The first-ever university for creative industries in Russia, where students learn and being taught differently

Mission

We aim to unlock people’s creativity and help them make a leap to a new life. That’s why we put special emphasis on academic quality and student experience.

Vision

Creative jobs are much more resistant to automation than routine, rule-based tasks. As the world shifts from a traditional commodity-based economy to a knowledge-based, creative economy, Universal University is becoming a hub for creative industries in Russia with a global perspective.

Ekaterina Cherkes-zade

Rector of Universal University
Managing Partner of Universal University

Maria Sitkovskaya

Managing Partner of Universal University

Why Universal University:

Global education

Universal University is the only university in Russia that offers English-taught internationally recognized degree programs in creative industries. The university provides BA (Hons) degree programs in Art & Design, Business & Marketing, Music, Games, Film & Animation and MA programs in Architecture & Urbanism validated by London Metropolitan University.

Interdisciplinary approach

Universal University has brought ten creative schools under one roof: the British Higher School of Art & Design, Scream School, Moscow Film School, Moscow Architectural School MARCH, Moscow Music School, School of Education, Moscow School of Contemporary Art, Moscow Food Academy, Business & Marketing School, Ubusiness, as well as the Uteens project for teenagers. The university’s students develop interdisciplinary projects creating business innovations and originating new future-proof specializations.

International best practices

Since the British School of Art & Design was founded in 2003, Universal University has been pursuing the glocal approach. We get the best out of global trends in creative industries across the UK, US, Europe, and Asia, while keeping our academic programs locally relevant. Some of continuing professional development (CPD) programs were inspired by the best practices of the US top colleges — UCLA, UC Berkeley, and the University of Southern California.

Industry-oriented

Bridging the gap between education and industry is our top priority. The university attracts industry practitioners to design study programs and let students work on real briefs from day one.

The university’s academic staff includes about 1000 leading Russian and international experts in creative industries. We partner with over 500 companies including Disney, Mercedes-Benz, BOSCH, Cartier, Adidas, Coca-Cola, MTS, and others.

Lifelong Learning & Student-centric education

Our curricula are informed by research, social responsibility and the needs of students. An outstanding learning experience is based on internal and external partnerships, where students are exposed to theory and real-world problems in their learning. We strive to deliver the best possible quality of programmes and offer a variety of opportunities for self-development as part of our strategy to support lifelong learning.

2003

Founded

6000 students

study at the university each year

900+ academic staff members

leading Russian and international experts in creative industries

10 000+ graduates

in 39 countries across the globe

200+ educational programs

British Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs, CPD programs, short courses, courses for teenagers

500+ Industry partners

And collaborations with international universities