ABOUT
IGUMO

Responsible education is the MISSION OF IGUMO

The Institute for the Humanities and Information Technologies has a sustainable system of values that has been formed over the years through the interaction of academic staff, IGUMO employees, and students. Based on our experience, we have created the most comfortable conditions for the professional development of students.

RESPECT

We show respect to every individual we interact with. We demonstrate friendliness, pay attention to one another, and do our best to create an atmosphere of constructive and positive communication. We respect the values, feelings, and moral positions of others.

OPENNESS

We are always open to honest dialogue with applicants, students, colleagues, and partners. It is important for us to develop communication in the fields of educational, cultural, professional, and social projects to provide out students with new opportunities and improve our educational space.

RESPONSIBILITY

We are responsible to students and their parents for creating a high-quality educational environment and a creative atmosphere.

FREEDOM OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION

Students participate in carrying out creative projects throughout their education at IGUMO, thus enriching their professional competencies.

Students and academic staff are the greatest value of our educational institution.

STUDENTS LEARN FROM ACTUAL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WITH EXTENSIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: designers, photographers, business founders in creative industries, directors, art directors, curators of exhibition projects, illustrators, documentary project directors, and photo artists.

IGUMO is constantly developing its international cooperation by inviting experts from abroad and implementing projects with their participation.

PARTNERSHIP WITH BAUHAUS

In 2020, IGUMO students became the first participants of Bauhaus studios from Russia. After the students presented a successful project at the legendary design school, IGUMO and Bauhaus organised educational intensive courses for designers, students, and teachers of creative studies.

WORKSHOPS BY INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS

Intercultural communication makes it possible for students to learn how design, photography, and contemporary art are evolving abroad.

International speakers at IGUMO include Swiss photo artists Françoise and Daniel Cartier, Italian architectural photographer Roberto Conte, Chinese artist Kaixuan Feng, German architectural photographer Jiří Honeš, and others.

DAYS OF CONTEMPORARY ART INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

For 10 years, IGUMO has been hosting the Days of Contemporary Art (DOCA) international festival featuring projects by both Russian and international artists.

We welcome accomplished representatives of the design and photography industries to give students a vision of real-world employment opportunities beyond IGUMO and to introduce them to potential employers.

EXPERT SESSIONS

Workshops with designers, photographers, directors, owners of art businesses, artists, and marketing experts take place weekly at IGUMO. The invited guests share their experience in terms of their professional development, showcase their works, and analyze them jointly with students.

CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

Students take part in projects related to design, photography, multimedia, and art in a workshop format under the guidance of experienced professionals from the art industry.

INTERNSHIPS

Our guests offer students internships at design studios, photo agencies, media outlets, cultural institutions, and other companies where aspiring professionals can apply their skills and create their portfolios.

IGUMO has everything you need to fulfil your ideas, create professional projects, and get expert support.

MATERIAL AND TECHNICAL FOUNDATION

Students have access to photography studios, multimedia editing and retouching classrooms, gallery space, printmaking and sculpture workshops, computer classrooms, and Adobe software.

PROJECTS

Starting with their first year of training, students are involved in projects at the Institute. They learn to work in teams, manage projects, conduct market research, plan and solve professional problems, and develop their leadership skills.