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• Student Spotlight: Sara Nikolic, Serbia

  Over the years, we’ve shared the stories of many international students from different parts of the world. But this time, we got the opportunity to talk to an international student from a country with similar cultural roots. In this interview, Sara Nikolic, a fourth-year Bachelor's student from Serbia, points out the subtle differences that exist between the two nations and how she is getting along in a country that is so similar yet so different from her motherland.

  06.04.2023

• Student Spotlight: Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong, Vietnam

  If traveling is a part of your New Year’s resolutions, then Vietnam should definitely be on top of your destination list. Filled with beautiful scenery, mouth-watering food, and kind-hearted people, this country is undoubtedly a great place to relax and rejuvenate. Interestingly, ITMO is home to a massive community of Vietnamese students and Thuy Duong is a recent addition to the family. But what led her to ITMO? Let’s learn from Duong herself!

  19.01.2023

• Researcher Oleg Borisov on Being a PI and Creating Robot Dogs in Russia

  Oleg Borisov attended school in Astrakhan Oblast, hundreds of kilometers away from St. Petersburg, but his passion for computer technologies and control led him to ITMO. Today, Oleg is working on control algorithms for robotic systems, as well as supervising several research teams. In this article, the researcher speaks about his work experience and shares his view on whether Russian developers can compete with Boston Dynamics.

  18.10.2022

• Highlights of National PROF-IT Forum: Helping School Students Define Their IT Futures

  What is the best way to offer career advice to school students? Participants of the workshop on current problems in IT training have offered their solutions at the tenth national PROF-IT forum. Over 60 school and university students, lecturers, educators, and representatives of IT companies attended the event.

  10.10.2022

• Student Spotlight: Usman Farooq, Pakistan

  Studying abroad is exciting, but it has its own highs and lows. One of the challenges is adapting to a new place and a new culture. For students like Usman Farooq, being away from home in a new country is difficult. But Usman is not a quitter! Despite all odds, he is working relentlessly to not only adapt to the new setting but also make the most of his opportunities. Take a sneak peek into the life of Usman, who traveled from Lahore to St. Petersburg to fulfill his dream of studying at ITMO.

  11.08.2022

• Systems-on-a-Chip and Truly Smart Devices: MTS AI and ITMO Launch a New Lab

  A new corporate lab by MTS AI has recently opened at the Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems. One of its key research fields is Edge AI technologies that stand for programming on compact neuroaccelerators and systems-on-a-chip. Specialists from MTS AI will teach students as part of the Design and Development of AI Systems program. We talked to Anton Maslov, the leading developer of the company about the technology’s prospects and the collaboration between MTS and ITMO University. 

  07.06.2022

• Student Spotlight: Wael Hazima, Syria

  After graduating with a degree in economic sciences, Wael spent five years working in the financial management sector. But then, he decided to study further and receive training in business informatics. He chose ITMO because of its reputation and proven excellence in IT. Read on to learn more about Wael’s experiences of becoming a student again and his post-graduation plans.

  14.04.2022

• Russian Team Scores Resounding Victory at First European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI 2021)

  A team of Russian school students helmed by an ITMO coach has demonstrated brilliant results at EGOI 2021. All of the team members Daria Grekova, Ekaterina Poray, Alisa Gladchenko, and Ekaterina Shilyaeva – brought home gold medals. Alisa Gladchenko and Ekaterina Shilyaeva also took the top two spots on the competition’s leaderboard.

  21.06.2021

• How an ITMO Student and Her Friend's YouTube Channel is Breaking Stereotypes About Women in IT

  Isabella Merkulova and Mariia Kokaiia work together at Panoramik GameDev Studio, and recently they started the YouTube channel DEVchata (a pun on the Russian word for “gals” – Ed.). The co-hosts conduct interviews with experts from the IT world and discuss the industry's concerns. ITMO.NEWS talked to Isabella and Mariia to find out about the channel’s history and plans.  

  19.08.2020

• 10th Birthday of International Sports Programming Project Codeforces Celebrated at ITMO University

  Codeforces, one of the most famous competitive programming platforms in the world, has celebrated its tenth birthday. It was created by then Saratov State University lecturer Mikhail Mirzayanov at the end of the 2000s as an online community for people who like to solve programming tasks. Now Mikhail works at ITMO University, which is a second home for Codeforces. ITMO.NEWS attended the celebration party and asked its participants how Codeforces had influenced their life and the entire community. 

  03.03.2020