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• SEWAN 2021 International Conference: How Pandemic Affects Energy Industry and Vaccine Storage Management

  …logies, greentech, and industrial symbiosis (using waste from one plant becomes raw material for another) perfectly fits into the key topics of SEWAN 2021.” COVID repercussions for the energy sector will last years Just like most of the conferences held over the past year, SEWAN touched upon COVID-19. Coronavirus has drastically affected the global energy ind…

  06.05.2021

• Student Spotlight: Maxim Klochko, Russia

  …O? I got my Bachelor’s degree at a university in St. Petersburg where I studied physics and mathematics with a focus on aviation meteorology.  What were your first impressions of ITMO?  When I was in school, I went to a math competition at ITMO University. I really liked the fact that everything looked very solid, stable, and compelling. But what impressed m…

  06.05.2021

• ITMO Hosts Session of the International Academy of Refrigeration

  …nd even if it sinks, basalt is a natural material that won’t harm the environment.” Why do we need bacteria and how can we help them? The meeting also included a discussion of food technologies. Elena Kiprushkina, an associate professor at ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies, prepared a report describing the role of cold in ensuring food quality, microbiome sta…

  05.05.2021

• Congress of Young Scientists: Projects in Inclusive Education

  … compiled by the center, which provides career guidance to students with disabilities. The online service includes lists of all specializations and majors at ITMO and of professions not recommended to those with specific disabilities, as well as a matrix of competencies (per the Atlas of Emerging Jobs). Artem also plans to adapt his service for the visually impaired …

  04.05.2021

• Find Anything: A Guide to the Flea Markets of St. Petersburg

  …for vintage furniture and props, and young fashionistas – for brand-name second-hand clothes. Most of the stalls are simply blankets spread on the ground, and that’s how pensioners sell tchotchkes. Although you may find nothing exciting among the wares, having a chat with these vendors is always a chance to plunge into the history of St. Petersburg.  Yunona Mar…

  04.05.2021

• ITMO Students Take Part in an International Conference on Research in Education

  …ion – the researchers have detected a very obvious correlation with this factor. “Initially, we worked on another project, as part of which we attempted to create an extension for Zoom that would analyze non-verbal features of speakers. For this, we had to design a model that would extract the data we need from videos. Then we realized that this idea could be us…

  04.05.2021

• Speak Like a Russian: Soviet Phrasebook

  …sually the nationwide five-year plan (“пятилетка”), often too formal and rather far-fetched, held utmost importance. Needless to say, this had its effect on culture; one expression that is not directly related to plans but reflects the spirit of those times rather well is “назначить добровольцев” – “to appoint the volunteers”. You see, Soviet citizens were expected t…

  03.05.2021

• ITMO Student Daria Fedorova On Winning Pyaterochka’s Student Ideas Contest

  …res (cashiers, etc.) and another for those who work at storage facilities (general orientation in the storage structure, loader operation). It’s something like a simplified version of the Supermarket Mania game. We also thought about mini simulators for market and financing experts, lawyers, and HR specialists. These are very simple: you will see your desktop and go …

  30.04.2021

• ITMO’s Faculty of Physics Announces Scholarship Competition for Prospective Master’s Students

  ….  Students can submit their solutions as text files, scans of hand-written solutions, or in any other convenient format. Within a few hours after receiving the submissions, the jury will select the finalists and invite them for an interview to discuss the contest’s tasks and provide career guidance.  “It’ll help students choose the right field,” explai…

  30.04.2021

• Song of the Month: April 2021

  …linding Lights by The Weeknd was a soundtrack for my nightly September walks, the longing and soulful cover by X Ambassadors made for great company in stormy April. The new version is intimate and though the lyrics are the same, it takes on a deeper meaning supported by Sam Harris’ dreamy voice. A perfect companion for contemplations on life as one long stage of it i…

  30.04.2021