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• ITMO University and WorldSkills Search for Top Specialists

  …technology and Cryogenic Systems. Andrey Pivinsky, an International expert of the WorldSkills movement in the field of “Refrigeration and Air Conditioning” adds that knowledge and practical skills in this area are applicable in a huge number of industries, since refrigeration and air-conditioning systems are needed everywhere: in public catering, medicine, digit…

  28.04.2018

• UK Professor Talks Complex Systems, Game Theory, and Big Data

  …gave a lecture on complex systems in general. Then we discussed some theoretical aspects of complex systems including mathematical tools because, without this theoretical knowledge, students wouldn’t be able to move on to game theory and machine learning. But I also tried to take the students’ experience into account, as they were all from different fields, such as c…

  28.04.2018

• EduEnvi: Education in Sustainable Waste Management in Russia and Kazakhstan

  …f Tampere University of Applied Sciences. “The purpose of this project is to develop such educational tools that would enable Russian and Kazakh students to gain advanced knowledge in the field of sustainable waste management. We also want to build a common ground for collaboration of educators from different countries and universities. It will be a good opportunity …

  27.04.2018

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

  …gress of Young Scientists from the ITMO.START program. I was attracted by ITMO University’s reputation, as well as the organizers’ commitment to this event. The level of  knowledge, reports and projects of colleagues from different sections was very high, listening to their elaborate and confident speech, as well as getting answers to relevant questions was a real pl…

  26.04.2018

• ITMO 2027: 8th International Council Meeting Looks to the University's Future

  … the importance of the English language and other foreign languages for students’ futures, and how to integrate international students into the local reality, which was acknowledged as an ongoing challenge in most universities around the world. The previous meeting of the International Council, held in Tucson in November 2017, focused mainly on ITMO’s roadmap …

  25.04.2018

• Arizona University Expert: Pros and Cons of English as a Global Language

  …ve tool, indeed. But I believe that online learning should not be seen as a substitute for face-to-face interaction, but rather a complimentary aid; it is easier to share knowledge and experience, and build a learning community with each other face-to-face. It is still true today that online learning can lack the immediacy of face-to-face communication and feels unna…

  25.04.2018

• School Student Does Research on Holographic Paradigm of Artificial Intelligence

  …ed out that I was reinventing the wheel: Aleksandr told me that there’s already research being done in that field, and I won’t be able to do much with my current level of knowledge. He proposed researching the holographic paradigm of artificial intelligence, and I agreed. The great thing is that Aleksandr has a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research for…

  24.04.2018

• ITMO.EXPERT Project Lets Educators Share Digital Teaching Experience

  …What is special about this project is that it is teachers themselves who arrange seminars and workshops for their colleagues. The project's emphasis is not on theoretical knowledge but on practical skills necessary for future work. “We can see that many teachers are willing to use modern technologies in their work and share experience with each other. A key feat…

  24.04.2018

• ITMO University Launches New Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Master’s Program

  …ussian universities and scientific centers, as well as more than twenty programmers and biologists from St. Petersburg and Moscow who got the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the subject. Since then, ITMO University and the Bioinformatics Institute have been organizing this annual workshop featuring guest lecturers from Washington University in St. Lo…

  20.04.2018

• Irina Hussainova: Estonian “Scientist of the Year”

  … As a result, I began to study the science of materials, chemistry. Now we are dealing with materials in a broad sense: from biosensors, where very much depends on the knowledge of biology and chemistry to additive technologies that require deep knowledge in materials science and physics: for example, it is necessary to know how lase…

  20.04.2018