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Crash Course in Photonics: Part 1
What is photonics? For one, it is a highly promising field of research that holds the key to our future. But what’s so great about it, and why is it about to kick regular electronics’ butt? Learn the answer in our illustrated series about a bright little fella called Photon.
11.06.2019
My Game Plan for Summer in St. Petersburg
How do I plan to spend my summer in St Petersburg? Besides catching up with friends and mushroom hunting, here’s what’s on my list:
10.06.2019
Fleabag Season Two: Unbreak My Heart, Dammit
The eponymous heroine is back in a dazzling second run of BBC Three’s tragicomedy Fleabag. With her ever-uptight sister tentatively at her side, creepy godmother at the opposite, and one very mysterious padre loitering on the horizon, will this be a happy adventure?
07.06.2019
Gennady ‘Tourist’ Korotkevich: My First Defeat Only Made Me Want to Win More
What does a two-time world champion in competitive programming do as a student? Why does he continue to take part in competitions, and how does he choose them? Would he like to be named “Hero of Belarus”? Gennady Korotkevich, a PhD student at ITMO University and the recent entrant of Sobaka.ru Magazine’s Top-50 People of St. Petersburg list, answered these and other questions in an interview with Prof. Anatoly Shalyto, himself a member of Sobaka.ru’s 2017 edition of the Top-50, and Lidia Perovskaya, ITMO graduate and producer of ICPC World Finals live broadcasts.
06.06.2019
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 8-9
Cats breaking loose, two contemporary art exhibitions, a music concert in the Summer Garden, and a festival of local cuisines from around the world: this weekend in St. Petersburg promises to be a good one!
05.06.2019
ITMO Is Placed Third in National IT Ranking
The ranking agency RAEX has just unveiled its first ever ranking in the field of IT (initiated as part of the federal “Human Resources for Digital Economy” project). ITMO was placed third out of all 50 universities included in the ranking. ITMO University also continues its rise to the top of the agency’s annual ranking of Russian universities, having gone up from 15th place last year to 14th place in 2019. The results of the tenth National University Ranking (NUR 2019) by the international news agency Interfax were also published today. ITMO retained its position in the top-10 Russian universities, ranking ninth in the overall standing.
04.06.2019
Song of the Month: May 2019
Step into summer with a playlist of ITMO.NEWS editorial team’s mood music from the month of May!
31.05.2019
10th Bike Ride with Rector: Long-Time Participants Share Favorite Routes and Experiences
This Wednesday, students, staff, and friends of ITMO University took part in the 10th Bike Ride with ITMO’s Rector Vladimir Vasilyev. Traditionally held every spring and fall – the start and end of the biking season, – the event sees students, professors, researchers, and associates of the university ride together on a route past the picturesque locations of St. Petersburg’s Primorsky District: from the Victory Park, past the Zenit Arena stadium and Yakhtenny Bridge, and to the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg Park. ITMO.NEWS spoke to some of the event’s long-time participants to learn about their favorite experiences, the role of biking in their everyday life, and their suggestions on making the ride even better.
30.05.2019
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 1-2
Celebrate the first weekend of summer with our evergreen guide of weekend events in St. Petersburg, featuring a quirky charity fair, a music evening with cats, a celebrated exemplar of Italian opera and a wildlife photo exhibition!
29.05.2019
Summer Festivals in St. Petersburg
Ah, summer. It’s a wonderful time, and what better way to spend it than out and about, taking in the rare St. Petersburg sunshine and enjoying new experiences? Here’s a rundown of this summer’s hottest (hah!) events, from film and music festivals to celebrations of food, art, and technology.
28.05.2019