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• Lighting Design Conference: A Bright Future For St. Petersburg

  On October 12 to 13, the 4th International Research-to-Practice Conference on Lighting Design was held at Alexandrinsky Theatre’s New Stage. Participants discussed new methods and the best foreign and domestic practices in lighting design. The event is an open international platform for new ideas, methods and tools. This year’s conference drew more than 500 architects, lighting designers, engineers, artists, urbanists, experts in IT, multimedia and smart technologies, as well as scientists, students, and representatives of the government and the industry.

  16.10.2017

• ITMO University in Top Five for Tuition-Free Admissions in 2017

  Every year, Higher School of Economics in partnership with Yandex conducts a monitoring of Russian universities that admit students based on their scores on the Unified State Exam and where at least 300 students were admitted to tuition-free places. The survey has been conducted since 2009. Last year, ITMO University ranked eighth in tuition-free admissions but this year it moved up to the top five for several majors.

  16.10.2017

• Gazprom Media Technologies CEO: Never Say "I Have No Experience"

  A usual resume describing your education, skills, and list of awards is a thing of the past. Now, recruiters also analyse social media profiles of job applicants, and some focus on big data. According to data from Deloitte, about 40% of HR departments around the world have started using these tools last year. The preferences of applicants are also changing: even now, people aren’t chasing a lot of money, preferring creative freedom and new opportunities for development. Are big companies ready for these changes, why is there a special need today for corporate PR and, finally, how important is your social media presence? Vadim Fedotov, the General Manager of Gazprom Media Technology, shared all about this and more with students from the Master’s Program in Science Communication. He shared his personal experience, and also gave advice which could help with effective brand promotion. ITMO.NEWS has a full summary

  16.10.2017

• New "Get Local" International Students Club

  ITMO University has recently launched a new international student club called "Get Local". This club is geared towards English-speaking international students from around the world, particularly those participating in exchange programs and english-language Master’s programs. The working language of the club is English and it will complement the existing International Students Council where most of the international students are from Russian-speaking countries, and therefore the working language is Russian.

  13.10.2017

• Experience St. Petersburg: Parks Perfect for Selfies this Autumn

  “A gloomy time, a delight for the eyes,” – or something close to that – is what Aleksander Pushkin, a famous Russian poet, called Autumn, he found it the most inspiring time of the year.  Maples are turning crimson and orange, birch trees are a shimmering waterfall of gold. Perfect for an Instagram picture, it’s a rare opportunity to kick up a vibrant, rustling leaf storm or make your own golden-leaf crown in one of St. Petersburg parks.

  12.10.2017

• Spaceports: Where They Are and How to Get There

  Each year during the World Space Week we celebrate the contribution of space science and technology to human civilization. The event coincides with such dates as the launch of USSR’s Sputnik – Earth’s first artificial satellite – on October 4, 1957 and the enactment of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967. Many among us might believe that they know everything about human exploration of space – but is that really so? How many for instance, are aware that there are 28 spaceports on Earth or that the planet’s most active spaceport is not that far from the city of St. Petersburg? How space exploration first began, where the planet’s spaceports are and how to get there: read and find out.

  12.10.2017

• Girls4Tech Graduates Present Final Projects

  The final event of the acceleration program Girls4Tech was held at Skolkovo Technopark, where 17 teams showcased their projects. This program was organized by ITMO University, the Moscow Polytechnic University and the Moscow office of the international accelerator NUMA. Read on to find out about the winning projects.

  11.10.2017

• Relocation Tips: Cost of Living

  When you are deciding to move to a new city, you have to figure out how much money you will be spending on what. St. Petersburg is ranked as the second in Russia, 11th in the Europe and 246th in the world in the World’s Cost of Living Ranking. Nevertheless, you can find options even for a modest budget here. If you want to know general information about how much it costs to live in St. Petersburg, jump on our site, but we’re going to give you a few more clues as to what you might expect to pay in the city!

  10.10.2017

• “I’m a Professional” Academic Competition Offers Opportunities to Russian Students

  The first National Olympiad for university students "I’m a Professional" was just announced. This special academic competition aims to create new opportunities for talented students across Russia. The winners will be able to continue their education in leading Russian universities and begin careers in large companies.

  09.10.2017

• Edcrunch 2017: Prospects of Online Education in Russia

  ITMO University is developing a common web-platform for online-courses that will not only provide information on the courses one needs,  but also allow the users to keep a personal portfolio. The portal is created as part of the “Modern Digital Educational Environment in Russia” project of the Ministry of Education and Science. Students will have the opportunity to get credits for online education, as well as form individual educational tracks. The prospects of the new project were discussed at the Edcrunch international conference on new educational technologies that took place in Moscow on September 26-27.

  09.10.2017