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• The Art&Science Cluster Opens Its Doors

  Recently ITMO University initiated the Art&Science Cluster. Created thanks to the interaction of specialists from different areas and fields like science, education, culture, business and art, this "innovative environment" will meet the requirements of the modern world. Read how experts in such dissimilar fields plan to work side by side.

  09.01.2017

• International Relations at ITMO University in 2016: Successes and Plans

  Over the last year, ITMO University has participated in various international events, ranging from conferences and seminars to exhibitions and award ceremonies. Such participation increases the University’s visibility on a global scale, expands its relationships with international professors and faculty from the top universities in the world. But how can you actually measure ITMO University’s effectiveness in international relations? By the number of international students? The university’s news portal together with the Vice Rector for International Relations, Daria Kozlova explained why we need international educational conferences and how participating in them influences the university’s development.

  29.12.2016

• How to Hack into Something That Cannot be Hacked?

  Quantum technologies is one of the main trends of modern IT. Though scientists have yet to develop a full-fledged quantum computer that can solve tasks impossible for silicon ones, quantum cryptography systems are already here. Their main advantage is that it’s impossible to intercept information transferred by such systems (for details, read here). Still, one can't exclude the possibility of successful hacking of a quantum cryptography system. In an interview to our portal, Vadim Makarov, Head of the Quantum Hacking Laboratory of the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo in Canada, shared about who and why attempt to hack such systems.

  28.12.2016

• President Putin Acknowledged Inventions by Quantum Communications and Diakont Company

  On December 25th, President Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, paid an official visit to the Diakont Company which hosted the exhibition of Saint. Petersburg's high-technology organizations. Such companies as Lenpoligraphmash, ROTEX and ITMO's Quantum Communications SIE made their presentations at the event.

  27.12.2016

• From White Nights to Black Days: Surviving the Deep, Dark Winter in St. Petersburg

  One of the most exquisite agonies of living in St Petersburg is the sheer, precipitous speed with which winter closes its jaws on the city. It's really not so long ago that the evening skies — though not quite burning with the boundless intensity of White Nights — were still serviceably bright while the majestic bridges continued to yawn into the luminous twilight with admirable tenacity and enthusiasm.

  21.12.2016

• 10 Things We Are Proud of in 2016

  Awards, medals, rankings, competitions, and lots of new beginnings at ITMO University in 2016. What a fantastic year! Turning challenges into opportunities? Bring it on! Here are some of the highlights. This year, ITMO University became one of the leaders of Project 5−100, launched its very own science communication program, received a UNESCO medal, a QS-Apple award, and the title of "Rising Star" by Nature Index and much much more. Let’s see how it all played out season by season.

  20.12.2016

• "Death and Life of Catalysts": Evgeny Pidko on Getting the ERC Grant and his Research Plans

  On December 13th, European Research Council published the list of researchers who got one of the most prestigious European grants — the ERC Consolidator Grants. Among them is Dr. Evgeny Pidko, professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands), participant of ITMO Professorship program and member of the SCAMT International Laboratory. We've asked him to share about the grant and his current research plans and achievements.

  20.12.2016

• 5 Things You Need to Know Now

  18.12.2016

• Rossiya Segodnya: ITMO is Among Russia’s Top Engineering Schools

  On December 15th, the Rossiya Segodnya news agency presented the national rankings of Russia's universities with regard to the demands of Russian economy. There were 446 universities included in the study and divided into several groups by their profile. ITMO University came second among engineering schools all over Russia.

  16.12.2016

• HackerRank Platform: ITMO has the World’s Best Programmers

  The HackerRank technological company has presented its rankings of leading universities in programming. ITMO University, the university of six-time champions of the world's biggest contest in sports programming ACM ICPC, was named best out of the top-50 universities in the world. Saint Petersburg State University, whose team won the ACM ICPC contest this year, was also included in the list, taking 6th place.

  15.12.2016