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5 Russian Must-Know Singers Topping the Charts
…led as a representative of “intellectual rap.” That was arguably one of his major contributions to the Russian rap scene – intricate lyrics filled with obscure and diverse allusions and references. His latest album was released in late 2021 and over 5 million people listened to it on VK in the first 24 hours after the release. Provocative, complex, non-compromising l…
31.01.2022
Highly Personalized Education: ITMO Adopts New Educational Standards
…At the core of the new standards is the ITMO Code: values, fundamental, soft skills, and professional skills, abbreviated V+F+SS+PS. The general framework of educational programs, including the competencies acquired by the graduates, will be outlined by heads of those programs, who will be taking into account the labor market, scientific and technological trends,…
31.01.2022
ITMO.EduStars Winner Svetlana Kurashova: “To Me, Teaching is a Source of Joy”
…ess and the ability to teach something that goes beyond your subject are very valuable. But we weren’t spoiled at all – it was really hard to study. After the first exam session, every third student was expelled and I think that’s okay – because higher education isn’t for everyone. We wanted to study and intuitively felt that these are prominent specialists teachi…
28.01.2022
Results in 15 Minutes: ITMO Researchers Develop Device to Detect Antibiotics, Bacteria, and Viruses
…s first developed in 2020, when researchers from ITMO’s Infochemistry Scientific Center tested its ability to detect tick-borne encephalitis in a biological sample. Today’s version of the device is a significantly improved one, although based on the same analysis principle, and is now used to detect bacteria in dairy products. In order to be analyzed, a sample has…
28.01.2022
Future Tech and Mushrooms: Media Art at Optomycelium Exhibition
…mming Faculty – developed a device called Digitoscope ITMO. The contraption analyzes data on the university’s publications in the Scopus database and converts it into two-dimensional visual structures that reproduce the logic of cellular automata. This visualization demonstrates the origins of “infomolecules” – data that is self-organized into living structures, prec…
27.01.2022
EduStars Winner Andrey Vasilyev on Teaching History to Programmers
…t’s reign. Why do you think STEM students are into history? I think they lack this in their everyday life. Most of the subjects they study are related to their professional activities. They also spend a lot of time online or using various computer tools. They feel the lack of something humanities-related. So they’re really interested in what we offer them …
27.01.2022
Student Spotlight: Shafayet Ullah Nadeem, Bangladesh
…osts regarding documents for international students such as “How to extend your visa” or “How to get your documents translated” were very useful. How difficult was the admission process for you? There were a few challenges due to the pandemic. Many offices were working remotely which led to a few hassles. ITMO’s international office helped me a lot. They were v…
27.01.2022
Inside ITMO’s School of Life Sciences
…cts since some products could not happen without a combination of different perspectives. For instance, the ChemBio Cluster’s project on point-of-care testing, which was commissioned by the Federal Medical-Biological Agency, resulted in a robot that can identify pathogens in human body fluids and diagnose diseases of the central nervous system. At the same tim…
26.01.2022
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 29-30, 2022
…ed in the rather unusual surroundings of a pine forest will just possibly reshape your views on light in art and in your daily life – and will definitely leave a lasting impression. And if you want to explore this topic even further once you step out of the exhibition hall, check out ITMO’s Creative Lighting Department for more projects and insights. Classical con…
26.01.2022
ITMO Students Discuss Future of Education with Vladimir Putin
…ing while studying. “Some of my classmates have already decided on what they want to do and an in-depth study of subjects that aren’t really related to their future profession seems pointless. That’s why we would need the next two years of studying to have a strong focus on specific subjects. I think it will be much more interesting for students to study what th…
25.01.2022