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• ITMO Rector Vladimir Vasilyev on Engineering Training: We Can't Just Wait for New Generation of Teachers To Appear

  Although Russia currently has around 10 million engineers, there is still a 1.5 million shortfall of specialists in engineering fields, as pointed out by speakers at the Congress of Young Scientists. Where can these experts be found? How can they be trained? And why isn’t it the sole responsibility of universities? All these questions were recently addressed by the rectors of Russia’s top tech universities, ITMO University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, as well as representatives of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, local authorities, and major banks.

  02.12.2024

• Insights from Congress of Young Scientists: Educating AI Natives to Avoid AI Temptations

  How are universities changing in the era of AI? What are the threats and opportunities that accompany the advance of this technology? What is the new role of researchers and practitioners? These were the questions discussed at a discussion on education for AI natives that was held at the Congress of Young Scientists, hosted by Sirius University of Science and Technology. Head on for the discussion’s keynotes.

  28.11.2024

• ITMO Receives 5 Million Rubles to Support Young Scientists

  ITMO University has won the competition of student research associations organized by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The university will use its 5-million-ruble grant to fund an international conference of young sciences, a career fair, a competition for the best scientific project, and nine other events that will help students find like-minded peers and boost their research skills.

  08.05.2024

• 12th Congress of Young Scientists Brings Together Students From 52 Russian Cities

  More than 2,500 representatives of schools and universities from 52 Russian cities participated in the 12th Congress of Young Scientists. The event took place at ITMO premises on April 3-6.

  21.04.2023

• Sociologists Answer: Are Researchers Happy?

  A recent study by National Priorities, an operator of the national initiative Decade of Science and Technology in Russia, finds that young scientists are happier than people outside the academic world, with a majority of them (under the age of 30) exhibiting a more positive outlook on the future than their peers from other fields. Learn more about the survey findings in this article.

  08.12.2022

• A Much-Anticipated Comeback of Quantum Potential Stand-Up Show in Sochi

  Who’s an aerospace engineer and can you become one at the age of seven? Where do theoretical physicists travel and what do they actually do? How can you turn research into a viable business? These are the topics from Quantum Potential, ITMO’s original science stand-up comedy show, which was held in Sochi as part of the evening program of the Congress of Young Scientists 2022.

  05.12.2022

• Сollaboration or Competition: How Will the Rise of AI Impact Digital Art?

  Nowadays, artists have access to vast sets of new tools. They can construct entire buildings in the metaverse, create NFTs, and generate content with neural networks. But can AI create true art and achieve acclaim and recognition? Will digital tools supplant the work of a human, or will they remain just a source of assistance? And if you want to become a digital artist, where could you study? A discussion on the present state and future prospects of digital art was held at the second Congress of Young Scientists, taking place in Sochi on December 1-3. For the highlights, see below.

  02.12.2022

• ITMO Students Among Finalists of Big Challenges Contest

  Finalists of the national contest of student research and technological projects received their awards at the second Congress of Young Scientists in Sochi on December 2. Among them were five projects by ITMO students, including one submitted by Anastasia Scherbakova, who won in the category Artificial Intelligence and Information Technologies.

  02.12.2022

• Russian Science Foundation to Support R&D in Five New Fields In 2023

  The Russian Science Foundation (RSF) is set to receive additional powers to financially support those experimental research & development projects that are of interest to the industry and can potentially be introduced into the current production processes. This was stated by Alexander Khlunov, the CEO of RSF, in his address at the second Congress of Young Scientists in Sochi on December 1st. The funding will be provided for five priority fields of research. See below for more details.

  01.12.2022

• Highlights of the Congress of Young Scientists 2022 in Sochi

  Today marks the beginning of the Congress of Young Scientists 2022 –a major event for Russian science and technology that brings together over 3,000 young scholars, entrepreneurs, and government officials from 40 countries.

  01.12.2022