Young adult fiction is a type of literature that is mostly written for teenagers. However, according to The Atlantic, about a half of its readers are actually older than 18. In today’s blog, we’ll give some recommendations and discuss why this kind of literature is actually deeper than it might seem at first sight.
Dancing. What is it? For someone it is modern street hip-hop, for others it is classics from the 19th century, and for somebody, the first thing that comes to mind is an unusual contemporary style. But, undoubtedly, all agree on one thing. Dancing is magnificent!
Chantal Tracey came from Jamaica to study for a PhD at ChemBio Cluster, having previously received a Master’s from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. I caught up with her to hear all about a day in the life of a PhD student and member of the 3D printing of functional nanomaterials group at the SCAMT institute (Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies).
The Center for Science Communication together with ITMO library launched a column about literature. The center’s expert Ksenia Spiridonova discusses fascinating books twice a month. Today’s entry is dedicated to Russian fiction.
The Center for Science Communication and ITMO University’s library are launching a brand-new column series on literature. Twice a month, Ksenia Spiridonova, an expert with the Center, will share her top reading picks on selected topics.
When I told my friends back in my home country that I am studying one subject at a time at ITMO, they were totally surprised. This was a completely new concept for them. It was a very new experience for me as well because since my childhood I had been into a study system where I had to study multiple subjects simultaneously throughout the year and then pass all the exams during one week. But ITMO University introduced me to a new concept of education termed the "Modular study system" which aims at providing the students with a unique experience of an easy yet effective system of study. In this blog, I am going to pen down my opinion on this system and list its key benefits.
If someone would have told me at the end of 2019 that I would be taking my university exams online in the next semesters, I would have laughed at them. Now, I would possibly ask which kind of crystal ball they have since that is exactly what happened: for the past few weeks, like thousands of other students at Russian universities, I have been sitting in front of my laptop at my desk at home, taking exams.
When people think about students, they might imagine fun times. When people think about programming students, they may think about studying, libraries, and computers. ITMO students break all such potential stereotypes!
Here are a few words about my experience participating in ITMO's English Speaking Club!
Ammar Ali came from Syria to participate in a Master’s program in Business Information Systems. I caught up with him to hear all about a day in the life of a second-year Master’s student at the Information Technologies and Programming Faculty and a computer vision engineer at the the International Laboratory "Computer Technologies"