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• My Experience of Studying Soft Skills at ITMO University

  …Orange3 and we had to work with brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Apart from these projects, we also had interactive sessions with international experts who gave us a thorough insight into the essential soft skills like creative thinking, business communication, and cross-cultural competencies, to name a few. The workshops were more focused on team building, networki…

  06.11.2020

• Coworking Spaces — What are They?

  … is free. It means that you can go there, take your laptop with you, and sit there for all the time you need. What are the advantages of coworkings? First, they save you time. Instead of going home from university and losing 3 hours a day for it, you can come to a coworking and spend this time usefully. The second advantage is the possibility to work there. Nowadays,…

  27.10.2020

• How to Improve Self-Motivation

  …sks. If you have no motivation, desire and power to do something, but you know, you should, try to state for yourself, what will you get for accomplishing even half of it. For instance, when I needed to pass my German language exam, I had to prepare hard almost every day. That was undoubtedly tiresome, so at the end of each day I rewarded myself with my favourite cup…

  21.10.2020

• GTD or Getting Things Done. Introduction to a New World Without Worries About Forgotten Things

  …you go right now, and what visible action would you take? Would you pick up a phone and make a call? Go to your computer and write an email? Sit down with pen and paper and brainstorm it? Talk face-to-face with your spouse, your secretary, your attorney, or your boss? Buy nails at the hardware store? What? Got the answer to that? Good. Now go and make that project…

  09.10.2020

• My Turn to Walk the Dog: Moving Back Home During the Pandemic

  … old parents and start to tell their children what to do. So, in the parental home, different rules often apply than in your own four walls: nothing should be lying around and instead of letting the dishes stand for a day or two, the dishwasher is emptied as soon as it is finished. Of course, students are usually home as a temporary guest from time to time, ev…

  25.09.2020

• Ibraheem’s Expeditions: Nevsky Prospect

  …tury it was not allowed to build anything higher than the Tsar’s palace. They are elegant, majestic, and yet somehow they are still modern. Restaurants, shops, fast food chains in historical buildings, what a combination! I cannot think of anywhere else where I can have a KFC meal in a building with Angel statues and architectural decorations dating back to the ti…

  21.09.2020

• Experience as a Volunteer at ITMO’s Art & Science Center

  …How I became a volunteer The Art & Science Master's program at ITMO is a unique program with nothing similar in Russia. I have been following its Instagram for almost a year and every time I was amazed by how art can be created with the help of scientific knowledge and experiments. When they posted a request for volunteers, I thought it was my chance to get closer…

  17.09.2020

• Using Mobile Devices for Everyday Productivity

  … if it weren’t for its native integration with Google Calendar. #2: Creating Daily Schedules Daily planning isn’t something most people do, but it’s hard to argue against just how invaluable it is when it comes to getting things done. If you need to get your class schedule or the time of your next club meeting, the ITMO.STUDENTS app (iOS, Android) is great.…

  15.09.2020

• St. Petersburg Communal Apartments: Unique and Endangered

  …On any other day, I would have passed by this crumbling building without a glance. However, once I happened to get inside this one building (thanks to my dear friend who is a photographer and knows a lot of people) that had little remarkable architecture but a rich history. It was a bit like falling down a rabbit hole. A heavy metal door opened onto a brand new world…

  25.08.2020

• Graduating During a Pandemic

  …he Student Services Office at Lomonosova campus on my reserved time slot to get my diploma, the hand sanitizer and masks were available at the entrance. I had a mask so I went inside and I was offered an energy drink. When I entered the room to receive my diploma, I was first given a congratulatory greeting, and then she handed over to me my diploma and previous degr…

  10.08.2020