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• Song of the Month: March 2020

  In these hard times, we listen harder! To scientific advice and to music, that is. Refer to the trusty WHO for the former, and as for the latter, here’s what has been the ITMO.NEWS editorial team’s music escapism of choice this month.

  27.03.2020

• ITMO University’s Work and Study Schedule from March 28 to April 5

  In accordance with the order of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia, Valery Falkov, over the next week, all universities in the country will go on vacation. The measures are to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection. For ITMO University students, the holidays will last from March 28 to April 5, 2020. The dates from March 30 to April 3, 2020 will be non-working days for all staff. The corresponding order was signed today, March 26, by ITMO University’s Rector, Vladimir Vasilyev.

  26.03.2020

• ITMO’s 120th Anniversary: Scientists Look Back on the University’s History Through the Prism of Their Fields

  ITMO University is celebrating its 120th birthday anniversary – it was on March 26, 1900, that a Mechanics, Optics and Watchmaking Department, which ITMO traces its history to, was opened in the Prince Nicholas Vocational School. Today, Russia’s first non-classical university is among the country’s higher education leaders and is constantly reaching new heights in international rankings. ITMO spearheads the development of both traditional subjects and new ones, and the contribution of its scientists can hardly be overestimated. It’s impossible to describe the variety of education and research areas present at the university, but ITMO.NEWS contacted several scientists so that they share the past, the present and the future of their fields at ITMO University. 

  26.03.2020

• This Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Online Opera Performances

  Being a good egg and staying at home to protect yourself and others during the pandemic? Here’s your reward: now and on this weekend, tune in to watch first-class performances by the world’s best opera houses from the comfort of your couch! Here’s a short overview of what’s on offer.

  25.03.2020

• First ITMO Highpark Objects Successfully Pass Public Hearings

  The ITMO Highpark JSC has successfully passed its first public hearings for the conditionally authorized use of a site for the construction of phase-one objects of the new science, education and innovations-focused center ITMO Highpark in St. Petersburg’s Pushkinsky District. This site will be used for the phase-one construction works, housing a study building, dormitories, research centers, and a sports and recreation center with a swimming pool. 

  25.03.2020

• Crossing Single-Celled Organisms With AI: ITMO’s Art & Science Students On Interdisciplinary Art Experiments

  The BIOROBOTY 019 team consists of four students of ITMO’s Master’s program in Art & Science: Alyona Korolyova, Marta Mikhailova, Viktoria Romanova and Svetlana Sidorova. In their work, they combine bioart, robotics, neural networks and artificial intelligence in various unexpected scenarios. Their project Physarum the Fortuneteller, first exhibited at The International Media Art Festival CYFEST-12, was chosen to become part of a major collaborative exhibition to take place in France. ITMO.NEWS talked to Viktoria Romanova, a member of the team, and asked her where the idea to combine bioart with robotics came from and where it has led the artists. 

  25.03.2020

• Everything You Wanted to Know About ITMO’s Master’s Programs in Biotechnology

  According to Rosstat, chemical biotechnology is among the disciplines in which 72 to 96% of students build careers in fields relevant to their major. It’s no accident that this discipline is in demand. According to the UN’s annual report, around 820 million people globally don’t have access to a sufficient amount of food supply. And the number keeps growing year after year. At the same time, there’s an increase in the number of people suffering from excessive weight and obesity. That led food manufacturers all over the world to start considering ways to produce more food of better quality while also cutting down on production costs. Trained professionals were needed in this field – and that was when the biotechnologist profession came into being. Now, you can become one by studying at ITMO. Over 50% of employers in the field of food manufacturing in Russia are ready to offer new staff members a starting salary of 50,000 rubles. Learn more about biotechnologists and their positions in this ITMO.NEWS article. 

  23.03.2020

• Top Five: TV Shows to Binge on

  We may all be stuck at home self-isolating – but what better way to take your mind off things than a good old binge on a great TV show or two (or five)? Here are our suggestions. Enjoy, stay safe, and don’t forget to wash your hands!

  20.03.2020

• Caio Alvares De Angelis: We Need to Have Free Time to Enjoy Our Lives to the Fullest, Robots Will Help

  Caio Alvares De Angelis comes from São Paulo, Brazil. He is currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s there in Automation and Robotics Engineering. He came to ITMO University for an exchange semester this spring.

  19.03.2020

• This Stay-At-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: March 21-22, 2020

  Self-isolation doesn't mean getting bored. With St. Petersburg cultural landmarks closed until further notice, we'd like to take you on a no-expenses-needed tour of Russia’s unusual regional museums. Pour yourself that cuppa – and let’s go!

  18.03.2020