Food Science & Technology
This year, ITMO was represented in the subject for the first time, the only Russian university to be featured. The university placed in the 301-400 group. In 2026, ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies stepped into a new stage of its development, headed by Dr. Elena Koshel. Her mission is to create an ecosystem that performs the full cycle of development – from lab research to market launch.
“I think that this achievement is chiefly courtesy of the team of the Faculty of Biotechnologies, who have been consistently developing food science at ITMO. We were able to unite biotechnologies with engineering and intelligent technologies, establishing an interdisciplinary approach that is reflected in our research and educational programs. For instance, this year, supported by the federal program Priority 2030, we launched projects that aim to develop multiagent systems for the design of starter culture compositions and indicators for smart product packaging. An important aspect of our approach is close collaboration with business that shortens the time between coming up with a scientific idea and creating a product that delivers a market-relevant result,” says Dr. Koshel.
Elena Koshel. Credit: Dmitry Grigoryev / ITMO NEWS
Automation & Control
In this subject, ITMO placed in the 151-200 group among the world’s leading universities. Apart from ITMO, the only other Russian university in the ranking is St. Petersburg State University that placed in the same group. ITMO’s research in automation and control includes technical cybernetics, robotics, autonomous systems, and intelligent control. The university’s scientists are developing control methods for complex technical systems and robotic complexes, including those based on AI.
The ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects evaluates universities within 57 subject fields. In total, this year's edition features 14 Russian universities, including ITMO, Lomonosov Moscow State University, MIPT, St. Petersburg State University, HSE University, and others. The full ranking and its methodology are available on the agency’s website.
