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• Public Speaking, Negotiating, and More: Soft Skills at ITMO University

  ITMO University is one of the first universities in Russia to introduce soft skills in its Bachelor’s and Master’s programs. Learn more about the course and its benefits for students in this article.

  22.01.2021

• How ITMO Helps School Students Become Inventors

  Kid Inventors' Day is held annually on January 17 to encourage creativity in kids. Aleksei Shchekoldin, head of ITMO's technopark for children ITMO.KIDS, spoke with ITMO.NEWS about opportunities for school students and ways to create their first projects at school.

  18.01.2021

• What ITMO’s Latest Lab Equipment Expansion Means for Student Research

  ITMO University has recently acquired a major batch of new lab equipment: from simple lab kits to professional machinery. Read on to learn what opportunities this offers for ITMO students.

  28.12.2020

• Neuroculture Lab Supported by ITMO Opens in St. Petersburg

  The lab is based at the Konstantine Grot boarding school for the visually impaired. At the lab’s presentation, showcased was the Neurotafl device that is meant to help develop creativity and abstract thinking in children with visual impairments. 

  28.12.2020

• 2020 in Retrospect: How We Went Through It Together

  2020 wasn’t easy – many of us had to change our approach to life and work. But we stayed together and helped each other no matter what. ITMO.NEWS and ITMO’s staff and students reflect on the year’s main results, achievements, unforgettable events, and proud moments.

  24.12.2020

• ITMO Students and Staff Can Now Read E-Books For Free via LitRes

  ITMO Library’s upgraded website was recently launched. It allows you to gain remote access to LitRes Library service and borrow fiction, non-fiction, and educational e-books and audiobooks.

  08.12.2020

• 5 Things That Make St. Petersburg Russia's Cultural Capital

  St. Petersburg is a city with many names and faces: the Venice of the North, the Cradle of Three Revolutions, the City of White Nights – and, above all, the cultural capital of Russia. And if you’ve ever wondered about the origins of this honorable title, here are some facts and figures to convince you of its right to bear it. 

  07.12.2020

• Soft Skills: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?

  How do you develop your soft skills even if you’re convinced that communication just isn’t your cup of tea? To find the answer, we spoke to ITMO University’s Soft Skills lecturers and Konstantin Khomchenko, an ITMO graduate and founder of the Chili Marketing agency.

  02.12.2020

• New Coworking Space Now Open at ITMO’s Lomonosova 9 Campus

  Just last month, a new coworking space opened its doors at ITMO’s main building on Kronverksky Prospekt 49. On November 24, a counterpart opened at the Lomonosova St. 9 campus. Both of the coworking spaces and the upcoming library have been developed as part of the university’s overall transformation strategy that aims to make studying, working, and socializing comfortable and enjoyable for all students.

  26.11.2020

• Student Spotlight: Allison Ascanio, Colombia

  Allison Ascanio is a first-year Bachelor’s student of Biotechnology at ITMO University. We chat with her about her experiences in Russia and how her vision of Russia has changed dramatically throughout this past year.

  26.11.2020