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Student Spotlight: Susan Dzhiakkhvo, Nepal
Winner of the Open Doors International Master’s Challenge 2020, Susan Dzhiakkhvo hails from Bhaktapur, Nepal, and is an international Master’s student in molecular biology and biotechnology at ITMO. Due to the travel restrictions, Susan had to complete his entire first year of studies remotely. It was a bag of mixed emotions for him. We got a chance to catch up with him virtually and learn about his experience of studying at ITMO, his expectations regarding St. Petersburg, as well as his goals and ambitions in life.
12.08.2021
Faces of ITMO University: Biotechnology Student Perspective
Tatiana Gusinskaya has just completed her studies as a Bachelor’s student at the Faculty of Biotechnology. Her Bachelor’s thesis “Plant Protein Encapsulation” earned her an excellent grade. Tatiana has a background that shows her as a hard-working person. She transferred to ITMO from another university with excellent grades. Tatiana started her studies in a non-state-funded place, but she later transferred to a state-funded place based on her excellent academic achievements. While Tatiana was still working on her thesis, we talked with her about her program and the life of a student at ITMO University.
05.08.2021
ITMO student Daria Minakova on Internet of Bacteria and Citizen Science
Daria Minakova is a third-year student at the Faculty of Biotechnology and one of the organizers of the Internet of Bacteria project, one of the early citizen science projects created by students and staff of ITMO University. I reached out to Daria to find out why she wanted to conduct the project, what is its importance and why they chose this research format.
29.07.2021
Student Spotlight: Juan Camilo Diosa, Colombia
This week, we’re talking to Juan Camilo Diosa, who is getting a Master’s degree with the Big Data and Machine Learning program. He came from Colombia almost two years ago, and in this interview, he told us some of his experiences as an international student and why he chose Russia to reach his educational goals.
22.07.2021
Student Spotlight: Damara Verdugo, Ecuador
Damara Verdugo is an Ecuadorian student, who just completed the Computer Systems and Technologies Master’s program. She told us a little bit about her background, shared some experiences that helped her grow as a person throughout her adventures in Russia and discussed the goals she wants to accomplish in the future.
08.07.2021
Student Spotlight: Alejandro Ramos, Mexico
In this article, we’d like to introduce you to Alejandro Ramos, a Mexican student in the Physics of Lasers PhD program at ITMO University. Alejandro tells us about his love at first sight for Russia, the process that he went through to come here and his plans for his current research at ITMO.
17.06.2021
Student Spotlight: Lasse Schneider, Germany
Meet Lasse Schneider, a German PhD student in Management of Social and Economic Systems. He came for an exchange semester, but fell in love with the city and the university – now he is finishing his first year of PhD studies. At the same time he writes for ITMO’s blog. Find out more about his incredible story in this interview.
10.06.2021
ITMO Graduates on Their Research in Digital Humanities
As the end of this academic year approaches, we decided to share some projects that our soon-to-be graduates of the Data, Culture, and Visualization program have been working on during their time at ITMO University. They find ways to apply the methods of digital humanities in various fields – from meme generation to commemorative practices. Here’s what they told us about their final projects.
08.06.2021
Student Spotlight: Omar Farshad, Afghanistan
Omar Farshad is an international student at ITMO’s Information Security program. He’s one of the winners of the Open Doors competition in the Computer & Data Science subject – this allowed him to study for free. In this interview, Omar tells us about his decision to study at ITMO and his experience of studying online from the United Arab Emirates, where he will be living until the pandemic situation normalizes.
03.06.2021
Student and Staff: Sofia Antipova Gets the Best of Both Worlds
In addition to 1,300+ lecturers and professors, ITMO University has more than 3,500 members of administrative staff. They organize classes, provide the university with scientific and office equipment, create digital spaces like ISU and physical spaces like the coworking areas, run the libraries, deal with endless paperwork, and much more. And amongst them are our very own students! Meet one of them: Sofia Antipova, a third-year Bachelor’s student, ecologist, and ITMO staff member.
27.05.2021