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University of Mexico’s Carlos Gershenson: Computers Are Telescopes With Which We Study Complex Systems
…e of other galaxies. It’s the same with computers. Before, we simply did not have the means to study processes with hundreds of thousands of variables. We could use math to solve differential equations, but the more variables they contain, the more difficult it is. Computers give us the ability to understand how various interactions lead to various behaviors. T…
08.04.2019
Professor Alessandra Bonoli on Ecodesign, Circular Economy and Life Cycle Thinking
…nted to adopt their experience and learn from the professors of one of Europe's oldest universities. I was particularly interested in the Transition Engineering approach to solving the issues of waste recycling in the food industry. For several months, Prof. Boloni and I worked on a project, wrote articles, and participated in conferences. Professor Boloni motivat…
05.04.2019
Startup Veteran on Beginners’ Common Mistakes: A Founder’s Main KPI is Staying Alive
…wo times, three times, and you’ll not even notice when it becomes a regular occurrence. Laziness. Unlike depression, laziness is a choice. As a manager and leader, I’d solve the issue of a lazy employee by talking to them and providing them with motivation. It is a founder’s task to explain why you do what you do: to investors, to friends, to coworkers. Remin…
05.04.2019
Moscow Claims ICPC Champion Title for Second Year in a Row
…resentatives of the University of Warsaw, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and Nanjing University. The team from University of Warsaw was the first to solve one of their problems and proceeded to stay at the top of the scoreboard for nearly the entirety of the event. The acting champions from Lomonosov Moscow State University broke into the t…
04.04.2019
ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering Launches a Projects Contest
…ry effective in terms of motivation and education of students. Unlike the routine and often templated lab work, projects imply a specific problem and various ways for it to be solved. In essence, what we give to the students is an opportunity to learn in an exciting and informative way,” explains the vice dean of the Faculty of Physics and Engineering Mikhail Mukhin.…
04.04.2019
ITMO University’s Master’s Degree Programs in 2019: Don’t Miss Your Opportunity
… institutes or stay in academia. Parallel to developing the students’ professional skills, we also hone their soft skills, which is a wide range of competencies that help them solve non-trivial tasks, navigate the goings-on of cutting-edge science and generate new scientific knowledge. These skills are in high demand everywhere, including at R&D centers of major comp…
03.04.2019
I am a Professional: Gold Medal Winners Share Their Experience
…ogy, cellular biology, and nanomedicine. The knowledge I got in my Bachelor’s years helped me with many tasks, but it was the experience I obtained at SCAMT that allowed me to solve the last task, a case for which they gave the most points. SCAMT focuses on nanomedicine and nanoparticles, and the task had a lot to do with the former. In the half of a year that I spen…
03.04.2019
Gamified Education and Blockchain for IPs: Winners of Potanin Foundation’s Grant Competition
…course’s basis are practical situations (cases), presented via video content. During theoretical and practical classes, students will learn about the methods and tools used to solve the cases in question. The key idea of this approach is to present business process modeling as a series of parallel and sequential types of work, also presented through video. Each clip …
02.04.2019
I Am a Professional: Over 80 ITMO Students Become Diplomates of National Student Competition
…t’s Your Call!”. Held in February, it brought together 180 “I am a Professional” participants from 39 cities. In the course of five days, the students partook in project work, solving topical societal and infrastructural issues. You can learn more about the projects developed by the 2019 “It’s Your Call!” participants here. Part of the “It’s Your Call!” experience…
29.03.2019
Urban Change Week in St. Petersburg
…ng the most topical questions regarding urban development,” says St. Petersburg’s Vice Governor Evgeniy Elin. “Why is it ITMO University that we decided to join forces with to solve this task? We believe that urban development is, first and foremost, about economic development. If we don’t create a working economic model of the city’s development, we risk either turn…
29.03.2019