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SCAMT’s Review on Chemically Synthesized Materials — a Reason to be Proud
…budinova. «One has to understand that being an author of such a review implies that the scientist is highly competent in the field and possesses deep fundamental knowledge and understanding of the trends in the area. These reviews generally have a high number of citations, especially in high-impact magazines, which significantly increases the Hirsch Index of…
16.09.2016
So You Got a 5: Russian vs Other Grading Systems
…ading scale, where 5 is the highest and 1 is the lowest. However, receiving «1» is quite rare and is used to represent the student's behavior and attitude rather than his knowledge. For instance, a student's work in Math will be graded «1» only if he refuses to do it. Even if he got all the questions wrong, he will usually still get «2» for his efforts. Those who'…
16.09.2016
The New Mandatory Russian Exam for Foreign Applicants — Is There Anything to Worry About?
…derstandable. For instance, it is really important that they have an appropriate level of Russian since the very start of a program, as for them, it is a tool for gaining knowledge — and, in a sense, a tool to «surviving» Russia. Students of pre-university courses at ITMO University and other similar programs, as well as foreign applicants who didn't take any course…
16.09.2016
«Smart Home»: Apps, Advices, Solutions
…ht (Fibaro and Vera are the popular solutions for Z-Wave technology) or created by oneself. The authors from one of Runet's best resources on the subject advise using a full-fledged PC for the systems core — as it provides the necessary versatility, flexibility and usability, as well as having great potential for improvements. The popular Raspberry single board compu…
15.09.2016
The University of Children: Their Dreams and Plans for the Future
…great if technical and nontechnical topics were in harmony, so that there are enough of both, also it'd be great if there were a system of integrating them into a common knowledge base. It's necessary that the kids are taught to learn, for the given knowledge to be not some puzzles, but part of a system. Also, it'd be great if the webs…
12.09.2016
METANANO-2016: Best Reports and Future Collaboration
…erinya spoke of the possibility of topological effects in continuous systems. Non-trivial topological effects in a static electromagnetic field are related to the emergence of edge states. This allows one to apply the theory of electronic topological insulators in the optical systems field. In the future, this can influence the development of wave guides that can the…
10.09.2016
British Royals Acknowledge Video360 Arctic Footage
FRUCT Conference Included in the Scimago Journal Index
…The head of the Department of Informatics and Applied Mathematics at ITMO University, Dmitry Muromtsev explained that in some scientific fields, the main platform for knowledge exchange between researchers are not publishing in scientific journals but rather conferences. Therefore, when ITMO University joined the organization of the FRUCT (Finnish-Russian University …
07.09.2016
Great Expectations: ITMO University Freshmen Shared their Impressions
…hysics and informatics. I have yet to learn about all the opportunities that ITMO offers. However I want to gain something more than I obtained at school. I mean not only knowledge but also motivation for studying and a new approach to teaching. Kirill, enrolled on the Information Systems and Technologies program. I am from Saratov, When studying at high s…
01.09.2016
The Beginning of Student Life: The Day You’ll Always Remember
…C” for an exam led by the dean. At a meeting with Sergei Valdaitsev, the head of the Department of R&D Economics we learned two important things: we are given not only knowledge, but also self-learning skills such as looking for new information and analyzing. And second one was that our department is our second home at the university. He proved his words many time…
01.09.2016