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“It’s Your Call!” Winter School Launched at ITMO University
…gey Fiks, the deputy head of Sberbank’s St. Petersburg headquarters. “Today, no other company hires as many IT specialists as Sberbank, and we have the largest number of staff working with Big Data, robotics and programming in Russia. We believe that these days it’s impossible to stay effective and relevant without focusing on the digital. And that’s why we’re h…
19.02.2019
Brussels, Prague and Rio de Janeiro: Exchange Students Share Their Experiences
…pular in Brazil even though it’s easier to learn it there than it is in Russia. Exams aren’t very difficult if you’re an international student, as most of the teaching staff are eager to share their experience and don’t go too hard on you. My classmates were mostly Brazilian; the only international students were the ones from ITMO and a student from Serbia. We…
19.02.2019
4 Inspiring Startup Success Stories (And How They Did It)
…Uber’s wow factor Established in: 2009 Market value: $72 billion Number of staff: 63,112 A mere 15 years ago the only way to hail a taxi in St. Petersburg was to raise your arm and stand on the side of the road facing the oncoming traffic. But not anymore. With Uber, you can order a car and pay for your ride with just a few taps of your finger. Isn’t it amazi…
18.02.2019
Information on the Emergency Situation at the ITMO University Building on Lomonosova St. 9
…According to currently available information, there have been no victims or injuries. University staff quickly contacted the teaching staff who were scheduled to hold classes in the affected building. All students and staff who were in the building were successfully evacuated, most people leaving the build…
17.02.2019
Project by ITMO Robotics Team Named Best at Baltic Science and Engineering Competition
…r different options to implement it. The solution arose from ITMO University’s Chem-Bio Cluster: professor Ekaterina Skorb told us about the Soft Robotics technology, and the staff gave us small samples to play with. We took inspiration from that advice but did everything on our own after that. The capture mechanism you now see on the robot is the final product devel…
15.02.2019
Start Your Career in IT: Career Guidance Hackathon at ITMO University
ITMO Open Science at Erarta: From MegaBattle to Open Talk
…nference whose main mission is to provide a platform for efficient communication and knowledge exchange between the University’s schools and faculties. Any ITMO University staff interested in research, be it a department head, a Master’s or a PhD student, could partake in the conference, share the results of their projects and establish new partnerships. The selec…
11.02.2019
Mendeleev 150, MedChem 2019, and Marnikov Congress: the International Year of the Period Table in Russia
…ill be the Mendeleev 150 4th International Conference on the Periodic Table, officially endorsed by the IUPAC and UNESCO. Held at ITMO University, its organizing committee is staffed by the representatives of three renowned universities: Dr. Mikhail Kurushkin (ITMO University, Russia), Prof. Eric Scerri (University of California, the USA), and Prof. Philip Stewart (U…
11.02.2019
Breathing-Checker Belt and Smart Trousers: ITMO Students Explore Health Devices at Tallinn University Winter School
…totypes. The participants headed to the laboratory to build mock-ups of their devices aimed at supporting health and wellbeing. In this they were helped by Tallinn University staff who teach at the University’s Master’s program in Interactive Design. The five projects developed included one on creating smart trousers intended for checking the accuracy of how peopl…
08.02.2019
10 ITMO University Lecturers Will Intern at University of York in 2019
…All ITMO University academic and research staff were invited to take part in the competition. Among the essential requirements were permanent employment at ITMO, three or more years of teaching experience, and upper-intermediate level of English. An organized application form with well-thought-out goals and objectives could also make a difference. “We are goi…
07.02.2019