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…tures of about 5-7 minutes each, and self instructional materials. This course is aimed at both Russian and international students majoring in physics and having basic knowledge of electrodynamics and solid state physics. The course is developed by Andrey Bogdanov and Mikhail Petrov, research associates of the Department of Nanophotonics and Metamaterials at IT…
19.04.2018
Russia Secures ACM ICPC-2018 World Champion Title
…ute roles among team members. The contest organizers note that some of the tasks only require the students to be careful and attentive; others, however, call for in-depth knowledge of various algorithms. Solutions are checked in real-time using tests made in advance by the expert jury. ICPC champions receive a World Champion Cup and a monetary prize of $15,000. Ot…
19.04.2018
City of Professions: Career Day at ITMO University
…ake up to three months; each intern gets a mentor with whom they work on particular projects. After each month, an intern has to “defend”, i.e. prove their command of the knowledge and skills they got; upon the successful completion of all three months, they get the opportunity to stay at the company as junior developers, the internship counting as a trial period. Th…
18.04.2018
Danish Exchange Students Developing Lighting Design Solution for St. Petersburg Park
…? Beata: No, it’s a rather general course with a slight emphasis on architecture. Everyone in my group is from different fields, which is great, since we all share our knowledge with each other and then once it’s over, everyone stays in their respective field. For my Bachelor’s, I studied Industrial Design Engineering – in other words, product design. For my Maste…
17.04.2018
Inclusive Education – not a One-Way Street: How to Educate Everyone on Equal Terms
…clusively through adapted programs. Now it means that the first year they have to stretch for two years. This is necessary because we helping them bring their high school knowledge to the necessary level because many correctional schools are closing, so we feel a lack of quality of education. After that, they join in the regular program. If there are deaf people in t…
16.04.2018
New Research Allows Jet-Printing of Piezostructures and Holograms on Any Surface
…av says. “We developed an optimal ink mixture and optimized the printing conditions. Usually, when a drop of ink dries, diphenylalanine crystallizes the way it dries: from the edges to the center of the drop. We chose a pattern of simple lines for the crystals to grow in parallel. Eventually, when we sent the resulting structure for analysis to the University of Avei…
16.04.2018
Bar Talk: Young Scientists on Making a Career, Finding Your Place and Globalization of Science
…tself is now considered one of the best Russian universities and ranks among the top 10 universities in the country. I was also attracted to the prospect of developing cutting-edge information technologies in Russia, as here this part of the market is a completely unchartered territory. Besides, working at the Faculty of Physics of ITMO University is like hanging out…
13.04.2018
How Databases Help Find Relevant Data For Research Faster
…e paragraph will end up being useful. The number of publications is growing every year, but all of them are scattered in different journals and sources: scientists lack knowledge transfer from different areas of nanotechnology research. There is no list of different nanomaterials and devices based on them that would describe their material properties and specific…
12.04.2018
Portfolio Contest Open for New Master's Programs in Photonics at ITMO
…tronics" aims to train both professionals in the industry and future scientists who will then continue their studies at ITMO University. Students will acquire theoretical knowledge and competencies in modeling, synthesis, and characterization of nanomaterials and optoelectronic devices within one of the two tracks: development of new materials with specific mec…
11.04.2018
More than ESP: Teaching English with Digital and Print Content
…Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one of the most widely known theories of motivation, based on numerous psychological studies. In Maslow’s hierarchy, a need is seen as an acknowledgement of a lack of something that motivates a person to action. There are primary needs – physiological, safety and social needs, which are characteristic of humans as biological organisms, …
10.04.2018