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• Odd and Obscure Sculptures of St. Petersburg

  …f the tiniest) of St. Petersburg’s smaller monuments, this miniscule statue of a bird (a siskin to be precise) is perched on the embankment of Fontanka river near the First Engineer Bridge. Though relatively new, the monument is associated with a19th century verse, its more or less literal translation translation being: Siskin-wad, oh, where were you? On Fontan…

  08.10.2019

• Pickle Like a Russian

  … while the second can be a hangover cure. You’ll never find them sweet or soggy: crunchiness is the name of the game.  When we were little, my granddad, who had a PhD in engineering, constructed a greenhouse for the sole purpose of growing cucumbers for pickling. It’s not that he couldn’t afford to buy them at the store - he wanted the bragging rights for the best…

  07.10.2019

• Light Can Cool: ITMO Scientists Propose Concept of Optical Nano-Refrigerator

  …Researchers and engineers pay more and more attention to such optically active material as perovskite halide. Some scientists are even talking about the upcoming “perovskite revolution” when this material will be able to force standard semiconductors out of the market of the production of solar cells and lasers. As of now, the widespread development of perovskite-…

  07.10.2019

• Academic Exchange, Environmental Studies and Education for All: Representatives of World’s Best Universities Meet For EAIE in Helsinki

  …ible curricula which allow our students to spend entire semesters at partner universities starting from the second year of their Bachelor’s program. For instance, in French engineering schools, an exchange semester at a partner university is a part of the curriculum and students have to study abroad but during a specified semester. According to our French colleagues,…

  04.10.2019

• Registration Opens for "I Am a Professional" Competition

  …never give up and strive for success.” In the 2019-2020 academic year, the contest includes dozens of disciplines from Medicine and Health Care to Computer Science and Engineering. The list of disciplines is updated every year. At the official closing ceremony Valeria Kasamara, head of the “I am a Professional” competition, reported on the way the competition ha…

  03.10.2019

• Engineer and Scientist in One: How ITMO Trains Developers of New MRI Systems

  … radiofrequency systems for magnetic resonance imaging. As emphasized by Stanislav Glybovsky, head of the educational program and member of ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering, the MRI track’s program was developed on the basis of a solid scientific foundation created at the International Research Center for Nanophotonics and Metamaterials. We’ve create…

  03.10.2019

• Maker’s Day by ITMO FabLab: Hands-On Workshop for Robotics Beginners

  …t, the guests were welcomed with a presentation on the opportunities of one of minicomputers created by Raspberry Pi, which is equally popular among makers and professional engineers from all over the world. Due to its size, it’s sometimes called a credit-card microcomputer. A small card with a processor and a couple of connector slots, it serves as the brains of dif…

  02.10.2019

• Science on the International Scale: Study Abroad Fair at ITMO University

  … Study Fair was attended by the representatives of 12 countries, there were more universities participating. For example, France was represented by several universities and engineering schools. “I’m representing SUP’Biotech Paris; this is a private engineering school which specializes in different fields of the biotechnologies sect…

  27.09.2019

• An Invention in 100 Days for 10 Million People: ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering Launches a 10-Year Anniversary Contest

  …2019 is the year that ITMO University’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The faculty decided to celebrate it with a contest that gives school and university students the opportunity to compete in creating simple engineering solutions to make many people’s lives better.  Participants are offered…

  27.09.2019

• THz Success: ITMO Master’s Student Presents His Research in Paris

  …s conducting research in the field of radiofrequency, microwave and terahertz radiation. The society was created on the basis of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and hosts annual contests among students and PhD researchers from all over the world, with the winners being awarded scholarships to advance their scientific projects. Since 2001, eight …

  26.09.2019