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• William Ngona Mulenga: ITMO Opened Up a Whole New World of Opportunities For Me

  …iversity. What made you choose that as your field of studies? I chose this field because it emphasizes on the topic of innovation alongside the study of technology, knowledge, and entrepreneurship. As you may know, many nations are now moving away from an industrial model of production and towards a knowledge-based economy, theref…

  09.04.2020

• Oncologist Maksim Kotov: Communicating With a Patient Shouldn’t Be a Game of Luck

  …e a course called Ethics and Deontology, taught over six years, but the problem is that it’s not very practical – meaning that students have no idea how to apply all this knowledge in practice.  So it turns out that doctors have to figure out how to build a dialogue with their patients on their own?  Essentially, yes. The main disadvantage of such communica…

  08.04.2020

• Entrepreneur Vaagn Ogannisian: Businesses Must Make Friends With Universities

  … serve beer of our own making at our restaurants. How difficult is it to launch your own factory? There’s no easy business. Of course, you need the finances and the knowledge, that much is clear. But there’s no reason to be afraid. If you approach things professionally, you can do it. Speaking of your restaurants. Why did you decide to sell your own beer…

  03.04.2020

• At-Home Sports: How to Stay Active While Self-Isolating

  … the more you train, the more badges you gain, and you can spend your hauls on unblocking new sets of exercises. Free Youtube channels It is a truth generally acknowledged that Youtube is a treasure trove of all kinds of knowledge. Among other things, there’s a huge collection of workouts for any type of physical activity.  …

  03.04.2020

• How Statistics Can Skew Facts – and How We Can Learn to Trust It Again

  …Null hypothesis and p-value It’s difficult for us today to imagine a situation in which some newfound scientific knowledge is accepted by the society and the scientific community without a solid evidential background. But it wasn’t always like this – the strict requirement to substantiate hypotheses and theories with empirical data is a recent innovation. Even …

  03.04.2020

• Laine Schaublin: Moving to St. Petersburg Was One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made

  … parade! And that Red Square did not look like that every day.  Also, imagine my surprise, as an American, to discover that the U.S. didn’t win WWII! I had no previous knowledge of the Siege of Leningrad, not to mention the 27,000,000 Russian people who died during the Great Patriotic War.  Can you tell us about your favorite places in St. Petersburg? Withou…

  02.04.2020

• This Stay-At-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 4-5

  …her way, this webinar featuring leading experts in the field as well as an open public Q&A session seems like a great opportunity to learn all the latest news from the cutting edge of science, and get a few ideas on how 3D printing might be set to save the world. Virtual Developer Talks: How to Be a World-Class Developer April 4, 9am to 12pm WIB (UTC+7) …

  01.04.2020

• “I Am a Professional”: Competition Winners on Experience Gained and Opportunities Discovered

  …nt and Innovations The first round is less stressful: you’re at home, with internet access, and the only limit is the time limit. It’s there to confirm that you’re knowledgeable about advertising, PR, and adjacent fields. The tasks weren’t particularly difficult, but some of the advanced ones, like writing a news article, were worth lots of points and determin…

  01.04.2020

• ITMO University’s Accelerator and MTS Launch an Online Program for 5G Developers

  …equipment, modules, and an area for demonstrations. The best teams will compete for a 500,000 ruble grant from MTS. The program’s goal is to improve entrepreneurs’ knowledge of the 5G field, and to support the creation of the products that are based on new-generation mobile communications. MTS gives an opportunity for entrepreneurs to prepare and improve their…

  31.03.2020

• I Am a Professional Competition for Students: ITMO in Top Ten Universities by the Number of Winners

  …I Am a Professional is a competition for senior-year Bachelor’s students and Master’s students, aimed at testing not so much theoretical knowledge as applied professional competencies. Among the competition’s organizers are 26 Russian leading universities and over 300 Russian companies including Sberbank, VTB Bank, Yandex, ТМK, Rosatom, Russian Agricultural Bank, and…

  30.03.2020