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• Making the Most of Your Student Life

  As September rolls around, school and university students all over Russia start a new academic year. What is student life like? Some say that it’s the best years of their life, others just want to graduate and move on. But no matter how you feel about your studies, September 1 is always about new beginnings and a fresh start. On this occasion, members of ITMO University’s staff share their advice on how to enjoy your student years.

  28.08.2018

• Movie Fridays: Time of Your Life

  Directors have always had a soft spot for coming-of-age films, and for good reason. Finding your first love, discovering who you really are and what you want to do with your life… It certainly makes for a perfect story.

  24.08.2018

• Culture Calling: Where to Enjoy Classical Music in St. Petersburg

  Can there be any perks in summer’s ending? A resolute yes, if you live in St. Petersburg. Here the beginning of fall marks the start of yet another cultural season and all the theaters, galleries and museums beam up with shiny new programs that awaken an avid theater-goer and art connoisseur even in the most indifferent inhabitant of the city on Neva. If you yourself ever feel that tug of culture luring you away from your comfortable couch into the St. Petersburg’s theatrical and musical unknown, we’re introducing a series of articles with our top recommendations on where to go and what to see, starting with the best classical music destinations. 

  21.08.2018

• Results of the 2018 Admissions Campaign at ITMO University

  The 2018 admissions campaign at ITMO University has come to a close; the lists of students admitted to Bachelor’s and Master’s programs have been published (links are in Russian). This year’s Bachelor’s students have, as usual, demonstrated high Unified State Exam (USE) scores. A large share of the newly-admitted Master’s students are graduates of other universities.

  20.08.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: August 18-19

  This week’s highlight is undoubtedly the Geek Picnic festival, one of summer’s biggest events for all pop-culture, sci-fi and science lovers. But even if that’s not your thing, there’s plenty more to do and see. Here are the highlights of this weekend in St. Petersburg:

  15.08.2018

• ITMO University Enters Academic Ranking of World Universities for the First Time

  ITMO University has entered the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), widely known as the Shanghai Ranking. Considered one of the most objective rankings, it takes into account the universities’ bibliometric indexes and the prevalence of prestigious awards among their graduates and staff. ITMO University entered the ranking in the 801-900 position. 

  14.08.2018

• ITMO Team Wins at RobotChallenge-2018 in Beijing

  The team, which includes school students Vasiliy Dunaev, Daniil Pavlov and Daniil Martynov, and coaches Igor Lositsky and Evgeny Zavarin, won first place in the Freestyle category. Their winning project Clean Arctic is focused on an extensive clean-up effort of the Arctic coast. Teams from 30 countries and 1,500 robots competed with each other in this year’s RobotChallenge in Beijing.

  13.08.2018

• Movie Fridays: New Kids Rule The School

  They say that in life, you should always strive to be a glass-half-full kind of person. That’s why after a gloom-ridden verdict on the perennial battle of old films versus their reboots, we decided to look at the bright side of cinema and embark on a quest for movies that are comparable to, if not better than, their cinematographic (or literary) predecessors. A positive Movie Fridays review – don’t say we don’t treat you well.

  10.08.2018

• Dire Straits and Silver Linings: a Syrian Student's Journey to ITMO

  Hopes crushed, a beautiful ancient city burned to the ground, and yet one man’s dream of an education rises above it all. Youssef is from the city of Aleppo in Syria. His love of languages and desire for an education led him from speaking Arabic and English to French and Russian. He’s now a PhD student at ITMO University, which is home to international students from around the world. 

  09.08.2018

• Results of ITMO’s Bachelor Admissions Campaign 2018

  The admissions campaign for 2018’s Bachelor’s degree programs has come to a close, and the lists of students admitted into tuition-free positions have been published (link in Russian). As usual, entrants showed high Unified State Exam (USE) scores in subjects related to information technologies and programming. This year’s applicants also had a chance to enroll in a tuition-free position even with a USE score below the requirement thanks to the ITMO.STARS initiative.

  09.08.2018