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• Two-Minute Beach Cleans and Plastic-Identifying AI: How Citizen Science Combats Plastic Waste in Oceans

  … question is obvious: where are the remaining 99%? The answer lies on the ocean floor, in the bellies of marine fauna and stretching in piles on the coastlines. The citizen science project The Plastic Tide by the platform Zooniverse harnesses drone imagery from a series of beaches and the power of software and machine learning algorithms to create a program that c…

  16.05.2019

• Master's Students from Mexico on Studying in Russia and ITMO's Art&Science Program

  …king for opportunities to pursue her Master’s, prior to having studied to become a biotechnologist in Mexico. This search led her all the way to Moscow’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech). While there, she discovered bio art and Art & Science, and self-professedly fell in love with this exciting field at the inters…

  16.05.2019

• ITMO Portfolio Contest: Winners’ Tips for Success

  …ortfolio for the contest. The application consisted of four parts, where I first had to tell about my motivation to join a particular program at ITMO University, as well as my scientific and academic achievements during my Bachelor’s years. There were many of them, and my motivation was strong: I really liked the university’s “Innovative Marketing” Master’s program, …

  15.05.2019

• Master’s Degree ++: Experts, Organizers and Participants on the Formula for an Ideal Master’s Program

  …took place at ITMO University, was also dedicated to such important issues as digitalization of education, interdisciplinarity, creation of new programs at the intersection of science and art, balanced development of the whole spectrum of skills and competencies (soft, hard and digital) in students, and training of specialists that will be in-demand on the labor mark…

  15.05.2019

• Master’s Degree at ITMO University: Choosing Your Individual Track

  …additional opportunities to apply their professional skills after graduation. Students of IEPs have access to a wide range of internships and collaborations with international scientists at ITMO or its partner universities. A joint educational program (JEP) may also be given in English; if not in full, then at least within the framework of a specialization. Such p…

  14.05.2019

• Self-Driving Cars and Rovers: ITMO Students’ Projects at Skolkovo and Innopolis

  …m were students from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, ITMO University, Far Eastern Federal University, the National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, and other Russian universities. The task the participants of the final round were offered to solve was to model the landing of a research rover: after the lan…

  14.05.2019

• “Expert” Analytical Center Subject Rankings: ITMO University Becomes 2019 Leader in Computer Science, Engineering and Chemistry

  … field of education and publishes annual subject rankings of Russia’s best universities. The center’s experts review universities in 14 subject areas: engineering, computer science, mathematics, materials science, Earth sciences, social sciences, chemical technologies, che…

  13.05.2019

• Researcher from University College London on Building a Career Abroad and Networking

  … have anybody who can recommend you. I got very lucky, as there were very few specialists in the market back then. My portfolio also served me well. By that moment, I had four scientific articles published in which I was the main author, plus eight more in which I was a co-author. This experience came in very handy when applying for a job. You have experience …

  13.05.2019

• New Master’s Program ‘Data, Culture and Visualization’ at ITMO University: Digital Humanities for Everyone

  …sia are designed for humanities students who wish to learn the methods and algorithms of data analysis. Our program has a different goal: to bring together humanities and hard sciences students in order to combine their worldviews and create a truly interdisciplinary program,” she says. “On the one hand, we increase the demand for humanities specialists on the job ma…

  13.05.2019

• Places to See: Libraries of St. Petersburg

  …er proficiency test, don’t miss out on the regular seminars and workshops. A number of events such as lectures, master classes, meet-and-greets with writers, musicians, and scientists from around the world are held each month; learn more about this month’s event on the Centre’s VK page. Where: 7-Ya Krasnoarmeyskaya St., 30 Mon-Fri. 12 to 8 PM; Sat. 10 AM to 6 …

  10.05.2019