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• ITMO Researchers Increase Productivity Using Smart Lighting

  …s considered highly productive. “During the experiment, I was surprised to learn that light temperature really does have an impact on my productivity. Under warm light, I wanted to relax and take a break. Under cold light – the other way around; it was easier to concentrate and solve tasks. But staying in a room with cold lighting for a long time affects you as …

  07.10.2021

• Student Spotlight: Selamwit Kassaye, Ethiopia

  … and that’s why I did my Bachelor’s in electro-mechanical engineering in my home country. I learned about mechanics, i.e. how machines work, with a focus on electronics. Now I want to implement that knowledge when building robots. The field of robotics is very multidisciplinary. It includes mechatronics, software engineering, AI, and electrical engineering. However, …

  07.10.2021

• Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 in Brief: Changing Climate and Ordered Chaos

  …, +15°С, which would’ve been -18°С without the greenhouse effect and +34°С if we didn’t calculate the air convection. 20 years later, Hasselmann completed the model by one allowance: to compensate for the unpredictable effect of the weather (the current state of the atmosphere) on modelling the climate, he suggested to consider it as noise.  Why do we need t…

  06.10.2021

• Torzhok: A Hidden Russian City

  …her exotic experience, but at the same time, the best way to truly catch the essence of our country, to see how the majority of the inhabitants of Russia live.  I decided I wanted to experience one of these small towns so I went to Torzhok, in Tver Oblast with a population of about 44,000 people and more than eight hundred years of history. My decision was rather …

  05.10.2021

• 5 Russian TV Theme Songs from the 2000s

  … – you simply enjoy something. And then you can still recite the show’s theme song even after all those years. Also, here is the original theme song from The Nanny in case you want to spot the differences and hear almost the exact translation.  Happy Together I have to be honest, this show wasn’t one of my favorites, but I know that it was a hit among my cl…

  04.10.2021

• One Perfect Day: Feel French in St. Petersburg

  … walks – leisurely. This approach goes hand in hand with self-care: only when you are not in a rush, can you finally stop for a second and listen to yourself to learn what you want and what you need. So from the very morning of this French day, try to adopt a leisurely pace: lie in bed a little bit longer if needed, or spend an hour picking the perfect outfit. Sav…

  01.10.2021

• Student Spotlight: Kirtan Dipakbhai Patel, India

  …e to visit apart from St. Pete? My bucket list includes Moscow, Siberia, Sochi, Karelia, Altay, Lake Baikal, and some nearby countries, for instance, Finland and Estonia. I want to experience the northern lights. I have only seen them on TV and the internet. It is heaven on earth! What is your favorite place in St. Pete and why? I really like Nevsky Prospect…

  30.09.2021

• EduStars Winner Alexander Trifanov on His Career Path and the Importance of Challenging Students

  …out to go to kindergarten soon. My eldest likes mathematics, too. Once I brought her a book and after she read it, she asked me like a million questions about mathematics. She wants to study at ITMO in the future.  Why did you decide to apply for EduStars? I went to receive feedback from my colleagues, and I did. Some people said that I should interact with…

  29.09.2021

• Mind-Blowing Research of the Month: Speaking Multiple Languages – Hot or Not?

  …eakers of multiple languages can still enjoy the relatively broader cultural horizons and explore both the world and their own personalities in different languages.  If you want to discover your Russian side, head over to our Speak Like a Russian series to pick up some of the most widespread colloquial phrases. …

  28.09.2021

• ITMO Graduate Vadim Zayats On Launching a Family Business

  …by selling mobile phones and then switched to security systems. I worked there until UltraStar was bought by Evroset’. New owners stopped selling security systems and I didn’t want to work under the new administration, so my brother and I decided to launch our own business. What kind of business was that? When Evroset’ bought UltraStar, we ended up with man…

  24.09.2021