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• St. Petersburg to Champion the Future of Russian Medicine

  …The more information systems working in the health system, the more data that must be processed. BigData requires connecting data and developing the process of extracting knowledge based on the external environment. Here it's not always the technologies that we're accustomed to prove the most effective. It's necessary the knowledge extr…

  04.04.2016

• Vladimir Vasilyev: "It's MOre than a University. It's love."

  …not worth thinking that all tertiary institutions are similar to each other – every university has its mission, its strategic goals, its business culture, so we have to acknowledge and understand this.  Any changes or advancements require well thought out preparation and collaboration with the entire team. So Project 5-100 – is absolutely in the right direction, even…

  01.04.2016

• “Top Chairs” at ITMO

  …of the chair’s staff who opened social network accounts for researchers such as ResearchGate or GoogleScholar, where full texts of scientific publications in any field of knowledge or format are posted. Other considerations were related to the comprehensiveness of the Chair’s website, with extra points going to those Chairs with more pages on their website, an Englis…

  30.03.2016

• Oops We Did It Again

  … Yanykina, entrepreneurship is a potential path of personal fulfilment for each student of the University. "The University's objective is not only to teach, and give knowledge, but also to help discover their latent talents and powers. We need to spark their interest, inspire, support and help that talent to grow and mature. This is an important function of Univ…

  29.03.2016

• “People Need You!” to Support High School Students` Social Projects

  …nitiatives the authors of which participate in a two-month course which explores study methods and ways of organizing and providing social projects.  Then they apply this knowledge for their own projects and prepare for the final presentation. The winners are given an opportunity to take part in “Social Accelerator,” where they can get in contact with business expert…

  25.03.2016

• Modern Universities: How to Combine Education, Science and Commercialization

  …ic environment. The third point of view was that universities needed “business inoculation” provided by startup accelerators and experienced experts who would share their knowledge with students. Evgeny Kuznetsov, executive-board member of Russian Venture Company, who supported the last position, commented on the qualities required for these experts: “It is a wr…

  22.03.2016

• Citius, Altius, Fortius: ITMO University Among the Leaders of Project 5-100

  … component”), concentration of resources in breakthrough areas and the relevant structural elements of the universities (“supporting component”), and implementation of cutting-edge research (“scientific breakthrough”). Based on the goals and plans of the universities and the dynamics of their progress over the last few years, the participants in Project 5-100 …

  21.03.2016

• Welcome to ITMO University: Education Opportunities for Foreign Students

  …aining lasting from two weeks to three months. Classes cover a narrow topic, and at the end students receive from three to nine credits. "Foreign students get in-depth knowledge on the subjects that are not taught in their university. They can also do it much faster. Students are particularly interested in our key competence areas, such as photonics, computer tech…

  18.03.2016

• Urbanism of the Future: City Farms, Floods and Comfort

  …st possess a variety of skills. IAAC Institute, where I work, is currently developing an Urban Science educational program, during which students will study five areas of knowledge. Firstly, there is sociology. An urbanist needs to know the system and the technology of social interaction, and have the skills to attract specialists from different fields to solve vario…

  17.03.2016

• From Scientists to Entrepreneurs: Future Technologies Bridges the Gap

  … D. One of the most common scenarios for involvement in the program starts with a scientist with ideas and research results, a desire to translate this idea into reality, knowledge of the relevant industry, and then submission of an application which justifies the scientific, technical and economic potential of the project. The Future Technologies Accelerator at I…

  16.03.2016