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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 26-27

  Predominating this weekend’s program is the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, with a lot of events commemorating the big day. Here are some of them, with a couple of extras thrown in for good measure.

  23.01.2019

• St. Petersburg’s Architectural Gems: Eclecticism

  The developments in Russia’s political, social and economic life in the mid-19th century caused the crisis of Classicism and the rise of Eclecticism, which dramatically transformed the face of the city.

  22.01.2019

• Winter, Explained: Why Snow is White, Ice Slippery, and Snowflakes Unique

  Some of us associate winter with snow, ice, frost, snowflakes and other nature’s charms, for others it’s a constant struggle with their zoning-off phone and fogged-up glasses. But what are the scientific reasons behind all of these factors, pleasant or not so much? ITMO.NEWS investigates.

  21.01.2019

• Movie Fridays: Black Books, or The Good Old Telly of Yore

  The much-talked-of (not least because of a recent biopic with, gasp, Keira Knightley in the lead role) French writer Sidonie Gabrielle Colette famously spoke of January as “this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead”, and let’s admit it: she has a point. Want to escape from the harsh reality that expects you to spend your free time between the treadmill and the art gallery, become more zen than Yoda, and quit your hummus obsession? We propose revisiting old TV classics. Here’s one great show to get you started.

  18.01.2019

• 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

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 19-20

  This weekend is packed with all sorts of art exhibitions to fit any taste, so pick the one you like most or mix it all up!

  16.01.2019

• ITMO University Rises Higher in THE Emerging Economies University Rankings

  The Times Higher Education magazine has just published the results of the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019, which features the best higher education institutions in developing countries. In this year’s ranking, which includes a total of 442 universities from 43 countries, ITMO University moved up four positions and was placed 53rd.

  16.01.2019

• Moving Forward: St. Petersburg in 2019

  There have been a lot of things to see, experience, and learn about in 2018, but now it’s time to find out what’s next! Here’s a quick rundown of some of the major events we’re excited to see in our city in 2019.  

  15.01.2019

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Icebreaker Krassin

  Our city is indeed Russia’s “cultural capital”, with its many palaces, theatres, art galleries and such, to the point where you just can’t help but get tired of all that glamorous bustle. Just for a change, you’d want something different, something to help you appreciate reality rather than fantasy, and show that our world is a wonder by itself. Luckily for those who know what I’m talking about, there are several places in St. Petersburg that offer this kind of experience, and today we’ll be writing about one of them.

  11.01.2019

• It All Depends on Effort You Put In: ITMO Master’s Student on Internship at Gazprom and How to Win It

  Bumping into an unknown task is one of the main fears all participants of academic competitions have when starting out. Yet this was exactly the situation that Pavel Zhdanov, a student of ITMO University’s Big Data Financial Technologies Master’s program, found himself in during the GPN Intelligence Cup case-championship. He rose to the challenge, solved everything he had to solve, and won an internship at Gazprom Neft, the largest oil-producing company in Russia. ITMO.NEWS met with Pavel to find out what working at Gazprom is like, how to nail all job interviews and why soft skills are so important.

  11.01.2019