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• ITMO University and Kazan Quantum Center Launch the First Multinode Quantum Network in CIS

  A group of scientists from the Kazan Quantum Center and ITMO University successfully launched the first multinode quantum network in Russia and CIS. For the first time in national history, four nodes of the city's telecommunications infrastructure in different parts of Tatarstan's capital were united by quantum channels.

  11.05.2017

• Concurrency In Life - Practical Advice From Roman Elizarov

  Java Champion, expert on concurrency and financial mathematics, member of ACM ICPC contest finals executive committee, one of Devexperts founders - these are only some of the accomplishments of Roman Elizarov, one of the most renowned members of ITMO University and the Russian IT market. Yet, such intense professional activity doesn't make the champion's life one-sided - one can say that Mr. Elizarov has achieved remarkable balance in his personal, professional and social life. In an interview to ITMO.NEWS, Roman shared about how he succeeded in making most of his life, and gave valuable advice to those who only start their professional careers

  10.05.2017

• Today We Celebrate Victory Day

  There’s probably not a single Russian family that wasn’t touched by the Second World War, or the Great Patriotic War as it is called here.  The years 1941 – 1945 are engraved in all of us, even generations removed from the actual war, as the years of sacrifice, suffering, and faith in victory. It’s what we think about in times of hardship even now – the songs that we sang as kids at school about how it’s only victory we need and how we’ll achieve it at any cost. And the cost was great.

  09.05.2017

• Vyborg: Scandinavia with the Russian Soul

  If you ever need a break from the magnificent streets, avenues and embankments of St. Petersburg - yeah, we know it's hard to believe - then there are some real gems, within easy reach and ripe for exploration, out there in the enchanting outlying countryside.  First and foremost among them is the ravishing, fairy-tale picturesque Vyborg a small outpost by the Finnish border, which has the atmosphere of a harmoniously embodied combination of the European and Russian spirit.

  08.05.2017

• Alexander Boukhanovsky Elected to Russian Science Foundation Review Board

  The head of ITMO University’s School of Translational Information Technologies has been elected as a member of the Russian Science Foundation’s review board. Together with the other members of the board, prof. Boukhanovsky will make decisions regarding funding for prospective scientific projects and review applications made to the foundation in the “Mathematics, computer science and systems science.” According to RSF materials, the review board is made up of esteemed, academically active and prolific scientists with a Sc.D.

  05.05.2017

• ITMO's MT.Lab Develops A New Kit for Studying Robotics

  Specialists from ITMO University's MT.Lab created a new educational kit for studying robotics - the MT.Evolute. The system is compatible with most popular robotics instruments and allows school and university students to construct their devices as fast as possible without getting lost in the many different standards. The project's author, ITMO's Master's student Alexey Meshkov, presented it at the Skolkovo Robotics exhibition. In an interview with ITMO.NEWS, he and Dmitry Kupriyanov, MT.Lab's founder and PhD student at ITMO’s Department of Mechatronics , shared about their invention.

  02.05.2017

• The Ideal Getaway or a Temple of Holiday Boredom - A Sceptic’s Take on the Russian Dacha

  Ok, let me come clean, right at the beginning, so I can't be accused of hiding or concealing anything: I hate the Dacha! I know that it’s a highly controversial and unpopular sentiment among Russians, who believe that it’s the ultimate recreational ideal, a place where you can pick mushrooms, laze in the sun and enjoy the opportunity to dive into an atmosphere of cozy countryside houses and summer gardens full of fruit trees, vegetable seedbeds and flowers.

  01.05.2017

• Days of Intellectual Property: How to Patent One’s Invention in the 21st Century

  In 2017, the Days of Intellectual Property gathered together experts in the field of intellectual property, researchers, entrepreneurs and talented developers who are discussing how to protect one’s software code and how to teach young inventors how to deal with Intellectual Property basics. This year the gathering is taking place in St. Petersburg from April 18-26, supported by ITMO University. 

  24.04.2017

• From Lagos to St. Petersburg

  One of ITMO’s most beloved and well-known native English speakers is Chineye Osuoha, more affectionately known as Jayjay. He makes frequent appearances in ITMO photographs and advertisements and having already taught for four years both staff and students of the University, he is already a household name. 

  21.04.2017

• Navigating the ITMO Application Process

  How does one go about choosing their future profession? How can you find out information about all the different departments and faculties, where you will live, what will you do besides studying, what you will do with your career when you graduate? Last Sunday at ITMO University, there was a special Open Day for prospective students. This article is all about helping you, figure out how, our international students, apply to ITMO University from afar. 

  17.04.2017