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Shahzad Ahmed: ITMO Blogs Help You Adjust to St. Petersburg Quickly
Shahzad Ahmed came from Pakistan in 2018 to study for a Master's degree in Information Security. He is currently studying his last semester and is waiting for the graduation ceremony. He is also passionate about sharing his experiences which led him to be a writer for ITMO Blogs.
25.06.2020
Eleni Bouzouka: When I Draw, I Can Understand Myself Better Because My Art Reflects My Life
Greek ITMO student Eleni Bouzouka is currently residing in Berlin as an Erasmus student. She is enrolled in the Master’s program Thermophysical processes and technologies at the Faculty of Low Temperature Energy.
11.06.2020
Starting Your Career at Facebook: ITMO Graduate on Internships and Working in London
Ivan Arbuzov graduated from ITMO’s Computer Technology Department. Under his belt, he has an internship at Facebook and three years of employment in the company. In this interview, Ivan shared his experiences and told us the secrets to his success.
10.06.2020
Weini Teweldebrhan: Studying in Russia Is an Experience I Wouldn’t Trade for Anything
For the first time in her life, Weini Teweldebrhan Tesfatsion decided to go abroad in order to get a Master’s degree in Chemistry of Applied Materials. She came to ITMO University from Eritrea, in the east part of Africa, to pursue her dream.
04.06.2020
Shireen Hilal: I Believe Students Should Always Focus on Educational Goals and Work Hard
A native of Sweida, Syria, Shireen decided to continue her studies at ITMO University after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Damascus. She is currently working on her Master’s degree in Laser Engineering and Laser Technologies. Despite being in lockdown due to coronavirus for the last three months, she still maintains a positive attitude and practices playing traditional music.
21.05.2020
ITMO Graduate and UbiQD’s Senior Director of Physics Nikolay Makarov: A Scientist’s Interests Must Always Be In Flux
Nikolay Makarov was a student at ITMO University in the late ‘90s to early ‘00s. In that time, his scientific interests shifted from programming to experimental physics. His work caught the attention of an American university, where he eventually got his PhD. Since then, Nikolay has lived in the US, having worked at various universities, research institutes, and even at the Los Alamos National Lab. Today, he works at UbiQD, a private manufacturer of quantum dots. ITMO.NEWS got in touch with Nikolay and learned about his story, why young scientists don’t stick around for long at American universities, and the prospects of US-Russian scientific collaboration.
14.05.2020
Emina Iskhakova: Just Choose What You Like and Do It
Coming from Central Asia, from sunny Uzbekistan, Emina Iskhakova is currently in her first year in the Intelligent Systems in Humanities program at ITMO where she focuses on studying the methods of collecting and processing Big Data.
14.05.2020
Anna Gelfand on Life at Home During a Pandemic
An important part of our education community, Anna Gelfand, a lead analyst at ITMO University's Rankings Research Center, offers a glimpse of her life in self-isolation and how she's getting through these unprecedented times: from interesting TV series to books and new recipes.
07.05.2020
Mauro Corallo: We Are Human Beings and We Have to Behave as Such, Helping Each Other When Possible
Coming from Milan, Italy, Mauro Corallo teaches English as a foreign language here at ITMO University. He talked to us about his experience in Russia and his favorite places in St. Petersburg.
30.04.2020
Shubham Kunal: My 5 Favorite Things about ITMO and More
Shubham Kunal is a Bachelor’s degree student in Applied Informatics at ITMO University. He came to St. Petersburg from Dhanbad, a small town known as the coal capital of India and the second-most populous city in the state of Jharkhand.
23.04.2020