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• How to Support Local Businesses in St. Petersburg

  Social distancing is the right thing to do right now, but along with shutting down the virus, there’s a great risk we’ll shut down small businesses as well. The good news is that many of our favorite businesses in St. Petersburg have expanded their delivery options – you can get anything from food to gifts – and have come up with other ways to raise support, like offering future gift certificates. You brighten up your day, they get a lifeline. Let’s get through this together!

  05.05.2020

• Love Shared Apartments Like a Russian

  Being confined to your apartment these days seems like a hard task, but what if you had to share it with a bunch of strangers? Five toilet seats hanging on the wall, five stoves in the kitchen, a kid riding down the hallway and ducking under someone’s drying clothes that look like giant sails. Someone’s soup is bubbling away, and someone’s tending to their orchids. Welcome to the communal apartment - a time capsule and small city behind a single front door.

  04.05.2020

• Five Nintendo Switch Games to Brighten Up Your Holidays at Home

  The Nintendo Switch is becoming popular all over the world and the quarantine is no doubt a contributing factor. As we all seem to be stuck at home even for May holidays, here’s a list of fascinating single-player games to set out on an adventure straight from your couch.

  01.05.2020

• ITMO University's Work Schedule for May 1-11, 2020

  In accordance with the extension of measures to ensure the epidemiological well-being of the Russian population in connection with the spread of the novel coronavirus, ITMO University will continue the educational process and the remote work mode until May 11, inclusively. The corresponding order was signed on April 30 by ITMO University Rector Vladimir Vasilyev. The document also establishes the work schedule of university employees for May 1-11, 2020.

  01.05.2020

• Everything You Need to Know About ITMO University’s Admission Campaign 2020

  This year, ITMO University’s admission campaign is fully online. All the documents are to be submitted digitally using the ITMO Admissions 2020 website – there is no need to mail them or bring them to the university. Read more about the new application process below.

  30.04.2020

• ITMO University Researchers Test Innovative Pharmacy Refrigerator

  Recently, ITMO University ran tests of the new pharmacy refrigerator developed by the Italian company CAREL. As a result, ITMO researchers suggested a number of changes to the device’s settings so that it works more quietly and becomes more efficient. ITMO.NEWS spoke to the scientists and manufacturers to learn how to test refrigerators, and how pharmacy refrigerators differ from typical ones. 

  30.04.2020

• ITMO PhD Student Dmitry Zhirihin Receives Prestigious IEEE Graduate Fellowship

  Dmitry Zhirihin, a PhD student at ITMO University has received the Graduate Fellowship of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. This prestigious award is annually granted to only 12 young scientists working in the field of microwave physics. The committee evaluated Dmitry’s research of topological insulators, deciding to fund his further work. ITMO.NEWS got in touch with Dmitry to learn about the work of a contemporary experimental scientist, the experiences of spending the Christmas holidays in the lab and the damage an unlocked door can do to the results of an experiment.

  29.04.2020

• This Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Activities and Courses

  Want to introduce some creative spark into your mundane stay-at-home existence? Here are some fun activities for you to try – and some free online courses to equip you with the necessary toolkit. 

  29.04.2020

• ITMO University in Bronze League of Round University Ranking

  RUR World University Rankings evaluates the performance of 829 of the world’s leading higher education institutions from 80 countries. Compared to last year, ITMO University went up 85 places to 360th, moving up from the Copper to the Bronze League. In 2019, ITMO University was placed in the Diamond League among Russian universities. 

  29.04.2020

• Don’t Leave the Room, Don’t Make a Mistake and Run: Poems Every Russian Knows

  Did you know that every Russian child spends their 11 years at school memorizing poems (and sometimes even prose excerpts) for literature classes? And while some might look back on these memories in terror, personally, I found the experience to be rather enjoyable. What’s true for most of us, however, is that we still remember quite a few lines and they’re sometimes all that’s needed to find a key to that mysterious Russian soul of ours. 

  28.04.2020