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How Citizen Science Helps Drive Research Forward
…SE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, explained how ordinary people can help scientists in brain research, and Mikhail Kurushkin, dean of ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies, shared the ins and outs of the ChemBio Cluster’s new project that involves the help of school students. Here’s a recap of the experts’ presentations. Citizen science in Russia and abroad…
18.02.2021
Demo Day at ITMO Preaccelerator: the Best Projects Presented
… Several projects of the current ITMO Preaccelerator launch are related to ecology and biotechnology. One of them is the Microrevolucion social media community. Other than sharing information about biotech, the authors self-publish materials, give lectures, and even work on a signature drink in collaboration with one of St. Petersburg’s bars. “We form a publ…
18.02.2021
ITMO Holds First Hack for Your Success Hackathon
…his opportunity. But generally any hackathon is a challenge and a great way to see how you’ve grown as a developer. Moreover, this success will definitely look good on my CV,” shares Konstantin Parakhin. Tatiana Markina, an associate professor at the Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems and a curator of the hackathon admits that the case was…
17.02.2021
Innovative Entrepreneurship for Students: ITMO Technopark Organizes Winter School for Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
…naged to cheer me up and charge me with enthusiasm. I want to thank ITMO not just for new skills and knowledge, but also for motivation to join teams and do things together,” shares Andrea Carpio, a student at the Faculty of Creative Studies. In their feedback, most of the students mentioned this very aspect of being charged with motivation. Some even state…
17.02.2021
Do TikTokers Need Diplomas? ITMO Hosts Clubhouse Discussion on the Future of Higher Education
…ote course on splits and stretching. Maxim noted that Skillbox and Netology have quite a large percentage of users graduating from courses: around 50-70%. Ilya Zalessky shared that this figure is even higher for Yandex’s educational projects, which can be explained by the students’ clearer understanding of their reasons for signing up to the courses. Approxima…
16.02.2021
SCAMT Workshop Week Takes Place at ITMO University
…future. ITMO has a very friendly environment: all students are focused on their work and motivated to grow, you can feel it straight away. Of course, it’s great that we can share contacts and experiences, as well as set up internships. The working process went smoothly thanks to the coordinators: they explained how everything works and gave us clear instructions. …
16.02.2021
Castles and Fortifications: Russia’s Hidden Medieval Gems
…f the legends says that his ghost still wanders the castle at midnight. In its days as a military engineering academy – thus the name Engineers’ Castle – the palace had its share of famous students, including writers Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Dmitry Grigorovich, the scientist Ivan Sechenov, and the composer César Cui. Today the building hosts a branch of the State…
15.02.2021
Celebrate Lunar Year of the Ox
…se students here, so we are planning to have dumplings at a restaurant. Before that, we are going shopping to buy new clothes – a new year is a great chance to start fresh and share in the hope of good things to come, and it's nice to begin with an updated wardrobe. In the evening, I’ll call my parents and watch the Spring Gala Festival (apart from the main one, e…
12.02.2021
Venture Capitalist Dmitry Kulish on Business Unicorns and Why Not Chase Them
…rge companies would never create and, secondly, they are monopoly killers (that’s why economists love them, too.). For example, Uber and Airbnb have developed a completely new sharing economy, namely, asset sharing. The problem with unicorns is that they are just new versions of major corporations. When we think of startups, we imagi…
11.02.2021
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 13-14, 2021