Effective Methods of Research) «Methods of Ideas Generation and Validation of Hypothesis: Design-Intelligence and TRIS» In a series of expert lectures, leading design experts shared with participants their experiences in implementing real projects: Alexei Kurkov, co-founder and partner of the Bureau of National Architect, Evgeny Miroshnicenko, Head of the branch of CARFIDOV LAB in St. Petersburg, Golvanava, Chief Architector and partner of the AFA Bureau, Andrei Punin, Chief curator of the Media and Interference Section of the Office of the Academy of Design of Aer,