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• Living and Studying in Brussels: The Heart of Europe

  …e discovered only the Flemish part of Belgium with trips and getting to know the culture. The only thing I got to know from the French part is Liege waffles. The relationship between these two parts of Belgium is best described by a quote from "King of Belgians" movie: "Is Belgium a country or a geopolitical compromise? I don’t know". Anyway, Belgium promotes itself …

  08.11.2018

• The Time I Saw the Queen… Twice

  …re we finished our presentation requirements. Being the amazingly cheap person I am, I decided to save the five pounds a metro ride costs and simply walk the eight kilometers between the hotel and Trafalgar. Best… Decision… Ever… Well, on this trip, at least. I hope I’ve made some other #BestDecisionEver's before now… I hope… Anyways, the trip took me by Hyd…

  01.11.2018

• Five Ways to Survive Autumn

  … red, yellow and orange and the ducks are still around. Moreover, the scientists have proven that nature has a positive effect on the brain. So the best way to have a rest in between studying or working is to leave your mobile at home, go out, watch the forest or animals and breathe deeply. 2. Have a rest and watch a movie If it’s raining and I don’t feel like …

  12.10.2018

• How a Small Inconvenience Made Me More Environmentally Friendly

  …as taken three weeks [if you do the math you will see that 4−1=3]) and I am eager to see how long the third one takes. Realistically, I think I can stretch it out to anywhere between nine and 40 weeks, but that remains to be seen. There are many new opportunities hidden within this new life-trajectory, which I will now outline here: ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES …

  09.10.2018

• Expat life in St. Peterburg

  …bs, for example English or German speaking clubs very helpful. And for meeting other expats, there a few organizations like "Internations" which organize regular meetings for networking. Both were helpful in the beginning to not feel too lost in a new country where people speak such a "strange" language :) In the free time of the first summer, I enjoyed many o…

  02.10.2018

• ITMO… It’s More Than a University.

  …er, or Luke Skywalker shows us that these characters are much more similar than they appear, and that the differences can illustrate for us many of the exact same differences between these heroes' respective cultures within a certain era. If this wasn’t terrifying enough, students then select any non-Western, non-Slavic culture from around the world to analyze…

  20.09.2018

• 4 Best Events in ITMO University This Year

  …e different sessions, that are divided by certain scientific fields. In each session the best presentation was chosen. My presentation was included in the "Sensors and Sensor Networks" session and was recognized as the best. Of course, I was very happy with this outcome. At the closing ceremony of the Congress of Young Scientists, diplomas were awarded for the best p…

  29.08.2018

• Six Facts about the ITMO U Representative Office in Brussels

  …sentatives of many other European Universities (such as German, Finnish, British or Norwegian ones) are just a few steps away. So it's a perfect environment for expanding the network of international contacts and building relationships of trust between ITMO University and our colleagues in the EU. Fact #6: The Brussels office helps I…

  15.08.2018

• Impressions, Expectations and How It’s Really Like

  …After I chose the second largest city of Russia, I needed to make a decision about the university. Between ITMO university and a couple of others. ITMO was suggested for me, because of my degree program. I wasn’t sure about any of the options, but a university with such high-tech expertise couldn’t be the worst choice. I communicated a lot with the ITMO international…

  27.02.2018

• Curious Things You Might Not Know About St. Petersburg

  …tion to this lack of comfort. If we look carefully and analyze the way the streets and the buildings are arranged, we can see how an open gate is created for the wind to pass between them, forcing the basic principle of the wind that goes like "the narrower the gate the faster the wind will travel through it". Have you ever noticed how, when you walk next to a tall b…

  16.02.2018