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• Checklist: What to Visit in St. Petersburg in 2 Days

  … the world. To avoid boredom while visiting it, use the Liza bot on VK (in Russian). If you want to see everything there — set aside half a day or a whole day. The General Staff Building This is the building opposite the Winter Palace (where the Hermitage museum is located). There you can see Van Gogh, Monet, Kandinsky, Picasso, and others. There are also permane…

  12.10.2021

• Graduating During a Pandemic

  …so forth. The invitees for this ceremony were graduates of 2020 (bachelor's, master’s, and specialist degrees), their parents, previous graduates, students, friends, and ITMO staff. There were 30 students who were awarded the best student award this year, and more than 2900 students have graduated from ITMO this year. ITMO’s Student Services office was followi…

  10.08.2020

• Myths and Truths About the Students Services Office

  …1. The SSO can expel you for any reason simply over a phone call or an email Even if the Office wanted to, which it does not, its staff cannot expel you without a severe reason and going through a formal procedure. You can only be expelled based on major academic or financial debts or some serious violation of university rules. We sincerely hope you don’t fall und…

  22.05.2020

• One Hour: A Trip to Catherine Palace

  … were two stone tigers on the outside of the main gate of the restaurant. The restaurant had both inside and outside decoration, the cleanliness, quality of food, behavior of staff, everything was all admirable. After lunch we boarded on the bus and arrived in Saint Petersburg about an hour later.…

  12.09.2019

• Big science communication story in Russia born from a small networking coincidence

  …ssian Academy of Sciences — the flagship Russian research institution joining together around 97 000 researchers and scholars all across the country [1] - consisted of just 4 staff members, hence, covering only the agenda of RAS President and Presidium. A handful of larger universities (Lomonosov and Bauman universities, Higher School of Economics in Moscow and St. P…

  10.12.2018

• My Summer Job During the World Cup

  …h rather fluently so I really enjoyed it. One day Czech tourists moved into the hotel, so we got to know them. Then the Czech tourists tried to speak Czech with all the hotel staff as they were sure everyone in the hotel was able to speak speak their language. A lot of amusing situations happened. Once a woman from Germany asked me about getting to a cafe using a …

  24.09.2018

• Impressions, Expectations and How It’s Really Like

  …. My predictions about the Russian bureaucracy turned out to be wrong. Everything went extremely well, and I really want to give the merit of that to the international office staff — they deserve it. After arriving to the city and while doing the obligatory official tasks, student tutors have been helping us to get started with our lives here in St. Petersburg. Re…

  27.02.2018

• Curious Things You Might Not Know About St. Petersburg

  … Arch of the General Staff Building Have you noticed that the arch of the General Staff Building on the Palace Square is not straight or in any way aligned with the main building? This arch provides the main entrance to the square’s ensemble. It is so big and beautiful that we barely wonder why the architects built the city the wa…

  16.02.2018

• Getting involved

  …tten prepared to talk about. Eventually, I finished giving my speech, and I felt quite relieved. At the end, some people asked me some question, including the people from the staff, and I answered promptly and without hesitation. In fact, I found that answering questions was easier than preparing my report and giving the actual speech. A lot of people from many di…

  01.05.2017

• Every story has an ending, but in life endings are new beginnings

  …re in Russian language. I can say that after my first month I have enjoyed the thrill of this journey, even though sometimes it can be a little hard, I can always rely on the staff from ITMO and friends I have made for support and encouragement. Autumn has also begun taking place, and the change of colors of the leaves from the trees is amusing, the weather is crisp …

  30.09.2016