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• This Stay-At-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Mastering Communication

  It doesn’t matter whether most of your conversations happen on Zoom or offline (one day, maybe), you can rarely say you already have it all figured out – sometimes a wrong word just slips out, or you misinterpret what your conversation partner is saying, and things just go downhill. Well, for this weekend we’ve decided to offer you some hints on where (apart from ITMO’s very own soft skills courses) you can learn more about being a better conversationalist. 

  17.06.2020

• “Life in Science” Online Soft Skills Course Helps You Succeed in Science

  Almost a thousand Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students from ITMO University have participated in the online soft skills course “Life in Science: A Guide for Young Researchers”. Learn more about the course from its authors in this ITMO.NEWS article.

  01.06.2020

• Meet the First Graduates of ITMO's Mentorship Program

  The student mentorship program was launched for the first time on the occasion of ITMO University’s 120th anniversary. University graduates with established careers or their own companies who are ready to share their experience acted as mentors. Around 23 mentor-mentee matches participated in the project, with some mentors working with several students. Learn more about the program, its role in creating the ITMO.Family community and the personal experiences of participants below.

  20.02.2020

• Soft Skills For Anyone: ITMO Stand Up Comedy

  The LADЫ sound cafe recently hosted a “serious” stand-up performance on soft skills in the 21st century.  Mikhail Kurushkin, an associate professor at the ChemBio Cluster, shared some of his personal stories and discussed some actual soft skills one might need in their career. 

  29.01.2020

• Professional Reboot: Empower Program at ITMO University

  Last week, ITMO University hosted a presentation session where participants of ITMO’s Empower program presented their projects for the Entrepreneurship module. According to the program’s coordinators, some of the projects are so good that they have all the chances to operate as full-fledged businesses. Read on to learn more about the Empower program and its participants. 

  11.12.2019

• Expert Mona Khalil on Cross-Cultural Awareness, Communication, and Understanding Cultures Through Food

  Cross-cultural studies expert Mona Abdel Malik Khalil has earned her PhD at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and is the author of numerous scientific articles that focus on culture and communication between Russia and Egypt. She had just finished delivering the course Internationalization of Research at ITMO University when a writer for ITMO.NEWS got the chance to ask her about the popularization of the term cross-cultural and the growing need to understand different cultures, as well as our own. 

  31.10.2019

• Startup Consulting Expert Faris Alami: Investors Don’t Invest in Ideas, They Invest in People

  This week, an American expert on education and startup consulting Faris Alami visited ITMO University with a lecture. He talked about how to go from starting a business to its development and technology scaling. ITMO.NEWS met the expert at ITMO University’s business accelerator to find out what makes a successful startup and what leads to failure, how investors pick startups, and why having a lot of relatives is important for a novice entrepreneur. 

  17.10.2019

• ITMO Graduate and Entrepreneur Denis Ovcharov on Importance of Soft Skills

  Having graduated from ITMO University in 2007, Denis Ovcharov has managed to build a career in such corporations as KPMG, one of the largest Big Four audit companies along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC, and Ilim Group, the leading company in the pulp and paper industry in Russia. Now the graduate is developing his own business, while last year, he became the winner of Leaders of Russia, a competition for specialists in the field of management. Denis Ovcharov has recently given an open lecture on leadership and strategic thinking for ITMO University students. In this interview with ITMO.NEWS, he shares about the importance of having a technical background, why it is crucial for programmers to hone their soft skills, and how to choose your career path.

  10.10.2019

• Participate in Multimedia Challenge Competition and Learn to Create the Best Digital Content

  Only one week is left before the start of the Multimedia Challenge 4 educational marathon and competition! In the course of a month, the participants of the competition will study the basic media formats. Read on to learn more about the competition and why you need multimedia skills.

  24.09.2019

• Dare to Fulfil Your Dreams: Take Part in Goal-Setting Marathon

  ITMO University’s Personal Development Center “Rhythm” is launching a series of workshops on goal-setting. In the course of two weeks, you’ll familiarize yourself with various goal-setting techniques, both creative and analytical, and become one step closer to achieving your dreams!

  13.09.2019