ITMO University started the ITMO.Online contest, which means that every ITMO student can apply for financial support for mastering mass online courses.

ITMO.Online is a university competition (check rules in Russian) devised for any bachelor, master and postgraduate student who has successfully completed a  course on an online platform and wants to get the cost of the certificate of completion compensated.

To participate in the contest, one has to submit an electronic application to ISU: the Personal Portfolio application - the Campaigns and Contests tab - ITMO.Online Contest. The application requires a number of approvals. The winner’s application has to receive at least three positive votes; the council consists of the head of the Open Education Department (Andrey Lyamin), the head of the candidate’s department, the Head of the Department for the Development of Student Initiatives (Andrei Zlenko), the head of the Student Council (Semen Shabanin) and the head of the Department of Academic Affairs (Aliya Bagautdinova).

The application will be processed no later than 30 days after the date of its creation in the system. There is currently not fixed number of applications that will be granted this award.

For information on why to study online, click on this link.

The contest strives to create additional opportunities for students’ self-realization, to expand academic freedoms, which means that students can study not only at the university itself (for example, some online courses can be included into the transcript of records as are all of the traditional courses).  

“ITMO.Online is implemented in accordance with ITMO Code and provides additional opportunities for learners: mastering something important for a particular student (Values); learning from the best experts in Russia and in the world (Fundamental); developing their skills on the basis of high-quality online content (Professional Skills + Soft Skills)”, concludes the head of the Department of Academic Affairs Aliya Bagautdinova.

For more information on how to fill in an application, contact Ekaterina Dzhavlakh, Department of Academic Affairs (tel.: +7 (812) 457 18 60; e-mail: es_dzhavlakh@corp.ifmo.ru).

For more information on Open Education, contact Alexandra Petrik, Open Education Department (tel.: +7 (812) 232 59 14; e-mail: alexandra@cde.ifmo.ru).

Department of Academic Affairs

Translated by Pavel Vorobyev