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Living in Russia Crash Course
…u can’t live a second without your cell phone so we thought you’d like to know how pick a local cell phone provider and upload money on your simcard. Student Perks From discounts on movie theaters to cheaper metro fares, here’s how to save on all sorts of activities while you maintain your student status in St. Petersburg. It’s so much fun that it comes in Part…
10.09.2018
Movie Fridays: A Quick Fix
…lace for all scholars of human nature. We especially commend their Middle Ground series that sees people with opposing opinions engage in a discussion tackling their apple of discord. Don’t worry, everything goes swimmingly, there’s no X-rated violence involved and participants even hug each other in the end. Sometimes. HiHo Kids Ready to move from one hamletia…
07.09.2018
MELScience Founder Gives Lecture on VR in Education
… scientist there. It may seem that scientists don’t have much influence on our lives. Still, if we were to look back at the past 100-200 or 500 years, it becomes evident that discoveries made by scientists had a great effect on our world. In the longer run, it is science that makes history, not particular political decisions or events. When I got 40, I thought: wh…
03.09.2018
ITMO.GO: Thousands of First-Year Students Join ITMO University
…me a telemedicine giant with its headquarters in ITMO.Highpark. Natalia Gurieva, Severodvinsk, first-year student at the Faculty of Infocommunication Technologies I discovered ITMO while I was in the midst of applying to different univerisities. My initial plan was to study fundamental computer linguistics, but then I decided to switch to a more coding-heav…
03.09.2018
Five Science Blogs You May Find Interesting
…birds you never even knew about. Aleksandr Panchin: Biologist Aleksandr Panchin, a Russian biologist, journalist and science writer uses his blog to analyze popular misconceptions. For one, he busts myths about biotechnology and genetic manipulation. His blog contains both texts and videos, as well as announcements of upcoming science events, lectures, revi…
31.08.2018
Saint Petersburg Hidden Gems: Annenkirche
…K page where one can follow the upcoming events. In a sense, I even feel uneasy about writing this article, as if I feel a little jealous towards any new visitor who will now discover this hidden gem. …
31.08.2018
Making the Most of Your Student Life
…eptember is a perfect day for everyone to think of life as learning and of learning as life. Learning is an ongoing process of trial and error that brings the ultimate joy of discovery and accomplishment. The beginning of an academic year is a perfect time for everyone – students and teachers, faculty and staff – to realize that we all want to be a first-rate version…
28.08.2018
Geography for All: Why Science Popularization Matters
…limited understanding of geography and making the general public interested in our science. This summer school is one step in this direction. We want participants to not only discover a wealth of new opportunities in the field of geography, but also learn to find creative ways of speaking about these opportunities to make geography popular, accessible, and fun,” comm…
28.08.2018
What’s the Commotion? ITMO Scientists Discover How Obstacles Change Crowd Dynamics
Dealing with Culture Shock in Russia
… your startup. - You’re here to learn and grow, and this experience of adjusting to another culture will be useful to you throughout your life. If you take time now to discover how to be flexible, make friends with strangers and adjust to a very different lifestyle, it will come in handy when you’re starting a new work project, get offered a job in another cou…
27.08.2018