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• Student Life on the French Riviera: ITMO Exchange Experience

  … I study, offers students many different options for short-term internships. During my time there, I visited Belgium, Switzerland and many other countries. I enjoyed it, but I wanted to try something more immersive. At one point, I started to look into the activities of ITMO University’s International Office and helped out with organizing different events. In the cou…

  24.08.2017

• Aleksandra Kalashnikova: We Need to Reconsider PhD Students’ Status

  …r instance, if we take the problem with thesis defence, the thesis is not always a good estimate of the candidate's level. A lot depends on the qualifying committee. Yet, I wanted to note one tendency that makes me worry. It seems that the Ministry of Education and Science sees PhD students as just regular students who are a bit older than most. Currently, the Min…

  23.08.2017

• Relocation Tips: Using Public Transport in St. Petersburg

  … line as many times as you like with one ticket.” A zheton can be used for one single trip in the metro. There is no time limit, so you can stay in the metro as long as you want. An unused zheton is always valid. If you want to find the best route to get to a particular station by metro, to know how long it takes, and also which m…

  22.08.2017

• TransformCity: The Amsterdam Approach to Urban Planning

  …nts had nothing to lose, so they agreed to the proposal, hoping to gain at least something from it. The collaboration started with small meetings and events. "I first wanted to make sure that what we do will bring results. I didn't have much money, or special approvals from the administration. So, I thought that we should start with founding a small company …

  22.08.2017

• Dave Vasquez: We Need To Start Teaching Entrepreneurship Back In School

  … use only to those students who feel the desire to create something, do business. Not everyone can do that. I know many people who just can't be entrepreneurs: surely, they want to do certain things, but their ideas never develop into projects. So, apart from a motivator, the student's desire and understanding of what he wants to do …

  17.08.2017

• Giant Paper Plane Dives in at Red Bull Flugtag

  …ached him and told about Flugtag. That wasn't long before the end of the registration deadline, yet ITMO students got fired up, and gathered a team right on the spot. "We wanted to participate in the festival as we thought that it would be fun, yet we also wanted to show that our university is cool! Not many universities can boast …

  17.08.2017

• IEEE Award Winner Slobozhanyuk: “There Are No Stupid Questions in Science”

  …ve ever been asked about your research? A very smart person once told me this: when people are asking you about science, there are no stupid questions. If someone genuinely wants to understand some scientific topic, they can’t ask stupid questions. It’s the scientist who can see it as such, but that’s their problem. As for smart questions, there are a lot. At my t…

  16.08.2017

• Relocation Tips: What You Need to Know About ITMO Dorms

  …a right to rest, too! Furniture, linen, and Internet All of these things will be provided to you. Each room has beds, tables and wardrobes. If you need something else or want something replaced - you can do that with permission from the dormitory administration. Yet, note that you should consider your neighbors' comfort as well, so bringing in a baldachined que…

  15.08.2017

• Ecological Raids: International Ecocamp at Yagodnoe

  …o Ecological Raids to change up my surroundings and to meet new people. I thought it would be great but I didn’t realize it would be this great. Eugenio Clerico, Italy I wanted to participate in something that is different to what I usually do, to try something new. I can’t say that I had no experience with ecological initiatives beforehand – I’ve participated …

  15.08.2017

• SHA2017: Summer Camp for Hackers

  … has been an interest of mine since childhood, and I’ve stayed true to that wish for a long time. I’m very impressed. Anyone can find something to their liking here: those who want to learn can attend any of the lectures that start at 10AM and end at midnight, while those who want to hack and party can come to the nightly mixers,” – he …

  14.08.2017