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• Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah, Sankta Lucia, Diwali and… New Year!

  … to learn a new language or to meet people from different countries, please, do so. Because it’s worth it. Maybe the new 2019 year is a great chance to do something you always wanted to do. Merry Christmas, have a happy holidays and give your hearts only to good people:)…

  24.12.2018

• Guide on IT meetups in St. Petersburg. Part 1: Hardcore Meetups

  …ch is to encourage using good design patterns and practices in code. That’s what creators of IDEs and linters intend to do. Linter can give more useful tips than a speaker who wants to be popular and recognizable without creating or improving technologies. If you are interested in trends and emerging ideas in this area, visit seminars of different research labs at Je…

  21.12.2018

• Is Arkhangelsk the Real Capital of Russia?

  …e frozen curve of the Northern Dvina River, the architecture is such that it feels quite cozy by default. Old wooden Soviet barracks lean this way and that and give the street wanderer a feeling of rustic vertigo. These two-stories have murderous icicles which impart a sense of impending disaster at all times. Scattered throughout are majestic Stalinist classical fac…

  20.12.2018

• A Fox

  …, think about the best day of your life. Was it sunny? Or maybe rainy? Was it in summer heat or in winter cold? Were the weather and everything just perfect? And do you really want to lose it? The next step is yours, and I believe you will make the right choice. …

  14.12.2018

• A Visit to a Finnish primary school: Two Days Experience in Varkaus

  …ided by a supervising teacher, they receive extra attention and help. This is one of the things that the Finnish educational system is so highly recognized for. Moreover, I want to mention the encouraging school environment: everything is aimed at creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Just like at home, children don’t wear any shoes inside, have a lot of games…

  13.12.2018

• Big science communication story in Russia born from a small networking coincidence

  …ed career path. At the same time, I had very little idea about the inner workings of science, and not to mention science communication. But if I could not do science myself, I wanted to help scientists. In this regard, the idea that there is an entire profession, dedicated to advancing science by building bridges between science and society, looked very enticing to m…

  10.12.2018

• Higher Education in Belgium: My Personal Experience

  …ty in Belgium, but actually, it is even a better example of Belgium itself. Maybe we are one of the small ones, but this is what led us to an international mindset. A mind who wants to collaborate with others, both universities and students. I can now proudly say that I am in a class with 15 international students all interested in the niche of photonics engineering.…

  02.12.2018

• Student Exchange in Europe and Why You Must Travel

  …y morning each week. For this reason, I can go abroad almost every weekend. This is everyone’s life goal, isn’t it? Before I begin to describe all the benefits of traveling, I want to touch on the topic of money, because, if you omit all your personal issues, money is the main obstacle that prevents people from travelling. As an exchange student, you can get a sch…

  27.11.2018

• My Experience Studying Soft Skills at ITMO

  … from "Star Wars" as an example of using different strategies In all negotiations it is very important to correctly define the pie. Pie is a subject of negotiation. What we want to get from a joint venture or business. In this course, they explain how to correctly define the pie and convince the interlocutor about what proportion you deserve and justify why. At th…

  26.11.2018

• Why Sugar Won’t Actually Help You Pass Your Exams

  …nt of sugar in the blood increases — so the body has to metabolize it. To lower sugar the pancreas secretes insulin. At that moment you feel loss of strength and — of course — want to eat something sweet again. A kind of mild addiction takes place, I would say. What is more, sugar lowers orexyn (same as hypocretin) — the neurotransmitter which is responsible for viva…

  22.11.2018