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• Software Engineering Program by ITMO and JetBrains: Students Share

  …anks to my competitions background and me having studied particular textbooks and courses independently. On the other, I had no practical skills whatsoever. For this reason, I wanted to find a program that featured both a good practical component and fundamental training in a wide range of subjects. Most Master’s programs I learned about had at least one of the two m…

  11.03.2019

• Head of Leningrad Laser Systems on Specifics of Russian Optical Components Market

  …ute of Light-Guided Photonics. We also collaborate with the School of Photonics and the International Research Center of Biophotonics, Optical and Quantum Information. We also want to start working on developing and manufacturing our own produce. What’s more, we are considering commercializing projects developed by ITMO’s research fellows. What are the key areas t…

  11.03.2019

• Amazing Russian Women Who Shape Our Lives

  …ater, as well as the top venues around the world, she inspired artists, fashion designers and musicians with her grace and sheer force of talent. Her performance of the dying swan in the Swan Lake is probably one ballet piece that is known to even non-ballet goers in Russia. I was lucky to see her in person when she was already in her l…

  08.03.2019

• Materials Scientist Alexandre Nominé on Challenges of his Field, Learning Russian, and Creativity at ITMO University

  … Your work also involves the synthesis of nanoparticles. Are you involved in their practical application, too? What are these applications? It depends. Sometimes we just want to understand the difference between the bulk material and the nanoscale, and to compare what we know about them. Sometimes we specifically choose “simple” systems, like copper-silver and …

  07.03.2019

• 10 Summer Schools to Attend This Summer

  …achelor’s students This summer school is aimed at Bachelor’s students who have work experience in the field of biology, chemistry, biotechnology, and biomedical science and want to learn about new applications of biotechnologies, as well as the latest advances in cancer treatment, synthetic biology, structural biology, and genetics of plants. Participants of th…

  07.03.2019

• Awardees of 2018-2019 Potanin Scholarship Reveal Their Winning Hacks

  …possible semester exchange at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, which belongs to the top-50 of the world’s best universities. My advice to everyone wanting to participate in the future Vladimir Potanin scholarship competition is, first, be yourself, and second, wear something eye-catching like a quirky bowtie, so that you would stand out f…

  07.03.2019

• On Way to Smart City: Head of St. Petersburg e-Government Department on Digital Economy and City Services

  …s only addressed for specific, small-scale problems, but now it’s widely used for all sorts of queries, which are for the most part effectively resolved. The last project I want to mention is the electronic health insurance card. Launched in 2016, the service allows citizens to claim their insurance cards online, via the state service provision website Gosuslugi. …

  06.03.2019

• Quantum Physicist Oleksandr Kyriienko on the Future of Computing and Making a Career in Science

  …oretical physics is different for every scientist. Part of the enjoyment comes simply from the fact that the suggested method works. But it is not enough to motivate myself; I want there to be a practical application. This can be either an experiment that follows my model or the recognition from the academic community: the fact that my algorithm will be perfected by …

  05.03.2019

• Head of RN-Burenie Oil Company’s IT Department: Every Bit of Fundamental Knowledge I Have, I Learned at University

  … a niche expert, but the development dynamics of today’s IT market are such that niche knowledge might not last you long. What advice would you give to current students who want to build a career in IT? There’s a Russian saying: “Wolves live by their legs”, e.g. earning one's daily bread means going and looking for it. Of course, all new technologies are, in on…

  04.03.2019

• Evolutionary Biologist David Seaborg: Science Enriches Our Lives with Fantastic Ideas and Discoveries

  …cause it is supported by UNESCO (you can explain this is United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization if you deem it necessary—up to you to decide), which wants this focus. I work on sustainability by heading the World Rainforest Fund and speaking on climate change in lectures to the general public. I am very passionate about saving Earth and its…

  04.03.2019