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How Scientists Prove Vaccine Efficacy and Safety
…the one that only receives a placebo. Randomizing is crucial so that other characteristics of patients wouldn’t affect the data. If the groups are formed not randomly but, for instance, according to a doctor’s wishes, it might lead to the distortion of results. Clinicians might choose not to vaccinate chronically ill people and this will lead to an increased death ri…
02.11.2021
Historical Flashback: The Story Behind Unity Day in Russia
…ed the status of a national holiday by order of tsar Mikhail Romanov (1596-1645) in 1613. The Day of Moscow’s Liberation from Polish invaders symbolized the country's unity against a common enemy and was celebrated until 1917. Chapter 2. The Soviet Union The fall of the Winter Palace in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) in 1917 put an end not only to the Rus…
01.11.2021
National Cyber Testing Ground: ITMO Team Wins First Intercollegiate Cybersecurity Wargames
…nce with those. Teams from eight Russian universities participated in the wargames of the National Cyber Testing Ground: Far Eastern Federal University, HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics, Povolzhskiy State University of Telecommunications and Informatics, MIREA – Russian Tech…
29.10.2021
Song of the Month: October 2021
… month!) while also making every walk memorable and cinematic. When I first heard the song, I was a little startled by the fact that it contained lyrics, expecting it to be an instrumental piece, but now I can’t imagine it any different from what it is. Almost like dandelion wine, this song for me is autumn encapsulated. Elizaveta October, thanks to warm we…
29.10.2021
ITMO.EduStars Winner Antonina Fedorova: Public Speaking Can Change Our Reality
…ublic speaking? That’s a tough question. I think the main challenge is to realize that my expectations from the speech and the speaker’s request can be very different. For instance, I might be thinking of a speech that will knock them dead and the speaker actually wants something more down-to-earth. I try to understand their motivation, but I am often frustrated …
28.10.2021
Student Spotlight: Le Trong-Minh and Võ Minh Thien Long, Vietnam
… an impact on the amount of practice we get speaking Russian or English. Minh: Having a big community also helps us endure the hardships of living in a foreign country. For instance, whenever I have a problem with an assignment, I have people to help me out. I know I can always count on them. Communicating with your own people is always easier. How would you d…
28.10.2021
Experts Discuss Future of Russian Esports
…at ITMO’s KronBars sports club; Artur Godlevsky, VP of the St. Petersburg Federation of Computer Sports; Irina Bogdanovskaya, an associate professor at the Herzen University’s Institute of Psychology; Dmitry Butko, head of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at the St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; and Svetlana Zhurova, a dep…
27.10.2021
ITMO Rated Russia’s Best University in Optics by U.S. News & World Report
… universities from 91 countries. There are a total of 23 Russian universities on the list: among the top 10, in addition to ITMO, are Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), and other top institutions of higher education. The line-up of the U.…
26.10.2021
ITMO University’s Work and Study Schedule from October 30 to November 7
ITMO.EduStars Winner Alexander Mayatin on Combining IT and Education
…er of their school days. In 2005, you received your PhD in pedagogy after defending your thesis titled Organization of pre-professional training at vocational education institutions for high school students in the field of IT. At ITMO, you teach technical subjects. Would you describe yourself as more of an educator or an IT specialist? I’ve been dangling …
26.10.2021