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• This Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Using Online Opportunities

  …ould be in two places at once, learning as much as you can in true Hermione fashion. Well, that is almost exactly what you’re able to do now by watching the still available sessions of the Big Book Weekend Festival, which actually took place online last week. The event brought together some of the best British book festivals that were cancelled due to the pandemic, s…

  20.05.2020

• Our Ideas for Dealing with Social Distancing

  …keep appearing on my laptop and blogpost ideas keep forming, and releasing them all always leaves me refreshed and calm. Also, here’s my favorite musical companion for such sessions. Second, my habit of video journaling took a peak, now even prompting me to finally get more into editing the almost daily logs I can’t help but record – maybe I’ll be one of those who po…

  19.05.2020

• A Guide to Assembling an Effective Business Team

  … qualities and fill the gaps in some fields. So, this is what you have to do first: A SWOT analysis of your strengths and weaknesses. Write down your 10 best professional qualities you’re proud of, then write 10 more, this time focusing on the personal skills that help you in your work. After that, identify 10 professional a…

  19.05.2020

• From Digital to Optical: Scientists Demonstrate the Work of First Chemically Synthesized Optical Switch

  … is placed in water, the switching effect occurs much faster,” adds Nikita Kulachenkov. Onward to the optical logic Scientists are experimenting with light transmission not just out of idle curiosity. Physicists, engineers and programmers from all over the world are increasingly talking about the prospects of so-called optical memory elements. These might…

  19.05.2020

• ITMO University Students and Graduates Create an Art Project at the Museum of Optics

  …modern dance studios “Flame” and “Liniya”. A Journey to the World of Optics is a creative impulse. The video was filmed in two days, with not much time spent on discussion, rehearsing, and direction. The story is based on a dancer’s movements from one location to another. The general concept and understanding within the team are the key features here. As for…

  19.05.2020

• Swear Like a Russian: of the Fool and the Devil

  …begin with, дурак isn’t much of an offense, or rather it is while you’re still a kid and stops being one once you grow up a little and learn that there are much stronger expressions. Nevertheless, you continue to use it, but its meanings change: for example, you can say “Вот дурак!” (literally “What a fool!”) when someone does something rash, stupid, but sort of awe-…

  18.05.2020

• ITMO University Specialists Find Out How Much St. Petersburg Citizens Trust Online Shops, Communication on Social Media, and Online Banking

  …points out Lyudmila Vidyasova. “But the respondents are less optimistic in assessing the internet’s capabilities when it comes to citizens’ attempts to influence political decisions. Only 38% hold that the internet does enable citizens to make an impact [on official decision-making].” The number of active social media users is slig…

  18.05.2020

• VEEAM Specialist on How to Begin Your Career in Testing

  …. Now, let’s move on to the way testers build their careers. How is it possible for a tester to become a specialist without previous knowledge in IT? One can become a professional even having little to no experience; sometimes, a general understanding of the field is enough. However, even this may not be necessary if one is ready to study a lot and achieve good re…

  18.05.2020

• “Best Choice I’ve Ever Made”: ITMO Graduate Kseniya Zavatskaya on Her Education and Career in Optics

  …ork on theoretical problems, but use the software and work in my field of study. What were the most memorable parts of your studies? At ITMO, I met people who are passionate about their work and create conditions in which students, too, may love what they do. Our professors would stay at university after class to help you figure something out – that’s how m…

  15.05.2020

• Movie Fridays: New Releases

  …Killing Eve season 3 The charismatic butter-wouldn’t-melt assassin and her messed-up MI6 crush are back in the third season of top spy thriller drama Killing Eve. Tensions run high but spirits run (somewhat) low as our heroines are forced to unpack some serious emotional baggage and deal with some challenging present developments. Though experimenting with new nar…

  15.05.2020