On October 23, 2026, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design hosted the Final Scientific and Practical Conference of the IV International Competition of Research Papers for Higher Education Seekers, which was held in three categories: “Art and Design”, “Fashion Industry”, and “Public and Corporate Management”.

More than 90 research papers from 27 higher education institutions in Ukraine and abroad, including the United Kingdom, Moldova and Latvia, were submitted to the Competition in the “Art and Design” category. The papers were reviewed by qualified experts, including Doctors of Art History, Doctors of Science and professors from various countries (Moldova, the United Kingdom, Romania, Latvia and Poland), as well as Ukrainian higher education institutions.

The Department of Graphic Design at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts submitted four research papers. We proudly congratulate our winners and their academic supervisors:

• First-Degree Diploma: Vlad HUBANOV, 2nd-year student of the “Visual Communication Design” educational programme;

Academic supervisor: Olha HANOTSKA, PhD in Art History, Professor.

• Third-Degree Diploma: Mariia PEREPELYTSIA, 2nd-year student of the “Visual Communication Design” educational programme;

Academic supervisor: Nadiia SBITNIEVA, PhD in Art History, Professor.

• Third-Degree Diploma: Victoriia BORODINA, 1st-year student of the “Visual Communication Design” educational programme;

Academic supervisor: Olha HANOTSKA, PhD in Art History, Professor.

We wish everyone peace, endless inspiration, new research endeavours, and their successful realisation!