The Faculty of Audiovisual Arts and Media Technologies comprises three departments and offers modern educational programmes at the first (Bachelor’s) and second (Master’s) levels of higher education. Graduates of Master’s degree programmes have the opportunity to pursue Doctoral (PhD) studies at the Academy, specialising in Audiovisual Arts and Media Production within the field of Culture, Arts, and Humanities.

The departments of the faculty provide Bachelor’s level training in photography and visual practices, media art and video art, production of audiovisual projects, and animation. The faculty also prepares Master’s level specialists in audiovisual arts, production, and media technologies.

Our graduates can pursue careers as:

• audiovisual production specialists;
• specialists in artistic and documentary photography;
• specialists in film, TV advertising, and music video production;
• advertising project specialists (project managers, art directors);
• specialists in video art, video production, and media art;
• visual designers and coordinators of events and live shows;
• producers (executive producers, co-producers), art curators, and film directors;
• managers in cultural and artistic sectors related to audiovisual arts and production.

The acquired competencies enable graduates of the Master’s programmes to work in art management and teaching, as well as contribute to the development of scientific and practical research in Audiovisual Arts and Media Production within the field of Culture, Arts, and Humanities.

International cooperation is one of the faculty’s key priorities. Through partnerships with leading European higher art education institutions, students have opportunities to undertake internships and participate in academic mobility programmes across Europe, including joint international art projects. Our goal is to ensure successful integration of our graduates into international creative teams, audiovisual studios, and production companies. For this reason, international professors have been invited to contribute to the educational process, including Jan Van Woensel (Belgium), Kurt Vanbelleghem (Belgium), Jurij Dobriakov (Lithuania), Annelys de Vet (Netherlands), and others.

Furthermore, since 2024, the faculty has initiated and organised an annual International Conference dedicated to modern trends and development prospects in audiovisual art and media technologies. In 2026, the event brought together audiovisual arts and media production professionals from Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Belgium, Italy, Georgia, Turkey, Portugal, Japan, and the USA.

The Faculty of Audiovisual Arts and Media Technologies is a faculty of art and innovation!

PRESENTATION_FACULTY OF AVA and MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES. (pdf)

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE FACULTY OF AUDIOVISUAL ARTS AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES (.pdf, in Ukrainian)

Students of the faculty have opportunities to become authors and participants of audiovisual projects from their first years of study. They can join the student media studio KSADA PRODUCTION and take part in national and international audiovisual arts competitions and festivals.

Over the years, the faculty’s students have participated in international exhibitions and art projects in Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Belgium, Germany, Slovakia, France, Spain, Romania, Brazil, the USA, and other countries.

Among these projects are:

• the exhibition “Bad Home” (Zły Dom), Momentum Gallery (V. Nikorchuk, Kraków, Poland);
• the solo exhibition of the photo project “I Dreamt of Home Again” (K. Yaroshenko, Káznice, Czech Republic);
• the exhibition “OVERLOAD”, Photogethere Gallery (O. Okunkova, Zlín, Czech Republic);
• the online exhibition “Travelling Through Nida: From Nida to Your Eyes – A Journey in Frames!” (H. Kucherenko, P. Poliakova, L. Vokalchuk, A. Yaroshenko, K. Hanshyna, Nida, Lithuania);
• participation in “FilmFestival Cottbus” in the “Specials” category (K. Karpenko, co-author of the documentary project “Teen Angst”, Germany);
• the art project “Instructions: Artistic Dialogue Between Antwerp and Kharkiv” (A. Yaremenko, K. Yaroshenko, K. Konovalova, L. Vokalchuk, Ye. Todorova, Antwerp, Belgium);
• the “OFF Bratislava” festival (S. Yehorova, Bratislava, Slovakia);
• the exhibition “Share, Tag or Dye Again”, EXPERIMENTAL PHOTO FESTIVAL (V. Nikorchuk, Barcelona/Bucharest, Spain/Romania);
• the exhibition “Oeuvres Exposées” (D. Obideiko, Saint-Étienne, France);
• the online exhibition “THE PHOTOGRAPHERS OF UKRAINE”, Decagon Gallery (V. Nikorchuk, New York, USA);
• the online exhibition “GLITCH ART BRAZIL 2023” (M. Levytska, Brazil), among others.

The faculty supports the creativity of talented youth in Ukraine and organises major art projects: the “First Glance” All-Ukrainian Audiovisual Arts Competition (2023), the “Sunny Herbarium” All-Ukrainian Children’s Film Awards (2024), and the “Eteria” All-Ukrainian Audiovisual Arts Competition (2026). It also co-organises events supporting cinema and audiovisual arts, including the Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (Kharkiv, 2025) and the “Kharkiv Lives and… Keeps Filming” event (2026, ART AREA DK, in collaboration with the Kharkiv “Cosmofilm” film club), among others.

The faculty already invites pupils of grades 9–11, as well as students and graduates of colleges and lyceums to try themselves in the roles of screenwriter, film director, makeup artist, producer, art curator, camera operator, and photographer. We welcome everyone to our free workshops and intensive courses within the Junior Academy of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts project, which will help young people choose a profession that matches their talents and aspirations.

Dean’s Office

Student Affairs:

Deputy Dean — Yuliia BONDARENKO

Tuition, Contracts, and Admissions:

Faculty Secretary — Olena RODENKO

Academic Process:

Faculty Secretary — Nataliia CHERNOHORSKA

For enquiries, official certificates and academic leaves, please contact:

Email: avmdennehdadm@gmail.com

Phone: +38 (057) 706-00-76