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Augmented Reality Course at Oxford Brookes: Participants Share
Virtual, augmented and mixed reality are among today’s most promising technologies. Despite the growing popularity, one can get a free introduction to this field at one of the world’s best universities, Oxford Brookes. Yulia Trushina and Alena Jigalova, ITMO Master’s students from the Multimedia Technologies, Design and Usability program, who recently participated in this educational course, share their experience.
21.03.2019
Nights in a Library, History Lessons and Stress Relieving Dogs: Academic Exchange at Seoul National University
Eduard Kamalov, a student at ITMO's Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations, spent his fifth semester at Seoul National University (South Korea) on an exchange program. Eduard told ITMO.NEWS about the operation of South Korea's largest university and why studying there is a great experience for any student, how much money one has to take with them, and why they have to be ready for particular manifestations of nationalism, spicy food and history lessons.
18.01.2019
Short-Term Academic Mobility Programs: How to Get University’s Financial Support
Apart from going on semester-long academic mobility programs, ITMO’s students can also get financial support for participating in short-term international events and research internships. Such support covers up to two short-term events a semester, so even if you’re planning to go study abroad in spring, you still have the chance to participate in various conferences, forums, workshops and other academic activities during the winter semester.
10.10.2018
Study in Europe, Asia, and Latin America with ITMO University Academic Exchange Contest
Starting from their second year of Bachelor’s studies, ITMO University students have the opportunity of gaining an exciting international experience. As of now, the university offers several options of studying abroad: short-term trips for participation at seminars, conferences, and summer schools, semester exchanges, and double-degree international Master’s programs. ITMO University has an extensive and constantly increasing partner universities list that can be found here. This year’s internal contest for international academic exchange applicants is open until September 24. There are four more options for you to pick from. Interested? Continue reading to find out more about four new study destinations and last year’s winners’ experiences!
17.09.2018
Password-Protected Labs on the Red Sea Shore: KAUST Photonics Summer School
This summer, Artyom Larin, a Master’s student at ITMO’s Department of Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, got to spend one month in the prestigious Photonics summer school held by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. Having gone through the extremely competitive selection process of 20 people per place, the student was awarded a one-off opportunity to participate in the cutting-edge optics research project together with two other ITMO University students. ITMO.NEWS met Artyom to talk about his summer school adventure.
14.09.2018
Become an AEGEE Member and Travel Around Europe
AEGEE is a European non-profit organisation that allows students and young people from all over the world to travel with affordable prices in Europe (a trip costs about 100-200 euros) and study at the same time. Anyone aged between 18 and 35 can apply. To learn more about AEGEE, read our article. Now we decided to ask some questions to AEGEE project manager in St. Petersburg and the participants of The Summer University Project about how to get ready for a trip to a Summer University and what to expect from it. The students shared their experience with ITMO.NEWS.
22.03.2018
Academic Mobility: ITMO Student on Studying in Poland
Artem Koksharov, Master’s student at ITMO’s Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations spent the last semester at one of Poland’s most prestigious universities - Wrocław University of Science and Technology. In the course of a single semester, he studied management in the field of computer technologies, got to know the European approach to personal data security, started to learn Polish and visited seven different countries in his free time. In an interview for ITMO.NEWS, Artem talked about the peculiarities of studying in Poland, and why Wrocław is one of the best European cities for students.
20.02.2018
Academic Mobility: Studying Biotechnology at Sup Biotech Paris
Aleksandra Predeina, Alena Moiseenko and Elena Panasuk, students at ITMO’s Faculty of Food Biotechnologies and Engineering, spent the last semester at Sup’Biotech Paris - a French private school that focuses on training specialists in different fields of biotechnology, from aesthetic medicine to pharmaceutics and agricultural production. In the course of several months, not only did they get to familiarize themselves with new fields, but develop several projects, as well. For instance, they’ve proposed the concept of protective gear for sportsmen and come up with a solution for the food crisis we’ll be facing in 2050 when Earth’s population will amount to 9 billion. In an interview for ITMO news, they talked about the peculiarities of studying and living in France.
12.02.2018
Double Degree Programs in Iceland: Recent Participants Share
Sergei Vlasov and Sergei Lyashko, graduates of ITMO’s Department of Advanced Mathematics, spent three years at the University of Iceland, where they studied magnetic nanosystems. The young scientists spoke to us about their research and the peculiarities of living in Iceland.
25.12.2017
From A Double Degree Program To A PhD In France: Student Shares
In 2014-2016, Uliana Pinaeva was studying Molecular Bio- and Nanophotonics (MONABIPHOT), a double degree program conducted by ITMO University and ENS de Cachan (France). During her time in France, she decided to continue her education as a PhD student abroad. To get a corresponding grant, she passed a three-stage selection conducted by the University of Paris-Saclay. Currently, Uliana is a second-year PhD student working in a laboratory at École Polytechnique - one of the most prestigious universities in France. In an interview for ITMO.NEWS, she gave advice on developing one’s career on an international level and getting funding for studying in France.
13.12.2017