G. A. Kuvshinova
National Design Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
Design education in the Scandinavian countries and Italy at the present stage
Abstract. The author of the article examines the basic principles of teaching design education in Russia and abroad
in order to identify common and different in the considered education systems.This article attempts to consider how key
competencies are formed in the process of teaching design disciplines in the Scandinavian countries and in Italy.Many
scientific papers have been devoted to the study of education systems in the EU countries, while design education is a
little-studied aspect in the field of pedagogy.The study presents the modern experience of teaching disciplines related
to art, craft training, the surrounding world and other subjects that develop creativity in students in the Scandinavian
countries and in Italy.The author examines step-by-step the processes of competence formation at different stages
of training, and also considers the shortcomings of design education and ways to solve problems associated with the
detection of these shortcomings, which can certainly be useful to the Russian education system.Thus, the purpose of the
study is to extract useful experience in the formation of key competencies in design education in the EU countries and
bring Russian design education closer to practical, responding to the needs of modern society, since design is a policy and
management strategy for seven industries that uses creativity and innovation as a way of designing the future
Keywords: education system, design education, competencies, educational standard, professional standard.
Paper submitted: August 6, 2021.
For citation: Kuvshinova G. A. (2021) Design education in the Scandinavian countries and Italy at the present stage.
The Science of Person: Humanitarian Researches, vol.15, no.3, pp. 110–119. DOI: 10.17238/issn1998-5320.2021.15.3.13.
