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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 22-23, 2022

  …Petersburg Botanical Garden 650 rubles (550 rubles for students) – e-tickets here QR code: not required The Garden of Light project is back in town – this time with a new multimedia display inspired by the legend of the phoenix. Visitors are welcome to take a walk in the lovely winter garden where they’ll find themselves in a magical world of wonder and ligh…

  19.01.2022

• $3,000 for a Special Kid’s Drawing: How ITMO Student Uses NFT Auctions for Charity

  …out to many centers but only Yom-Yom replied, which I am really grateful for. I think the others didn’t really understand what I was offering them – NFTs are still pretty much new and hard to understand for many.  Specialists from Yom-Yom were really into my project and were happy to join in. My groupmates Maria Vdovenko, Anna Salmova, and Anna Matrokhina helped m…

  19.01.2022

• Crocodile Tears, Plant Afterlife, and Mystic Science: What to See at the Paranature Institute Exhibition

  …e the question of whether plants have souls. In the exhibit, the flowers, no longer capable of engaging in photosynthesis – their life’s work – are still alive in a completely new sense while their dreams are shown on a screen.   According to Laura Rodriguez, her main aim with this project was to spark empathy through close interaction and observation. The surpris…

  18.01.2022

• ITMO.EduStars Winner Daria Chirva: Students Should Be Engaged, Not Forced To Learn

  … I came to realize that philosophy is my calling. Luckily, I never cut myself off the academic community and had the chance to join ITMO right when it was on the lookout for a new philosophy team to bring new teaching strategies into life. What's the difference between the old and new methods? First …

  18.01.2022

• Getting Through Winter: Seasonal Affective Disorder

  …ess, and trouble concentrating. If symptoms like this come with the cold season, especially if they do so every year, it might mean that you’re suffering from SAD. The good news is, its symptoms can be decreased by making some changes in your lifestyle – unless the symptoms are severe, medical treatment can be avoided.  “When it comes to any form of depressio…

  18.01.2022

• Must-Know YouTubers in Russia

  … МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА (ДУДЯ ЮРИЯ АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧА)  He might not be to everyone’s liking, but there is no denying his impact on the new Russian media. Yury Dud is a former sports journalist who started his YouTube channel in 2017 and introduced a whole new genre of long-form interviews with ac…

  17.01.2022

• ITMO Researchers Develop New Method of Magnetite Nanoparticle Synthesis

  …ly used oleic acids or ethers to stop the growth of particles at a needed stage. But this solution has a strong effect on the particles’ biocompatibility. One advantage of the new synthetic method developed by researchers from ITMO is that all of the reactions involve simple substances and result in a clean crystalline product that doesn’t require ultrasound processi…

  14.01.2022

• Anton Syutkin On Teaching Philosophy at a Technical University

  … be capable of giving a lecture themselves. This poses a question: how do we make classes interesting for both advanced students and those who aren’t into it yet? Perhaps, the new system we suggest will be able to overcome this challenge. Is there a way for students who are good at philosophy to develop their expertise at ITMO? As of now, we don’t have much…

  14.01.2022

• ITMO Among Top 5 in Quality of Bachelor’s Admissions Among Russian Universities

  …onomics with the support of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education since 2010. Its results are meant to serve as a key indicator of both the educational level of newly admitted students and the reputations of universities themselves. This year’s review included 838 universities across Russia, the majority of which are higher education institutions offer…

  13.01.2022

• Student Spotlight: Sharaf Ahdaf Souf, Bangladesh

  … St. Petersburg, I was thrilled to see everything in reality. It was like living a dream. I am absolutely mesmerized by this city. How are you coping with the winter? I knew that St. Petersburg is a very cold country. I prepared myself with warm clothes and snow boots. Walking on snow is a bit tough. It is like walking on sand. You have to put extra effort into…

  13.01.2022