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• Kharchi Taha Mohamed Samy: My Journey to Russia Made Me Stronger

  Coming from Setif, Algeria, Kharchi Taha Mohamed Samy is a Master’s degree student at ITMO University studying Digital Control Systems. Having graduated with a Bachelor's in Automation and Industrial Computing, he came to St. Petersburg to continue his studies. 

  16.04.2020

• William Ngona Mulenga: ITMO Opened Up a Whole New World of Opportunities For Me

  Originally from the Republic of Zambia, Africa, William Ngona Mulenga is a Master’s student of Innovation Economics and Industry Regulation at the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations. Speaking with ITMO.NEWS, he shares his entrepreneurial aspirations and what surprised him most about studying at ITMO University.

  09.04.2020

• Laine Schaublin: Moving to St. Petersburg Was One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made

  A native of the warm and sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, Laine Schaublin came to a very different St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2013. Last September, she joined ITMO University, where she currently teaches advanced English language to first-year students.

  02.04.2020

• Sedreh Nassirnia: I Want to Explore the Answers to the Most Intriguing Questions in Biology, Chemistry and Other Fields

  Hailing from Iran, Sedreh Nassirnia completed her Master's degree in Computer Engineering at Qazvin University while working as an executive manager for the Iranian General Dentists Association in Tehran and also teaching part-time at the university. Now she is taking her Master’s in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at ITMO University. 

  26.03.2020

• Caio Alvares De Angelis: We Need to Have Free Time to Enjoy Our Lives to the Fullest, Robots Will Help

  Caio Alvares De Angelis comes from São Paulo, Brazil. He is currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s there in Automation and Robotics Engineering. He came to ITMO University for an exchange semester this spring.

  19.03.2020

• Alexia Vanmalder: I Love Being in Russia. This Culture Is So Different From What I’m Used To

  Hailing from Charleroi, Belgium, Alexia Vanmalder is currently an intern at ITMO’s Foreign Language Training Center, where she mostly translates articles for ITMO News and observes English and Russian language classes to offer feedback to the teachers. She also takes part in student activities like the speaking club and writes articles for ITMO’s blog. 

  12.03.2020

• ITMO’s Intelligentsia Culture Club: Be Kinder to Others and Never Fear Change

  We all know that St. Petersburg is a city where culture in all its diverse shapes and forms can be found in abundance – what with all the libraries, theaters and museums that surround you literally every time you go out for a walk. Sometimes it feels like the magic of its theaters, museums and libraries can only be discovered by the trusted few. Well, those at Intelligentsia, ITMO’s culture club, happen to know just how to break this uncanny spell. 

  10.03.2020

• IEEE Scholarship recipient Anna Kuzikova: Science is What Drives Self-improvement

  Anna Kuzikova, a “Terahertz Biomedicine” Laboratory employee, who is studying at ITMO University's Department of Photonics and Optical Information Technology, has won an international competition for the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society scholarship. It is one of the most prestigious scholarships for young scientists studying radio-frequency, microwave and terahertz radiation. No more than twenty people a year receive such an award. However, this is the seventh victory of an ITMO University student in the last twenty years. The jury praised Anna for her work on the diagnosis of cancer with terahertz radiation. An ITMO.NEWS correspondent met with the honored young scientist and learned how this research can help doctors, what Anna Kuzikova is going to do after this project and why she considers competitiveness as one of the main drivers of science.

  06.03.2020

• Nahid Aktar: The Combination of Art and Science has a Broad Future

  Coming all the way from the subtropical monsoon climate of Bangladesh, Nahid Aktar is a Master’s student at ITMO University’s Art & Science program where she explores new ways of teaching as she grows her professional career.   

  05.03.2020

• Smaragda Georgouli: Art is Not a Hobby, It’s a Way of Life

  Smaragda (Esmeralda) Georgouli comes from Greece, she is currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s in Athens, studying European and International Studies, at the University of Piraeus. She came to ITMO for an exchange semester in Industrial ecology. Fascinated by her point of view on different subjects — especially on her interest in art — we decided to have a small chat. 

  27.02.2020