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• Choose Your University Stress-Free at ITMO Open Days 2026

  Open days are a great opportunity to learn all you need about the admission process, chat with current students, and check out a university’s infrastructure. In this article, you’ll find a schedule of open days at ITMO for 2026 – get your calendar ready!

  13.01.2026

• Unified State Exam: Essentials for Russian ITMO Applicants

  By February 1, all Russian 11th-graders must decide which subjects they’ll take in 2026’s Unified State Exam (USE). If these requirements apply to your case, don’t delay making the choice. To help you, here are the key exams that’ll be relevant to most Russian ITMO applicants.

  23.12.2025

• 3 Ways To Get Into ITMO Master’s Programs Without Exams in 2026

  Want to skip entrance exams and secure a tuition-free position in a Master’s program of your choice before summer? You can do that at ITMO. Here are three main application shortcuts, plus requirements and useful guides.

  19.12.2025

• Admissions 2026: Debunking 5 Top Fears

  In 2026, the rules for admission to Russian universities will change. News sources are reporting on new initiatives: from “reduced contest winner benefits” and “mandatory physics classes” to “limited admission to fee-based positions.” Will it actually become harder to enroll at a university? How substantiated are the fears of today’s applicants? We look at the concerns through an ITMO prism with Alexey Itin, the head of the university’s Admissions Office.

  03.12.2025

• Join a Master’s Program Without Exams: Applications Open for ITMO Mega School’s 4th Season

  Today, December 1, marks the start of the registration for the fourth season of ITMO Mega School. Participants will attend lectures and work on projects alongside the university’s experts; the most successful students will get the chance to enter ITMO Master’s programs without entrance exams. Find out more about the tracks, including eight new ones, and admission procedure below.

  01.12.2025

• Registration Opens for ITMO Mega Contest: Participate and Enter ITMO Master’s Programs Without Exams

  On November 24, registration opened for the fifth season of ITMO Mega Contest. The competition will be held online and is open to Russian and international Bachelor’s and Master’s students and graduates. Winners will get the opportunity to enter ITMO Master’s programs without entrance exams.

  24.11.2025

• I Am a Professional Season 9: All About Information and Cyber Security Track

  Medalists, winners, and diploma holders of the I Am a Professional Competition have the chance to receive up to 300,000 rubles, an opportunity to enter Russia’s top universities, or an internship at a major company. This year, ITMO curates several of the contest’s tracks, including Information and Cyber Security. Read on to learn more about the track and how to prepare for its tasks from Alexander Menshchikov, curator of the track and dean of ITMO’s Faculty of Secure Information Technologies. The track’s general partner is Sberbank.

  09.10.2025

• I Am a Professional Season 9: All About Programming and IT Track

  The new season of the I Am a Professional contest has officially launched – registration is ongoing! Medalists, winners, and diploma holders have the chance to receive up to 300,000 rubles, an opportunity to enter Russia’s top universities, or an internship at a major company. This year, ITMO curates four of the contest’s tracks, including Programming and IT. Learn more about the tasks to expect, the opportunities open to winners, and other details in this article with tips from Nikolay Andreev, an assistant at ITMO’s Information Technologies and Programming Faculty. The track’s general partner is Sberbank.

  30.09.2025

• I Am a Professional: Applications Open for the Contest’s 9th Season

  Starting today, September 9, students can apply to join the 9th season of the I Am a Professional competition. Winners will receive up to 300,000 rubles, exam-free admission to the top universities in Russia, and internship opportunities at major Russian companies. Here is how you can take part in the contest.

  09.09.2025

• Records & Key Numbers: Results of ITMO's 2025 Admissions Campaign

  ITMO University has summarized the results of the admissions campaign for Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD programs in 2025. This year, the university saw a record number of contest winners among Bachelor’s applicants – in this regard, ITMO is the top university in St. Petersburg and one of the leading in Russia. Additionally, the number of applications for Bachelor’s and Master’s programs grew by 16% and 20%, respectively. A total of 292 young scientists from Russia and abroad were enrolled in PhD programs.

  03.09.2025