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• Public Speaking, Negotiating, and More: Soft Skills at ITMO University

  …very start of their studies. The courses for first-year Bachelor’s students include: Communication and team-building Today, almost every aspect of human life – from science to business – is connected with teamwork. That’s why students can take a course in communication and team-building developed by top-tier experts in business communication, psychologists…

  22.01.2021

• ITMO Researchers Create MRI Antennas That Allow For Better MRI Scans

  …ations. Everyone knows about the importance of MRI in healthcare, where it is used for high-precision diagnostics. However, this technology also plays a big role in research – scientists analyze scans of volunteers to better understand the functions of a particular organ or track the mechanisms behind the development of diseases or syndromes. The scanners used in …

  22.01.2021

• ITMO University Holds Course on Science Communication for Scholars and Grantees of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation

  … create a highly-effective team communication while working on their projects. The success of courses, the launch of Master’s programs and admissions campaigns, the demand for scientific and educational projects largely depends on a person's ability to be savvy in the world of information opportunities. To help them solve these tasks, ITMO University and the Vladi…

  21.01.2021

• Carbon Dots and Solar Cells: Best Graduation Papers Among ITMO Students

  … Starovoytov, an associate professor at ITMO’s Faculty of Photonics and Optical Information. “It proves that the graduation papers of our students are performed at a very high scientific level. During their studies, students already create amazing portfolios: they have publications in major scientific journals and actively participate i…

  20.01.2021

• What Fashion and Urban Design Have in Common

  …edicated to conscious consumption and green building in the context of climate change. Angelina Davydova and Guy Eames also presented their lectures. Angelina Davydova is a science journalist, director of the Russian-German Bureau of environmental information, a lecturer at St. Petersburg State University and ITMO University, an observer at the UN climate change n…

  19.01.2021

• How to Study Effectively: Five Memorization Techniques for Acing Any Exam or Test

  …r passing by each item that you placed there, thus making you remember associated information. Make your friends’ jaws drop with the long-forgotten memories or mind-blowing scientific facts with our stories on memory, eye movement, and brain, as well as the takeaways from Polina Krivykh’s recent lecture on the seven sins of our memory.…

  19.01.2021

• ITMO Scientists Propose Systems With Unique Interaction Between Photons and Mechanical Motion of Atoms

  … Sedov, a student at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering.“ Strong coupling wanted However, it is impossible to use such models for creating prototypes unless scientists will find ways to tackle multiple challenges. One of these fundamental issues is the relatively weak interaction of light and atoms that happens to interfere with the effective contr…

  19.01.2021

• Three Monsters of Thinking: ITMO Holds a Lecture on Evidence-Based Policy As Part of Hard Core Philosophy Project

  …d trend, according to Darya, is a growing general interest in philosophy with its unbiased view of the world. Philosophy can question the traditional methodological schemes in science. More and more specific issues, both theoretical and practical, are raised now, while brand new fields of research keep emerging, that we have yet no standards to work with.  “I am…

  18.01.2021

• Picture of the Week: Spider Web Through a Microscope Lens

  …roin proteins that are rich in such amino acids as glycine, alanine, and serine that are synthesized in special glands and have high molecular masses (from 200 to 350 kDa). Scientists can’t yet fully reproduce the properties of the natural spider web. Thanks to its complex chemical composition and special biosynthesis conditions, spider silk has outstanding pro…

  18.01.2021

• ITMO Students Can Receive Funding to Participate in Online Educational Events

  …rland Both schools start with a general course ‘A brief introduction to Switzerland’, where you get a view of Switzerland through the lens of history, economics, and social sciences supported by statistics and facts, as well as meet all participants. International Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship February 14-19, 2021 The participants will underst…

  15.01.2021