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• How a Small Inconvenience Made Me More Environmentally Friendly

  …h you will see that 4−1=3]) and I am eager to see how long the third one takes. Realistically, I think I can stretch it out to anywhere between nine and 40 weeks, but that remains to be seen. There are many new opportunities hidden within this new life-trajectory, which I will now outline here: ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES Plastic bottles take up quite a bit of …

  09.10.2018

• Expat life in St. Peterburg

  …h getting registered in Russia and receiving the migration card and all other paperwork, which would have been rather impossible to do myself. Furthermore, a colleague from my institute rented out an apartment on Vaska, not too far from the office. Great. University work life in Russia, at least in my experience, on the one side includes some pressure regarding KP…

  02.10.2018

• Recipe for Motivation

  …g, to prepare for an exam? There are so many things and activities in this world that an average person would not like to do. But that doesn’t mean that he won’t. Probably the inspiration was at some point misinterpreted. This is something that our grandparents were not thinking at all. The longer we wait for that perfect condition and flow the less we do! "If you'…

  27.09.2018

• History of TV in Leningrad and St. Petersburg

  …The history of television begins in 1907, when the professor of the Technological Institute, BL Rosing, invented the method of recording and reproducing images using a system of electronic scanning (line transfer) in a transmitting device and an electron-beam tube in a receiving apparatus, that is, for the first time "formulated" the ba…

  26.09.2018

• ITMO… It’s More Than a University.

  …ry. Using all the resources I possess to the best of my abilities, I try my best to immerse my own English students in this sort of academic environment where every task trains not just their abilities, but their critical-thinking skills as well. With my C2, and sometimes really advanced C1, students, we embark on a journey of discovery that takes them through a w…

  20.09.2018

• 4 Must-Visit Hidden Spots in St. Petersburg

  …ven more interesting place. Behind a beautiful facade of the ancient building of the pharmacist Dr Pel' hides an unusual courtyard with a high pipe. This is the "tower of griffins" or "digital tower". The tower has received the name Dr Pel' as this Doctor was engaged in alchemy and has concealed the secret of the philosophers' stone in figures. These figures are on t…

  17.09.2018

• 4 Best Events in ITMO University This Year

  …njoy a good match. I managed to attend several matches of Zenit FC in different tournaments. I first visited the new St. Petersburg stadium on March 3, 2018 at the match against Perm’s "Amkar" team, which ended in a goalless draw: 0:0. From the point of view of a fan, I can say that in terms of capacity, convenience and opportunity to have a snack during the match…

  29.08.2018

• E-Residency Around the Corner

  …y programs at two Estonian universities, it seemed advisable to register for the e-residency. In addition to my future university studies, I also started my own company, ArcInset OU, which specializes in publishing, translation, and software development. By doing so, I’ve become quite familiar with the entire system and the way it works, from registration and gove…

  21.08.2018

• Six Facts about the ITMO U Representative Office in Brussels

  …Fact #1: ITMO University is the first and only Russian higher education institution that has a permanent Representative Office in Brussels. Fact #2: The Office is located five-minutes by foot from the European Commission's Directorate General for Research & Innovation and a three-minute walk from the European Parliament — on Rue du Luxembourg, BE-1000. Fact…

  15.08.2018

• Impressions, Expectations and How It’s Really Like

  …t. Not least about the cultural differences. My lectures started with intercultural communication course which includes multiple tasks and presentations. Lecture atmosphere is inspiring and non-traditional. Most of the tasks are about interacting with other students or learning from dialog. The course has a scientific background, but the implementation of the course …

  27.02.2018