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• ITMO Student Makes App to Play Music With Emotions

  Emotion recognition is widely used to monitor the emotional state of drivers, prevent health hazards, or deliver new gaming experiences – but what about art? Can such technologies, say, help musicians compose or improvise? They certainly can, says Garri Proshian, a graduate of ITMO’s Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems, who has created a service that allows you to play musical instruments hands-free, using only your facial expressions. Learn more about his invention in the article.

  17.08.2022

• ITMO’s Endless Science: Recap of the Longest Ever Popsci Live Stream at VK Fest

  What triggered the Big Bang? When will the first time machine appear? And what inspires scientists to keep pushing even after experiments fail? ITMO researchers and other guests did their best answering these and loads of other science-related questions during a 24-hour live stream at VK Fest. Here is how it went.

  27.07.2022

• Creation of Advanced Engineering School at ITMO Approved by Russian Government

  ITMO University has been named a winner of the federal call for establishment of advanced engineering schools (AES). Results of the selection were announced by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a session of the Russian Government.

  30.06.2022

• ITMO University Joins the FISU Healthy Campus Program

  The university has recently received the healthy campus certificate from the International University Sports Federation (FISU). This initiative aims to promote a healthy and green lifestyle, as well as physical activity, sustainable development, and gender equality in universities across the world. Program representatives commended the university's achievements in sports and ecology, as well as its Well-Being strategic project, which will all be soon featured in the FISU Healthy Campus’s best practices collection and thus provide guidance for other universities worldwide.

  25.05.2022

• ITMO OPEN TALK: How Russian Companies Help Young Startups

  What kind of innovations do major companies need? Which business spheres are the most relevant? Representatives of Russian major enterprises and foundations, among which are Kaspersky Lab, MegaFon, Gazprom Neft, Skolkovo Foundation, and Yandex.Cloud, gathered at ITMO OPEN TALK to answer these questions and discuss what young entrepreneurs should do to succeed and which accelerator programs they should try.

  29.04.2022

• How ITMO Celebrated Its 122nd Birthday

  On March 26, ITMO University turned 122 years old! Students and employees had a whole week to celebrate this occasion by taking part in various online and offline activities. Everyone could enjoy healthy snacks, play Twister, Jenga, or oversized chess, as well as become a web detective. Moreover, the be ITMO platform, which provides info on all kinds of opportunities the university provides, was launched just in time for this joyous occasion.

  01.04.2022

• Best Practices and Innovative Projects: Recap of National Student Sports Forum at ITMO University

  On December 2-4, ITMO University hosted the VIII National Forum devoted to the topical issues of further development of student sports in Russia. The opening speech was delivered by Grigory Gurov, the deputy minister of Science and Higher Education. The conference brought together the representatives of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Russian Student Sports Union, the Association of Russian Student Sports Clubs, and rectors of various Russian universities to discuss the county’s priorities in student sports and ways to develop student sports leagues and clubs. Here are the highlights from the meeting.

  07.12.2021

• Priority 2030 National Program: ITMO Team Presents its 2030 Development Strategy Within Research Leadership Track

  Starting on October 1, Russian universities started to defend their development strategies within the research leadership track of the Priority 2030 National Program. The authors of the most innovative ideas will receive a special grant of up to 1 billion rubles, which can be used to facilitate the implementation of advanced research and the creation of high-tech products and technologies, as well as strengthen the university’s human capacity in research and development.

  01.10.2021

• ITMO Among Interfax’s Top 15 Russian Universities

  The Interfax news agency has published the 12th annual National University Ranking. ITMO University has entered the ranking’s top 15 by taking 11th place.

  08.07.2021

• ITMO Student and Employee Anna Voloshina Named Among St. Petersburg’s Top Graduates 2021

  The annual awards ceremony in honor of St. Petersburg’s best graduates was recently held at the Peter and Paul Fortress. Among the top graduates was Anna Voloshina who completed her Master’s degree at ITMO’s Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations and is also an employee at ITMO’s Strategic Communications Department.

  30.06.2021