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• Movie Fridays: The Autumn Showdown

  We may be nudging you to spend fall in a vivid kaleidoscope of long park rambles and new beginnings, but before you start planning your agenda, there’s a big, fat, Falstaffian even, elephant in the room we haven’t discussed. Crunchy leaves, pumpkin harvesting, decorating for Halloween? Pfff. Ain’t no cinephile got time for that: we have a host of new series to attend to. For autumn means the start of a brand-new TV show season, and for good reason: what with the weather cooling down, nights closing in, and rain slowly but surely turning our streets into the Great Deluge apocalypse, the outside quickly loses its appeal – to the benefit of warm, marshmallow-esque couches, snug blankets, and cozily flickering TV screens. So if you’re up for a good ol’ cinematic binge, here’s our rundown on the best-of new fall TV.

  05.10.2018

• The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018: World-Changing Inventions

  The Nobel week has just ended in Stockholm. Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou, and Donna Strickland were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for breakthroughs in the field of lasers. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, “the inventions being honored this year have revolutionized laser physics”. In this article, ITMO researchers talk about the significance of the inventions.

  05.10.2018

• ITMO University Scientists Develop Laser for High-Precision Satellite Navigation

  Scientists from ITMO University’s Research Institute of Laser Physics have developed a high-power laser with short pulse duration for use in a lunar laser locator. The locator will make it possible to measure the distance between the Moon and Earth with a margin of error of just a few millimeters. This would make it possible to correct calculations of celestial coordinates of the Moon in order to improve the accuracy of satellite navigation systems. An article on the new laser was published in Optics Letters.

  04.10.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 6-7

  Even if you are a daredevil always looking for a new adventure, as autumn sets in and the evenings get darker and chillier, you may start thinking that sitting in your bed all day long cuddled up in a warm blanket and sipping on hot tea is not such a bad idea after all. But don’t give up just yet! If you dare to venture out into the rain and cold, you will see the city from a different angle, just as locals do; without crowds of tourists, with calm and peaceful gardens covered in bright foliage and immersed in fog. Just remember that to fully enjoy the experience, you will have to dress like a local, too: wear a warm coat, rainproof boots, a scarf, gloves, and don’t forget an umbrella!

  03.10.2018

• Change of Seasons: Autumn is Love

  Autumn is a very special time of the year in St. Petersburg. As the Russian rock band DDT sang in a hit song, autumn is “ships burning in the skies” and “the city disappearing in a fog”. But it doesn’t have to be so dramatic. Autumn is a time of the year that brings with it new emotions and old memories. Here’s how we feel about it:

  02.10.2018

• Founder of Surprise Me: Managing a Startup is Like Running in the Dark

  It was only two years ago that ITMO University graduate Alexander Golovatiy came up with the idea of ‘Surprise Me’, an app that allows users to create and sell their own quests. He enlisted the help of two of his friends and started working weekends. Today, the company raises up to 400,000 roubles of monthly revenues and is to hire five new staff and receive its first investor backing. After the first interview with Alexander in 2016 when he had only just unveiled his Surprise Me project, ITMO.NEWS follows up on how the startup has changed over the years.

  28.09.2018

• Want to Be Successful in Business? Learn to Communicate

  ITMO University’s Technopark and the Future Technologies business accelerator have launched TEAM, an intensive team development course that helps startup managers acquire various soft skills and learn how to establish communications within a team. The course is developed and headed by Egor Deliev, an ITMO graduate and former head of AIESEC’s St. Petersburg office. Now that the program has begun its pilot run, Egor spoke to ITMO.NEWS about what surprised him in working with startups, why teambuilding is trendy and what makes communication inside teams so vital.

  28.09.2018

• ITMO Researchers Receive Grant to Create Urban Development Centers in Russia and Finland

  Staff of ITMO’s Modern Communication Technologies Lab have developed a project that aims to integrate the latest information technologies into the day-to-day life of large cities. Centers for promotion of novel initiatives will open in Helsinki, St. Petersburg, and Lappeenranta.

  27.09.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: September 29-30

  As fall approaches, the days get shorter and the weather gets colder. Wrapped in yet another layer of scarves and coats, you might find yourself tempted to stock up on food and essentials, and lay in semi-hibernation until spring thaw comes. But there’s another option, too: there’s something very special about St. Petersburg in the fall, and it’s not to be missed. Take a stroll, see a play, grab a hot meal outside or get some food for thought by popping into an art gallery. Why not start this weekend?

  26.09.2018

• THE World University Rankings-2019: More Russian Universities Join the Top List

  The results of this year’s THE World University Rankings 2018−2019 (THE WUR-2019) have just been revealed. This year’s rankings include 155 more universities than last year’s, with a total of 1,258 higher education institutions from 86 countries. Russian universities have grown in presence: 35 against last year’s 27 universities made it to the top of the table. ITMO University has preserved its 501-600 place, but managed to improve its nationwide results, ranking fifth among other Russian higher education institutions. 

  26.09.2018