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Students of Three European Universities Visit Russia to Study Closed-Loop Economy on the Example of St. Petersburg Companies
…e management – I’m really interested in both of these topics as these are the spheres you can really make a difference in. That’s because they are about the effectiveness of the production process, which is what interests the majority of companies since it holds out the prospect of financial gain. Our team was allocated the case by the company TPV – they produce m…
28.02.2020
Smaragda Georgouli: Art is Not a Hobby, It’s a Way of Life
…ssia, test my tolerance in the cold weather, practice the Russian language with the locals, see how a university on the other side of the continent works, and observe how the city functions in its everyday life. What’s the response you often get when people learn that you’re from Greece? It’s just a surprise, as some people think I don’t look like your typi…
27.02.2020
Scientists Develop Algorithm for Researching Evolutionary History of Species with Whole-genome Duplications
…Nikita Alekseev, winner of ITMO Fellowship and Professorship program. For example, some chromosome duplicates, and the new copies of genes provide material for the creation of new functions in the process of evolution.” In order to understand the process of genome duplication, it’s necessary to create the evolutionary history with this evolutionary event. Th…
27.02.2020
Exploring New Cultures, Studying New Materials: ITMO Students on Their International Internships
…ent candidate for the role of a new source material for modern solar panels or cells. Relevance and practical applications of the research As many people who have some connection to the chemical industry, I’m extremely concerned about how polluted our planet is. People are burning fuel, mindlessly throwing away used batteries, while we are surrounded by so …
27.02.2020
Art Born of Slime Moulds and Bacteria: ITMO Hosts BioArt Workshops
… the workshops, co-hosted by Laura and Artur Konstantinov, focused on Physarum polycephalum, a myxomycete, or slime mould, that is somewhat intelligent and can sense distance and direction. The participants had a chance to experiment with the myxomycete’s ability to make its path following a certain logic and direction. The second w…
26.02.2020
Clarivate Analytics Expert on Why Russian Researchers Are Cited Less and Universities Aren’t Included in Innovation Rankings
…ance for modern science? What are its main objectives and what is it able to tell us? Bibliometrics provides science with a lot of information. The first and the most important function that bibliometrics acquired half a century ago is the possibility to find the most relevant articles in your field of research. Plus, you can not only find articles written by othe…
26.02.2020
EMI in Practice: ITMO Staff Participate in an English as a Medium of Instruction Internship at Boston University
…EMI: what is it and why study it? EMI, or English as a Medium of Instruction, is a method of using English for teaching academic subjects in the countries and regions where English isn’t a national language. Applying this method is necessary if a university enrolls international students. But lectures in English are often organized for local students, too, so t…
26.02.2020
ITMO’s International Center for Digital Humanities Research Presents Results of DH Week at NYCDH Week in New York
Education Helps You Understand Things, Science Communication – to Explain Them: An Interview with ITMO University Graduate Daniil Shirokov
…for the job with a background in biology. The interview went great and I became a science communicator there. What are your responsibilities there? Mainly I work in two directions. First of all, I check and analyze the things published by the clinic. I check if the articles correspond to real research. Secondly, I write summaries on various topics and check…
25.02.2020
Taste Maslenitsa Like a Russian