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• 9 Cool Summer Schools for Summer 2020

  Though summer feels like a lifetime away, a whole range of summer schools have already announced their enrollment dates for summer 2020. ITMO University students are invited to participate in an internship competition and get up to 70% of their expenses covered by the university. An application must be submitted at least a month prior to the trip, so right now it’s high time to familiarize yourself with the opportunities offered by ITMO University and read about the experiences of ITMO students (here and here) who have already taken part in such summer schools.

  19.12.2019

• PhD Student From France on Why He Came Back to ITMO and the Importance Of Collaboration

  Maxime Vergès, currently working on his PhD at ITMO's Faculty of Physics and Engineering, came to ITMO University from Nancy, France to collaborate with his former colleagues from when he studied his Master’s degree in Optics.

  28.11.2019

• Onis Emem on Environmental Tips and His Exchange Experience in Denmark

  Onis Charles Emem is an ITMO Master’s student in Industrial Ecology and Cleaner Production and the former president of the Get Local international student club. He’s currently on an exchange program in Denmark.

  21.11.2019

• 5 Ways to Deal with Culture Shock

  Moving to a new country is a huge step even for an intrepid traveler. Now that the “honeymoon stage” of your experience - when things are new and exciting - might be giving way to the less exciting aspects of settling into your new environment, here are some strategies to help you adjust.

  30.09.2019

• Academic Mobility Opportunities at ITMO University

  ITMO University students have lots of opportunities to gain exciting international experiences, such as short-term internships, the Buddy System, the Study Abroad at Home competition, and semester exchanges. Applications are already open for ITMO’s academic mobility programs! Read on to learn the details.

  16.09.2019

• Learning to Help: ITMO University Welcomes Volunteers from Japan

  ITMO University has recently hosted an opening ceremony for a series of events that will take place as part of a Japanese-Russian youth exchange program. Last year, fifteen ITMO students who actively participated in volunteering activities went to Tokyo; the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities acted as the host party. Volunteers from Russia got lots of information about Japanese programs for helping the disabled. This time, a group of Japanese students came to Russia to learn how such programs are implemented in our country.

  11.09.2019

• Russian Language and Culture Summer School: Leading the Way to Better Career Prospects

  ITMO University’s Russian Language and Culture Summer School, which took place this July, attracted students from the United States, England, Belgium, Poland, Germany and Taiwan. We caught up with some of them and talked about their experience. 

  25.07.2019

• How to Apply for (And Get) the Chevening Scholarship

  The Chevening scholarship is one of the world’s most well-known and prestigious and covers students’ full costs of Master’s education at any university in the UK, as well as some of the living expenses. The competition is tense, with some 30 times more applicants than there are open spots. But getting a Chevening scholarship is still doable if you put in the effort, believes Asya Kazantseva, a popular Russian science journalist and writer. This year, she was awarded a scholarship to study in a Master’s program in molecular neurobiology at the University of Bristol. During a recent open lecture in St. Petersburg, Ms. Kazantseva shared a few tips and warned of the common pitfalls made by Chevening applicants.

  19.07.2019

• Master’s Student from Argentina: Immersing Into New Culture Is Like Starting New Life

  Are there any similarities between Russia and Argentina? Why Russian phonetics can be so hard to master? What can help international students integrate into a new country faster? Rodrigo Lopez Pablos from Argentina, a Master’s student in mathematical and computer modeling, shares his experiences of studying at ITMO and living in Russia.

  17.01.2019

• From Sunshine to Freezing Cold: An Ecuadorian’s Experience of Russia

  Despite his friends’ warnings about bears and wolves letting loose on Russian streets and meteorites falling from the sky, Michael Nuñez from Ecuador decided to come to Russia to study intelligent robotics at ITMO’s Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics. In this interview, he shares his thoughts about his exciting journey.

  20.12.2018