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• ITMO’s Infochemistry Center Opens Lab Coworking for School Students

  At the newly opened coworking space, school students will get to work on their interdisciplinary research, conduct experiments, and learn to work with such high-tech equipment as a robot chemist, an incubator for growing cell cultures, or an atomic force microscope. Operating within the project Chemistry of the Future: Field-Specific Education in Contemporary Science, this brand-new space is a collaboration between ITMO University and Academy of Talents. 

  27.11.2023

• Radiologist Olga Puchkova Talks About Medical Issues To Be Solved With AI

  Breast cancer is one of the most widespread types of cancer in the world. In 2020 alone, it took the lives of 685 million women. What’s the most efficient way to treat this disease in conditions when few people are ready to undergo timely screening procedures? Can AI come to the rescue? Why are clinicians already studying programming languages and should we expect AI assistants at pharmacies? We asked these questions to Olga Puchkova, a radiologist and head of the Mammology Center at Ilyinskaya Hospital. In collaboration with ITMO’s public health sciences researchers, she is studying Russian cancer diagnostics methods and evaluating their efficiency.

  27.11.2023

• Our Team’s Wake-Up Playlist

  Rise and shine! Even though the days are now as short as they can get and the sun is a rare visitor in town, we’re still up and about. What’s the secret? Why, it’s our pep-up playlist, of course! Add it to your morning routine and you’ll be on your feet in no time.

  24.11.2023

• ITMO Scientists Named Best at Blue Sky Research Competition

  Four research projects developed by scientists from ITMO University received the top accolades in this year’s Blue Sky Research competition, which focuses on AI applications in agricultural and food industries, with winners receiving 1.5-million-ruble grants. This competition aims to support young researchers with promising high-risk ideas. 

  24.11.2023

• YAC/e Conference: Why Corporations Start Their Own Universities

  Businesses are becoming increasingly involved in higher education, with some companies even establishing their own universities. Is corporate EdTech becoming a threat to higher education? What does the perfect university-industry collaboration look like? Opinions from Yandex, Sberbank, VK, and Tinkoff insiders were shared during a discussion as part of YAC/e, the major educational conference organized by Yandex. The discussion was moderated by Daria Kozlova, ITMO University’s First Vice Rector and director for education at Yandex.

  23.11.2023

• ITMO Trains Best AI Specialists

  In Russia’s first-ever ranking of universities training AI professionals, ITMO has topped the list, along with the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Higher School of Economics. The ranking is compiled by the AI Alliance using the methodology recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

  23.11.2023

• 4 Great Science Documentaries to Watch This Week

  Who said learning can’t be fun? In this article, we look at a few acclaimed documentaries that explore science in all its forms: the technology that forms our daily life, the wonders of life that exist around us, and the possibilities held by outer space. So, grab a snack, dim the lights, and let’s go!

  21.11.2023

• ITMO Highpark Wins Golden Trezzini Award for Architectural Design

  ITMO Highpark, the university’s upcoming world-class research, education, and innovation center, was named the best project of an innovative research and educational cluster by the jury of the international Golden Trezzini Awards. The awards ceremony was held at the Hermitage Theater on November 15.

  17.11.2023

• Every Project Is a New Challenge: ITMO Fellow Iuliia Melchakova Talks Molecular Design, Spintronics, and Studying in South Korea

  From developing new drugs to predicting molecular properties and establishing fast information transfer – to accomplish these tasks, scientists turn to molecular design. This field is also studied at ITMO, and for this article we spoke with Iuliia Melchakova, an ITMO Fellow, to learn more about its applications.

  17.11.2023

• ITMO’s Mega Contest: Get Into a Master’s Program Without Exams

  November 15 marked the start of the third season of ITMO’s Mega Contest, winners of which will get to enter the university’s Master’s programs without exams and receive relocation packages when moving to St. Petersburg. The contest is open to Bacherlor’s students and graduates from all over Russia. Read on to learn all you need to know about the contest. 

  16.11.2023