Enhancement of Russian creative education: new post-graduation programme in digital art practice

Abstract

In Project TEMPUS “Enhancement of Russian Creative Education: new Master Programme in Digital Arts in line with EU standards” (2014-2016) the Russian students had the opportunity to study in EU Universities for one semester. The Universidade Aberta, in Portugal, didn’t have a master degree in Digital Arts so a pilot programme had to be created: a new postgraduation in Digital Art Practice. This new curriculum, using blearning (based on online and face to face activities) with transdisciplinary methods, aims a practice oriented training on digital art. It started with a deep understanding of Lisbon, the relationship between people, cultural and artistic spaces and their environments. This knowledge inspired the students to produce and to create an artistic artefact presented in exhibition to an audience. With this postgraduation new possibilities started for reflection about global challenges for education in the millennium.