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Generator Pitch Battle: Present Your Project to Energy Industry Experts and Get It Funded
… Their startup Powerplace won 1 million rubles for developing a fast charging module for electric cars. Supporting tech startups at St. Petersburg universities ITMO.NEWS sat down with Sergey Arkhipov, Head of Technological Partnerships and Import Substitution at Gazprom Neft, and asked him for tips on presenting a startup in 90 seconds and about the possib…
06.12.2021
Winter Magic: Our Favorite Snowy Memories
…activities that I have done so far include eating snow, playing with snowballs, and clicking pictures of the niveous landscape. I am excited to celebrate Christmas and Russian New Year. My friends and I are going to decorate the dorm next weekend. I have also made a funny slogan to match the occasion – with hot chocolate in the belly, let’s watch some movies on the t…
03.12.2021
ITMO Fellowship & Professorship Participants Discuss Their Research Projects
…reviously, any scientist could apply, even if they have zero h-index. Now, it must be four or higher. There are more updates to come – the university also plans to create a new initiative for international PhD students. “We are planning to launch a program for international PhD students so that they would be able to enter ITMO and receive a stipend. We think …
03.12.2021
ITMO Students Receive 2.5 Million Rubles Grant for University Development
…d that consisted of psychologists, instructors, and coaches evaluated the performance of each participant by taking into account how they contributed to the team and perceived new information. In the finals, students from various universities were divided into teams and each team chose one of the eight faculties: Career, Science, Sustainability, Special Opportuni…
02.12.2021
Startup Life: Find Your Silicon Valley Internship With ITMO Accelerator’s Latest Project
…Startup Life, the new initiative, is meant to help students find intern positions at international startups headquartered in Silicon Valley that have Russian-based development centers. Over the first month of the program, the organizers partnered with seven companies and received some 20 offers in different fields: development, testing, product management, business a…
02.12.2021
Student Spotlight: Ashish T.S. Ireddy, India
ITMO Alumnus Ilya Lazerson on Why Chefs Should Have Higher Education
…but it was also my own wish to study. My family is from a small town in the Ukraine but my sister went to Leningrad (St. Petersburg) to study. I often came to visit her and I knew my way around the city well, so no wonder I followed her example after I completed military service. With my cooking school training in food production, I decided to apply to a food inst…
01.12.2021
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 4-5, 2021
…r like you never have before. Don’t forget that extra pair of fluffy socks! If, by any chance, you would rather go to a rink that’s a little closer to the city center, turn to New Holland Island. And if you are thinking about other fun winter activities, check out this guide. Alfred Schnittke: Revolutionizing Harmony December 4, 7 pm St. John's Church (Ja…
01.12.2021
ITMO Avatar Reaches New Stage of Development
…Charting new paths Although as of today there are no such things as artificial intelligence or digital avatars, humanity moves rapidly towards their creation. Among those involved in the effort are the specialists of ITMO’s National Center for Cognitive Research, creators of ITMO Avatar. Hundreds of researchers and developers all over the world are trying to cr…
30.11.2021
Your Network is Your Net Worth
…ou can connect with great mentors who can help and guide you towards your dreams. Case in point: I am interested in space omics and astronaut health, fields that are pretty new and unconventional. At first, I could not find any support for my ideas. But I kept on talking about it to anyone who would listen. After a few months, I found some researchers who were eag…
30.11.2021