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• Leading Experts Look Into the Future at ITMO International Council’s 11th Meeting in Israel

  This weekend, ITMO University’s International Council has gathered for its 11th session in the buzzing city of Tel Aviv, Israel. The members exchanged their opinions and expertise in discussing the meeting’s keynote topic, “Towards ITMO’s 2021-2027 Roadmap”, explored the ways of attracting new talents into the University’s distinguished academic staff, and made a visit to one of ITMO’s partner institutions in Israel, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, as part of the event’s vibrant cultural program.

  11.11.2019

• ITMO’s Robotics Team Wins Silver at World Robot Olympiad 2019

  The 2019 World Robot Olympiad, an international robotics competition for talented school and university students from over 70 countries, has just come to a close in the city of Győr, Hungary. Led by coach Igor Lositsky, ITMO University whizzes took second place, surpassing more than 30 teams in the Senior High age category. They presented their project LEGO Education Helper, a smart table that cleans itself.

  10.11.2019

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Vasileostrovsky Market

  In the heart of St. Petersburg, the historic Vasileostrovsky Market is experiencing a transformation from a place where pushy babushkas sold pickles and herring along with counterfeit jeans to an urban center not unlike its European counterparts.

  08.11.2019

• Serious Science: How School Students Create Projects at Sirius and Develop Them Under the Guidance of ITMO

  This summer, dozens of Russian school students came to Sirius to work on projects in 12 different tracks, from Nanotechnology to Cognitive Studies, New Materials and Smart cities. Researchers from ITMO University’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering participated in the program as mentors and project developers. With their guidance, the students developed breakthrough nanostructured antibacterial surfaces and a metalens for focusing Wi-Fi radiation. To continue working on their projects, the students came to ITMO where they not only attended lectures but also got a chance to visit ITMO’s many laboratories and work on real-life lab equipment. Read on to learn more about their project results and plans for the future. 

  08.11.2019

• ITMO University’s Museum of Optics and the Magic of Light

  Last weekend, I visited ITMO University’s Museum of Optics to get a grasp of what the future has in store – and I wasn’t disappointed. From ultra-realistic holograms to traditional optical illusions, it’s art meets science meets inspiration.

  07.11.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 9-10, 2019

  Binge on the best of contemporary British cinema, listen to impro jazz at the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, marvel at the funkiness of retro candy wrappers, and let your creativity shine at the numerous workshops of the monthly Handmade Fair!

  06.11.2019

• Chemistry Without Borders: 30 Russian and British Researchers Discuss Collaboration in Liverpool

  An international workshop on the development of complex materials and self-regulating chemical systems took place in Liverpool this October. It was organized by ITMO University and the University of Liverpool with support from the British Council. The main feature of the event was its interdisciplinary approach, as it brought together not only specialists in the field of chemistry, new materials development and energetics, but also physicists and IT, management systems, and robotics specialists. Over the course of three days, 30 Russian and British researchers shared the results of their projects and discussed prospects for collaboration. 

  06.11.2019

• Slovenian Researcher Luka Stopar: “Data Analysis and Visualization is Art and Science Combined”

  Luka Stopar, a researcher at Jožef Stefan Institute (Slovenia), has recently delivered a lecture at ITMO University. He is currently working on several grand European projects, including RENOIR, which aims to create new mechanisms of social data analysis. During his lecture, Luka Stopar described the different ways in which machine learning and intelligent data analysis may be used in the visualization of diverse data sources. In this interview, Dr. Stopar told ITMO.NEWS how the development of data analysis and visualization is changing the media and why journalists are not losing their jobs to computers anytime soon. 

  06.11.2019

• Living History: Interactive Digital Projects to Help You Learn About Russia

  Feel like taking a walk with famous Russian authors? Making history-changing choices with politicians? Modern technologies have opened up new ways to learn about the world through the combination of data analysis and interactivity. It’s not about memorizing facts. It’s about seeing, feeling, walking, asking questions, and making your own connections. Here are just a few of the projects that will allow you to dive into many aspects of life in Russia, the Soviet Union, and even the Russian Empire.

  05.11.2019

• Find Anything Like a Russian

  Need to buy a new desk or weatherproof boots? Sell your old couch? Find a new pet, or a new apartment? Here are just some of the places where one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. 

  04.11.2019