2026 Graduation Ceremony

Only the beginning

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On Thursday, 25 June 2026, HEAD – Genève celebrated its 253 graduates during the Master’s and Bachelor’s diploma and awards ceremonies. Centred around the theme “Only the beginning…”, the day marked a significant moment for HEAD: the completion of a course of study, but also the starting point of new paths in the fields of art, design and cinema.

Two ceremonies took place on the campus: the Master’s ceremony in the morning, followed by the Bachelor’s ceremony in the evening. They brought together graduates, their families and friends, teaching teams, the school’s partners, as well as representatives from the cultural and professional sectors.

Thirty awards recognised projects distinguished by their quality and the singularity of their vision. Presented with the support of HEAD – Genève’s partners, these distinctions offer graduates initial recognition and important visibility as they take the next steps in their careers.

2026 Award Winners

Fondation Vahabzadeh Award
Mariia Fomina, Growing House, MA Interior Architecture

Fondation Vahabzadeh Award
Mathilde Schibler, Un carton de plus, MA Media Design

Encouragement Award of the Swiss Association of Interior Architects VSI.ASAI
Jaemo Lee, Living with Birds mention Lina Zoe Laube, A FLINTA* Performance Residency, MA Interior Architecture

METAA Award, Media Experiments in Technology and Art Association
Tara Hächler, KORE, MA Media Design

SWB Encouragement Award, Werkbund Suisse
Mathilde Schibler, Un carton de plus, MA Media Design

SWB Encouragement Award, Werkbund Suisse
Rahel Rippel, Conclusion de la réu: On s'aime touxtes très fort, MA Space and Communication

Prix Talent Preis Pax Art Awards 2026
Liuliu Zhu, Micro Playground, MA Media Design

HES-SO Design & Visual Arts Excellence Award / Design
Tanguy Mélinand, Muddy Sea, MA Fashion and Accessories Design

Cappella Genevensis x HEAD Award
Jean Vonlanthen, BA Arts visuels

HES-SO Design & Visual Arts Excellence Award / Visual Arts
Huang Zixuan, La chemise est notre cocon, MA TRANSforme Art & Société.

Fondation CHU Teh-Chun Encouragement Award
Bérénice Gaça Courtin, Protocole du bruit, MA Work.Master

Laurence Boissier Award
Victoire Poinsot-Girma, Cosmogonie des orifices, MA Work.Master

Fondation BEA Award
Alessandro Vogel, Things just look like they end up looking et Léa Leducq, Porter nos voix archive de pancartes du 8 mars à Paris 2026, BA Visual Communication

Grilli Type Typography Award
Léa Leducq, Porter nos voix archive de pancartes du 8 mars à Paris 2026, BA Visual Communication

Caran d’Ache Award
Lucile Loisel, MAAR, BA Illustration

Cryptogame Award of the Geneva Association for the Promotion of Illustration and Comics, AGPI
Lucile Loisel, MAAR et Lorena Durante, Certains jours, BA Illustration

Teo Jakob Award
Bryan Reyes Jefferson, La Maison Holobionte, BA Interior Architecture

Encouragement Award of the Swiss Association of Interior Architects VSI-ASAI
Camille Bodin, Tempéré, mention Missilia Mendy, The Smokehouse, BA Interior Architecture

Swiss Design Association SDA BA Award
Flora Pagliarani, Archeologia familiare, BA Jewellery and Accessories Design

Time to Watches Award
Mikael Correia, BRAND(ED), Chaire en design horloger 

Tremplin Leenaards / HEAD Award for Visual Arts
Kairaan Kika, Natural Order (King Kong Rotation), BA Fine Arts 

Tremplin Leenaards / HEAD Award for Visual Arts
Razene El Mestaysser, J’vou embrasse avec la langue de Molière, BA Fine Arts

Tremplin Leenaards / HEAD Award for Visual Arts
Idriss Smaili, Block Soub Stadium, BA Fine Arts

Fondation Théodore Strawinsky Award
Rin Heo et Simon Cacitti, Left Hand Right, BA Fine Arts

Caran d’Ache Award
Jean Vonlanthen, BA Fine Arts

Tremplin Leenaards / HEAD Award for Cinema
Mathilde Sauvère, Les Orageuses, BA Cinéma

Tremplin Leenaards / HEAD Award for Cinema
Khalissa Akadi, Entre deux, BA Cinéma

Masé Studios Award
Mathilde Sauvère, Braves, BA Cinéma

Color Grade Award
Selam Tesfu Michael, Entre deux, BA Cinéma
 
La HEAD – Genève remercie chaleureusement l’ensemble des partenaires qui ont pris part à cette édition et qui contribuent, par leur engagement, à accompagner les diplômé-e-x-s dans leur entrée dans la vie professionnelle. 
 

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