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• Student Spotlight: Hrishikesh Gujrathi, India

  “As an international student, I've adapted to my new life in St. Petersburg pretty well. I'm very happy with everything here and really enjoy being around everyone,” says Hrishikesh, an international Master’s student at ITMO. In today’s interview, we talked about ITMO’s programs and how Hrishikesh became interested in them. He also shares his view on how Russia compares to India and other countries when it comes to studying AI, robotics, and computer science.

  07.07.2022

• Student Spotlight: Hang Ly, Vietnam

  Meet our Vietnamese international student: Hang Ly, who is currently studying Russian at ITMO’s Foundation Program. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on being an international student and learning Russian. Through her personal opinions and stories, you can find a lot of useful information about ITMO and St. Petersburg. Read on to get a glimpse of her summer plans, too.

  30.06.2022

• ITMO Student Zakhar Yakovlev on His Record-Breaking Contest Win

  An awards ceremony for the winners of the national student contest I Am a Professional has recently taken place in Moscow. The star of the event was Zakhar Yakovlev, a fourth-year student at ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering, who became a runner-up in seven categories and a winner in two more, becoming the contest’s all-time record holder. ITMO.NEWS talked to Zakhar to learn more about what helped him win and what he learned from his contest experience.

  29.06.2022

• Student Spotlight: Khánh Huyền, Vietnam

  Most students are afraid of math, but for this young woman from Vietnam, calculus and probability are things of joy. Meet Khánh Huyền, a student of ITMO University’s Foundation Program. Come September, she will enter the Bachelor’s program in programming and artificial intelligence. In this interview, she talks about her life as an international student at ITMO.

  23.06.2022

• Student Spotlight: Nataly Tapia, Ecuador

  From the Andes to the Urals, the decision to study abroad was an exciting one for Nataly, an international student at ITMO. Presently, she is a student at the Foundation Program where she is learning Russian. Later this year, she will start her Bachelor’s degree program in biotechnology. What made her interested in biotechnology? How did she come across ITMO? Nataly shares it all in this conversation with ITMO.NEWS.

  16.06.2022

• Student Spotlight: Mohammad-Hossein Vaziri-Moghim, Iran

  Between accompanying his father on business trips and studying at ITMO, Mohammad-Hossein has had plenty of time to get to know St. Petersburg like a pro. What made him interested in robotics and artificial intelligence? Why ITMO? He answers these questions and more in today’s interview.

  09.06.2022

• ITMO Student Uses Science to Promote Healthy Living

  From this year on, ITMO students can create their own optional courses under the guidance of experienced lecturers, allowing them to gain their first teaching experience and others – to learn from their peers and ask questions they hesitate to ask older professors. One of the project’s participants is Anna Pozhar, a Master’s student at ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies, who authored a healthy eating course that debunks popular myths about food and teaches students how to build a varied and well-balanced diet. Learn what Anna has to say about such courses and how she made hers fun and interesting in this article.

  02.06.2022

• Student Spotlight: Mostafa Abdallah, Egypt

  Hailing from the land of pharaohs, Mostafa is an international student at ITMO. He is currently enrolled in the Foundation Program but will go on to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in communication systems. In this interview, he talks about his journey from Cairo to St. Petersburg. Read on to learn more about him and his experiences at ITMO.

  02.06.2022

• ITMO.EduStars Winner Dmitry Sinev on Mythological Aspect of Teaching and Memes in Classroom

  Although Dmitry Sinev studies laser thermochemistry and develops various methods for recording functional elements, he sees himself primarily as a lecturer. Back when he was doing his Master’s degree, he began educating school students about lasers, optical technologies, and their applications. Then, as a PhD student, he taught classes at the university. Dmitry believes that learning is not a race for the best scores but a search for meanings and also sees memes as a great way to help students understand complex topics. In this article, the lecturer speaks about what teachers and wizards have in common and how teachers can motivate students to think outside the box. 

  27.05.2022

• Student Spotlight: Devtanu Bose, India

  All the way from Kolkata, India Devtanu is a Master’s student in robotics and artificial intelligence at ITMO. He is also an intern in Nancy, France where he is working on a project in thermal physics. In this interview, he shares his story of getting selected for this internship and successfully making it to France amidst travel restrictions. Besides studies, he is also a Real Madrid faithful and wishes to witness the Champions League final at the Stade de France in Paris.

  26.05.2022