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Higher Education in Belgium: My Personal Experience
… right? The clarification on grades is the following: Belgian grade 0−10 postponed 10−13.5 satisfactory 14−15.5 distinction 16−17.5 great distinction 18−20 highest distinction Russian grade (approximately) …
02.12.2018
My Experience Studying Soft Skills at ITMO
…ering which and calculating the number of definite answers, you will know which negotiating strategy you are inclined to. At the last lecture, negotiations were held on the construction of a port. All students were divided into 6 groups, representing different organizations and people: The governor of the state in which the constructio
26.11.2018
Why Sugar Won’t Actually Help You Pass Your Exams
…y has to metabolize it. To lower sugar the pancreas secretes insulin. At that moment you feel loss of strength and — of course — want to eat something sweet again. A kind of mild addiction takes place, I would say. What is more, sugar lowers orexyn (same as hypocretin) — the neurotransmitter which is responsible for vivacity and activity. So you constantly feel broke…
22.11.2018
The Time I Saw the Queen… Twice
…nces to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In all, this trip to London, my third overall, left me with several valuable impressions, memories, and connections that I hope will stay with me, and I greatly look forward to the next time I get to meet those whom I connected with at the conference. …
01.11.2018
History of TV in Leningrad and St. Petersburg
…ed. The Leningrad Television Center resumed its work in 1948. And on May 1, 1949, a broadcast was held dedicated to the festive demonstration on Palace Square. In 1956, the construction of the Leningrad TV Tower began (the full name is the Television Tower of the Leningrad Radio and Television Broadcasting Center). The television tower is about 310 m high (archite…
26.09.2018
ITMO… It’s More Than a University.
…part of my C2 courses begin. We explore topics such as Cultural Studies, Cultural Heroes, Data Analytics & Survey Design, American Literature, History of the West, and more. Instruction is delivered in a sort of "survey' style, where the material I present in class focuses more on breadth than depth. But that’s the nature of a skills and critical-thinking course, …
20.09.2018
How ITMO Celebrates the First Day of the New Academic Year
…dition to study and sports and how to implement all your initiatives. Many people became interested in the tent with the Guitar Hero game, in which they could compete in speed, reaction and ability to play the guitar. Nearby was a marquee with Fifa 18 (I am a big fan) on Playstation, a racing simulator where everyone could feel like a Formula 1 pilot and a photobo…
04.09.2018
E-Residency Around the Corner
…For those unfamiliar with all that Estonia does, it’s at the forefront of the government transition to e-services. One such prominent example is its presidential elections. Estonian citizens all receive a unique digital signature known only to them, and using that signature, they can cast their vote for the candidate of their choice from wherever they are. Just imagi…
21.08.2018
Impressions, Expectations and How It’s Really Like
…university with such high-tech expertise couldn’t be the worst choice. I communicated a lot with the ITMO international office, in those couple of months before the exchange. My predictions about the Russian bureaucracy turned out to be wrong. Everything went extremely well, and I really want to give the merit of that to the international office staff — they deserve …
27.02.2018
Curious Things You Might Not Know About St. Petersburg
…a Street and the Victory Square. This road further connects to Pulkovo Highway which goes to Moscow. All of this is perfectly aligned with the meridian of Pulkovo. This level of perfectionism was beyond my imagination. Windy City Here, I must confess that my secret passion is architecture. This next topic has been running wild in my mind for months now. We …
16.02.2018