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• Science Communication Research from American Journalists

  …ce, not so long ago NASA stated that there might be signs of microbial life in Martian rock samples. This triggered a series of additional research that tried to find other explanations to what exactly was in these samples. Therefore, research on particular strange phenomena can sometimes lead to new important discoveries. How to communicate with  scientists MH…

  01.06.2018

• ITMO Hosts Conference on Cognitive Technologies and Quantum Intelligence

  …so-called psychophysical problem. The methods for studying the brain are constantly perfected, and now cognitive science has to decide whether to accept the neurobiological explanation of knowledge and consciousness as exhaustive, or there are regularities that rely on something other than the data that can be derived with different brain activity registration method…

  22.05.2018

• Diving into Internationalization: ITMO’s English Upgrade

  …he one subject that unites all bachelor students. “Native speakers are awesome! It's a great possibility to listen to the native accent and colloquial language,” says Svetlana Bormotova, a second year student from the Faculty of Infocommunication Technologies. Joseph Taylor, one of our English language teachers from the United States, says, “Teaching a…

  22.05.2018

• Arizona University Expert: Why People Don’t Want to Learn Foreign Languages

  …her end. Depending on which preposition you put next to the word “bridge” in English, you may end up with completely different meanings. You need someone who can provide an explanation using their own cultural experience. You may know how to use a language, but if you don’t talk to others who use it, you won’t understand how it works. There’s an interesting phenom…

  17.04.2018

• More than ESP: Teaching English with Digital and Print Content

  …he first level, remembering, uses tasks that start with the words “remember”, “repeat”, “list”, “name”, “learn”, etc. The second level – understanding – is achieved through explanation, description, classification, discussion, illustration, and demonstration. Applying (third level) is done through “solve”, “explain”, “show” and others. Analytical skills (fourth level…

  10.04.2018

• ITMO University Revamps its Master’s Program in Optoelectronics

  …the last 15 years, says Dmitry Bauman, Director for Research of JSC INTER RAO LED Systems (the corporation combines the assets of companies located on the territory of the Svetlana production association in St. Petersburg -- there, Russia’s largest LED and lighting devices production complex has been developed using the technological base of these companies). …

  04.04.2018

• Video Games vs. MBAs: How Gaming Makes You a Better Employee

  …ing skills and real-life behavior turned out to be small, but significant. One of the strongest correlations the researchers found was in terms of technology readiness. One explanation for this is that gamers are always improving their skills and stats, thus exposing themselves to constant changes. “If you're applying to a tech company, don’t hesitate to write i…

  03.04.2018

• IT-evening for High Schoolers: Sports Programming, Evolutionary Algorithms and Genome Sequencing

  …ictory. According to the champions, sometimes teams consisting of really skillful members didn’t make it even to top-5. Life-hacks for entering ITMO University from Svetlana Podkolzina, 3rd year at the Department of Computation Technologies Don’t be afraid to try yourself in new fields. Surely, it calls for more effort, but you might find some…

  21.03.2018

• ITMO and Mel Science Launch Affiliate Program for Kids

  … school students as well. This is why we joined efforts, and the university provided us with a testing site where we can learn how well children understand our experiments, explanations and remarks, shares Galina Konstantinova, tester for Mel Science School. At the same time, we want the kids to perceive chemical experiments as not some conjurer’s tricks, but really …

  06.03.2018

• "Digital Jungle": How To Get an Internship at Your Dream Company, Get a Job at Google and Survive in the IT World

  …ut coding, but also teamwork and communication. What Kind of Specialists Do Employers Need? Even a young specialist without work experience can get the job, says Svetlana Konkova, senior executive at HeadHunter North-West. The research shows that more and more companies (about 67%) are employing young professionals without experience. “There is no such…

  19.02.2018