Search results for «story» 1816 results

• Applications Open for Russia-Japan Youth Exchange

  …arriving in Kyoto, where they’ll get to learn about the city’s cultural and historical sights. Then, the group will travel to Osaka where they’ll learn about the city’s rich history and go on a tour of an industrial site. In these two cities students will also attend various educational courses, including teamwork-based economics and history

  07.05.2018

• Travel Tips: Veliki Novgorod

  …range moss, stout white churches, and that spring scent of cut grass and rainstorm. And the fact that I almost got left on the other side of the Ilmen Lake, but that’s another story. I have been back many times as an adult, and every time have found something delightful, be it the outdoor museum of Russian culture and crafts or delicious honey drink served in a re…

  03.05.2018

• May Holidays: Day of Labor and Spring

  …Throughout the world history, there were always festivities that took place in the first days of May; for instance, most European countries have their own traditional May Day holidays that herald the true coming of spring and date back to pagan times. These include Scotland’s Beltane, Welsh Calan Mai, or the Floralia of the Ancient Rome. In today’s Russia, however, t…

  02.05.2018

• High School Students Present Their Research at VII Congress of Young Scientists

  … started to inhabit anthropogenic landscapes, and now we know which species - Canadian or Eurasian beavers - now dominate the Leningrad region. I got really interested in this story, which is why I decided to study beavers. What’s more, beavers are really important for ecosystems of waterbodies: a pair of beavers can influence a huge river and over 600 species of pla…

  26.04.2018

• Irina Hussainova: Estonian “Scientist of the Year”

  …on “Electrically conductive ceramic compounds based on metal oxides”. How did you first learn about ITMO University and how did the cooperation begin? This is a whole other story. The point is that Anna Kolesnikova was my supervisor when I was writing my thesis. We lost contact after I graduated from university. Then one day an employee of the Tallinn University o…

  20.04.2018

• City of Professions: Career Day at ITMO University

  …s the entry-level position offered to every student or young professional. After three months of working at a sales outlet during which the intern learns about the company’s history and methods, the potential employee can apply for a position at another department. As of now, among the departments that are most popular with interns are those that focus on IT, develop…

  18.04.2018

• Travel Tips: St. Petersburg to Finland

  …nage to get tired of exploring the nature, Finland also has plenty of awesome museums. The Vapriikki museum complex in Tampere includes a whole slew of museums, from natural history and postal service to dolls, minerals and even shoes. Of special note is the fully interactive Gaming Museum, where you can play with board games dating back a century, 80’s arcade machin…

  17.04.2018

• Inclusive Education – not a One-Way Street: How to Educate Everyone on Equal Terms

  … students with disabilities. In addition, the university is already a more elite and tolerant environment, they evaluate knowledge, not appearance. In school, it’s a different story: children are often cruel. Students, sometimes, complain about the attitude of teachers. The task of teachers is to conduct courses, they are difficult to force to adapt to the features o…

  16.04.2018

• Total Dictation-2018 at ITMO University

  …iversity. “I had been thinking about participating in Total Dictation for a while. And this year it worked out well. The thing is, I recently tried my hand at recording a story by Vladimir Sorokin in an audiobook format and received many positive reviews. I took it as a good sign and decided to give it a try and take part in Total Dictation as a reader”, shared …

  16.04.2018

• Bar Talk: Young Scientists on Making a Career, Finding Your Place and Globalization of Science

  … A successful scientific career does not necessarily result from a great scientific discovery. You can make a huge breakthrough that will launch a successful career, but the history of science is abound with examples of scientists who made important discoveries but did not see much success. For all great discoveries, apart from demanding hard work and talent, are lar…

  13.04.2018