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This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 24-25
Thinking about what to do this weekend? Here is our weekly list of the best things going on in the city!
21.11.2018
St. Petersburg’s Architectural Gems: Classicism
The end of the 18th century saw the decline of Baroque architecture and the rise of a new style, Classicism. The brightly colored, wedding-cake buildings of the olden style were replaced by sophisticated designs inspired by the elegance and poise of the Classical Antiquity. St. Petersburg, too, was engulfed in this Europe-wide architectural vogue, which resulted in a wealth of architectural masterpieces.
20.11.2018
Top Russian and European Firms Present Concept Designs for ITMO Highpark
On November 17, the first session of ITMO Highpark’s international expert council was held as part of the 7th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum. The discussion revolved around proposed architectural and planning solutions for ITMO University’s innovative new campus in the Yuzhny satellite city, in the Pushkinsky District of St. Petersburg. Design concepts were showcased by bureaus from the UK, the Netherlands, Austria and Russia. After reviewing the proposals, the international expert council is expected to pick one that will determine the future look of ITMO Highpark.
20.11.2018
Gennadiy Korotkevich Wins 2018 Topcoder Open Marathon
ITMO University PhD student Gennady Korotkevich took first place in this year’s Topcoder Open Marathon Competition, which was held in Texas (US) on November 13-16. During a ten-hour final round, he left behind 11 other participants. What is more, this year, Gennady Korotkevich and Boris Minaev, ITMO graduate and ACM ICPC-2015 champion, got to the finals in the Algorithm track.
19.11.2018
ITMO Robotics Team Wins Gold at World Robot Olympiad 2018 in Thailand
It’s a wrap for this year’s World Robot Olympiad (WRO-2018), an international competition for talented school and university students from more than 60 countries, and a good one at that for ITMO University’s robotics team, who took first prize in the Senior High age group. The team was led by coach Igor Lositskiy. In total, Russian teams have claimed three medals in all age groups of the Open category.
19.11.2018
Movie Fridays: The Best of Edward Norton
A three-time Oscar nominee and yet one of Hollywood’s most underrated actors, Edward Norton often plays troubled characters dealing with internal conflict, and that, coupled with his exceptional talent, is what makes his works so enjoyable. It is impossible to encompass all of Norton’s brilliant performances in one short piece of writing, so I’ll only tell you about some of my favorites.
16.11.2018
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 17-18
The start of the ‘tis the season madness, a celebration of everything French, a cinema night that is not your typical movie screening, and three art exhibitions ranging from Antiquity to Modernity: a lot of cool events in this weekend’s pipeline!
14.11.2018
ITMO University Rises Higher in THE Physical Sciences Subject Ranking
The latest Times Higher Education subject ranking of world universities in the field of Physical Sciences has just been published. ITMO University made its debut in the ranking last year in the 401-500 place. In this year’s ranking, which includes a total of 963 universities, ITMO University improved its position and was placed 301-400.
07.11.2018
Biking to the Top: ITMO’s 9th International Council Meeting in Amsterdam
This weekend, ITMO University’s International Council convened in the Netherlands’ welcoming capital to discuss the University’s progress and exchange their views on the meeting’s main topic, ‘Shaping the future of ITMO University: academic environment and ITMO HighPark’.
07.11.2018
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 10-11
Looking for exciting indoor activities in this cold weather? Here is our list of some great events taking place in the Northern Venice this November weekend!
07.11.2018