On Sept. 1, 2014 ITMO University changed its corporate style: there is a new logo and motto “It's more than a University”. Changes were positively accepted not only by students and university staff, but also by its partners, as well as the International Council members.
 
Corporate identity change has become an external reflection of other ITMO University changes associated with the university integration in the world scientific and educational community, the extension of international cooperation, the need to promote the brand overseas.
 
 
The ITMO Representative Office opening ceremony was held in Brussels on Nov. 26. International educational organizations members as well as leading European and Russian scientists took part in the ceremony. The new office, according to Daria Kozlova, the director of the Institute for International Development and Partnership, is a hub for educational and scientific cooperation with foreign colleagues. Office location convenience cannot be overestimated; it is easy to gather quickly colleagues from around the world on this site.
 
 
QS Quacquarelli Symonds Company presented the results of the QS University Rankings: Emerging Europe and Central Asia (EECA) for 2014-2015 on Dec. 17. This year there were many new universities that have never got in QS University Rankings before. ITMO University won a place in the top 100. This is a common victory for all faculty, staff and students of the university, the result of their everyday work. It is also a visual proof that the ITMO University policy of scientific and educational activities globalization, international cooperation expansion and innovative entrepreneurship development is successful.
 
4. ITMO University opens Institute of Translational Medicine
 
ITMO University Institute of Translational Medicine new unit was created on Dec. 2. It was necessary to combine all the ITMO University research projects related to medicine. Eugene Shlyakhto, the director of the Federal North-West Medical Research Centre, and Vladimir Vasiliev, the rector of the ITMO University, lead the Coordinating Council of the Institute. In addition to conducting research conducting, it will be the home base of several Masters’ programs. Students training will be held in English.
 
 
ITMO University is famous for its highly trained IT specialists. We are the world's only five-time winner of the ACM ICPC world championship on programming. The first victory occurred 10 years ago, the last - in 2013. Today, we have every reason to hope that this year the ITMO University team will become the world’s best once again and win the Cup for the sixth time.
 
Of course, this is not a complete list of our achievements. On Christmas Eve, we wish the ITMO University faculty, staff, students and partners keep going and achieve new successes! We wish happiness and joy to you and your loved ones! Congratulations, dear friends!