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Relocation Tips: How to Cook Healthy Without Going to the Store
A juicy steak with garlic mashed potatoes and roasted peppers? It doesn’t have to cost a fortune and require a tie. St. Petersburg now offers a variety of home food delivery services – just like other major cities in the world – that let you experience “restaurant-like” food at home, and maybe even show off your cooking skills. Some also offer you a culinary adventure – from Mexican burritos to Spanish paella to Italian pasta – if you’re up for it.
26.09.2017
ITMO. Future Careers: Employment Offers for ITMO Students
ITMO University recently hosted the Future Careers job fair where the university's students could get to know the different companies they can continue their careers in. After a similar event in April, each of the participating companies collected information on about 100 potential employees that they are ready to hire. This time, the list of companies and positions has expanded considerably. Read more about the different companies that are ready to hire ITMO students in our article!
26.09.2017
Future Technologies Program: Teams Present Projects at Demo Day
On September 21, as part of the St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum (SPIIF), a Demo Day was held for ITMO Business Incubator’s acceleration program Future Technoogies. Ten teams presented their ideas to the expert jury, special guests and visitors. Over the course of five months, the projects have gone through many stages, from initial prototypes to final products, and acquired market introduction strategies. Visitors of the Forum could learn more about ITMO University’s technological projects at a special exhibition.
25.09.2017
The Evolution and Future of Public Lighting
Three centuries ago, Peter the Great had decreed that St. Petersburg’s streets were to be lit with oil lanterns. Thus, the country’s new capital became the first Russian city to have public lighting. Today, St. Petersburg remains one of the country’s best examples of urban light environment. But each year, new approaches to lighting design, architecture and smart-city engineering appear all over the world. This field itself is becoming a platform not only for lighting designers, architects and artists, but for scientists, researchers and IT specialists as well. Participants of the roundtable discussion “Light in the City: design or programming. New technological developments and tools for modern urban analysis” discussed the future, why modern cities require more than a safe light environment, and how to use new technologies to change the approach to street lighting.
22.09.2017
Things to Do this Week(end): September 23-24
It’s Wednesday again, which is the time for our usual review on the noteworthy events and activities that will take place in St. Petersburg this week; so, make your choice and remember: studying may be a priority, but a good rest is most essential to keeping up with it!
21.09.2017
Bike Ride With Rector Goes National
Yesterday marked the seventh time when students, staff and friends of ITMO University meet with Rector Vladimir Vasilyev for a picturesque bike ride in St. Petersburg’s seaside district. This year, the baton was picked up in Vladivostok, where the international conference METANANO-2017 is currently underway. After midnight in Moscow time (7:30 AM in Vladivostok), 40 participants of the conference, including Russian and international professors, scientists and students, started the final day of the conference with an invigorating bike ride. How a tradition brings together people from the opposite ends of a continent and across all generations – all that and more in our article.
21.09.2017
How Music Affects Our Brain
Scientists are still trying to figure out how music affects our brain and why, just like any other art, we all experience it differently. But new discoveries in understanding the physical effect of music on the human brain are made all the time. It has been revealed that music can modify the brain structure, affect the taste of beer, and make men more attractive; it also turns out that the upbeat Beatles and the depressive Nortt are equally as good at making us feel better. In this ITMO.NEWS article, find out what scientists have learned about our relationship with music.
20.09.2017
Forester Soon to Hit the World Robot Olympiad in Costa Rica
ITMO University’s high school students’ robotics team has made it into World Robot Olympiad, which will be held in November in Costa Rica. The main theme of this year's competition is sustainability, creating sustainabots that can change our world without affecting it, integrating environmental, social and economic aspects. So, the special team trained at ITMO will show the world their Forester robot, which can automatically monitor the environmental status of forests. In addition to "Forester", three more Russian robots will go to Costa Rica.
20.09.2017
Relocation Tips: Perks of Student Life in St. Petersburg (Part 2)
Last week we told you about the advantages students in St. Petersburg have when getting around the city and exploring its cultural heritage. But what about having fun and feeling the taste of St. Petersburg? Today, we’ve prepared a list of the privileges that students and members of ITMO’s Student Union have in terms of going to the movies and theatre, eating and finding entertainment. After all, studying at the university is much more fun when you also get to enjoy yourself every once in a while.
19.09.2017
BBC Expert: How to Make Science More Accessible
Julian Siddle, a BBC science journalist and the producer for BBC World Service and BBC Radio, has given a series of talks at Central Exhibition Hall Manege and ITMO University as part of the UK-Russia Year of Science and Education 2017. Speaking to the audience, he discussed the ways to explain gravity waves to children, why major discoveries often begin with the simplest questions and whether scientific content can compete with the social media’s top vloggers.
15.09.2017