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• Academic Mobility: ITMO Student on Studying in Poland

  …addition to the subjects of his program track, he had two academic hours of Polish every week, and also attended supplementary courses of English and an elective on Poland’s history and culture. This way, not only did he improve his English skills, but also learned basic Polish. Amongst his regular subjects were operations management, digital economy and infor…

  20.02.2018

• From Equatorial Guinea to Russia

  …at majors did you choose and why? Juan: We could choose any field we wanted when submitting the documents for the state program. But what happened to me is a bit of a funny story. I chose one program, but then my brother changed my application form for me and wrote economics.When I came to Russia and they showed me my documents, I couldn’t understand what happened…

  15.02.2018

• ITMO is LOVE

  …light for me, almost- like-hobby job, and I love it. And always will. Internationally yours, Ilya. Anna Huddleston, ITMO News English Portal Editor: I love it when a story comes together. When you didn’t know at the beginning how it is all going to fit, and then it magically does. I love it when a team comes up with a better idea than I ever could. I love i…

  14.02.2018

• New Semester At The Children's University

  … for students of different ages. For the youngest of them, we conduct lectures in a way that each concept leads them to another. This way, the children see each lesson as some story, and are eager to learn its finale. Unfortunately, such an approach is not enough for the older students; they need some problem to work with. For instance, is it good or bad that we eat …

  07.02.2018

• Andrey Sebrant On Machine Learning, Public Confidence and Relevant Education

  …America, they have these two terms, “major” and “minor”; you may well “major” in programming and yet take a special course and spend three years on getting a “minor” in Arts History. People from Microsoft believe that such employees mentioned above will become the most needed specialists. Their main advantages are that they have the ability to think outside of the…

  06.02.2018

• ITMO Students’ Project Cryptopus Helps Cryptocurrency Investors Reduce Risks

  …ationships with professional traders in a system where parties can trust each other. How it works First, traders sign up to the platform and upload their prior trading history. The system gives it an assessment and places the trader onto a rating board. The higher a trader’s rating is, the more likely they are to be put on the list of reliable traders. Develope…

  05.02.2018

• Meduza Publisher on Living in the Era of Bad News

  …e isn’t aware of current events, it’s the fault of the newspaper, says Krasilshchik. One constant issue with news is that it exists on the presumption of awareness: every news story exists in a context, and it is always assumed that people are familiar with it. People who produce these stories do it in a “stream”, as it’s rare that something is so short-lived that a …

  01.02.2018

• Celebrating Student's Day in 2018

  …se present on the special day, and reminded them that the core of the development of each person is spiritual. He also asked the students and their mentors to remember their history and with each day reaffirm their loyalty to the Fatherland. "In Smolny Cathedral today, we saw a metal panel painting, created in memory of Empress Maria Feodorovna in honor of the c…

  29.01.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 27-28

  … artillery battery that once defended the city will salute its victory with a series of volleys - definitely a sight to see. Yet another event that has to do with Russian history is a most curious exhibition dedicated to Vladimir Lenin. “The Most Humane of All Us Humans” (a famous quote by the poet Mayakovsky) features various artworks by modern artists and focuse…

  24.01.2018

• Tatiana's Day: Russia Celebrates Its Students

  …History The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates “name days” on various days of the year dedicated to Saints of the Church. January 25th is celebrated as the day of Saint Martyr Tatiana. As the day of universities matches the day of this Saint, Student’s Day is also known as Tatiana’s Day, and a special St. Tatiana church has since then been built at Moscow State Un…

  23.01.2018