When a school leaver I thought about entering Lomonosov Moscow State University but after all I changed my mind and stayed in Paris. However according to the rules of ESIEE Paris schools of higher education and research, students have to follow a six-month internship abroad. When I knew about the partnership agreement between the ESIEE and Chair of Mechatronics of ITMO University I decided to kill two birds with one stone: to study in Russia and to visit St. Petersburg. Now my training draws to a close; I am going to leave on February 20. I may return to Russia in future so as to study marketing or business. I have several reasons for that.
1st Reason
ITMO University assists international students to process required documents and feel comfortable in foreign country. When I came to St. Petersburg Dmirty Kupriyanov, my supervisor, met me in airport and helped to solve all logistic issues and problems connected with accommodation as well. Moreover, thanks to this support I had no problems with my visa.
2nd Reason
It is very prestigious university of St. Petersburg. I am proud of being ITMO student!
3rd Reason
One more advantage is that studying at ITMO University is almost the same as the studying at the ESIEE. Professors gave their lectures in English and clarified all complicated issues. Furthermore equipment of ITMO labs is highly competitive with lab facilities of the French university.
4th Reason
I obtained all skills and knowledge that I planned to. While studying I focused on mechanics. Sometimes I translated some articles from Russian. It also helped me to improve my language skills. I spent my leisure time at ITMO University, which offered various extra academic activities. Furthermore I followed a five-day course on “Mechatronic control engineering” as well as took part in robotics contest in Tallinn.