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ITMO Student and Sirius & Rosneft Joint Program Moderator Yulia Shutova: Don’t Say Something Is Impossible, Just That It’s Needed to Be Done
…specting to sorting oil products onto train сarriages. Thus, the students not only trained in software development but also gained a better understanding of the mechanism of oil production, from searching for new deposits to transporting the resulting petrol. “Our project focused on the creation of a simulator for a part of oil productio…
13.12.2019
Gideon Henryk: Machine Learning Student on Food, Architecture and the Future
…e words, but were not very practice-oriented. They were all pretty new at the time. To be honest, the country was not really the main focus to me. Although I had an unexplainable affection to Russia for most parts of my life. Maybe because throughout my life I’ve seen this giant unknown landmass on my globe. But who knows. In your opinion, is there a difference be…
12.12.2019
ITMO Graduate and World Champion in Beach Tennis Shares His Story
… know how to play and had to grasp all the basics. I started off as an additional player, then I became the captain of my team, and after a while, I made it into the university’s selection team. The peak of my career as a volleyball player was the city’s competition as part of the Admiralteets team, in which we won. But I decided to stop at this success because I…
12.12.2019
Science Is Fun: All About the Fifth Quantum Potential, ITMO’s Science Stand-Up Show
…for academia. At the same time it is anecdotes about the life of a scientist that are the best ground for communication. If people laugh at the same things, they share a certain connection. “Science is actually a lot of fun. Naturally, one can make fun of something more commonplace, like everyday life or bizarre interactions with …
12.12.2019
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 14-15, 2019
…sings on the multifaceted topic of Inside and Outside, its three nominations (apartment-centered “Habitat”, kindergarten-focused “Patterns and Planes” and mildly self-explanatory “Function of a Courtyard”) embodying the ying-yang-like conundrum of private vs. public in our lives. You can examine what they’ve come up with at Sevkabel Port this weekend, so that’s that.…
11.12.2019
Professional Reboot: Empower Program at ITMO University
…new skills and knowledge and this is why I decided to give it a try. Thanks to this program I managed to prepare a business plan, as well as get it reviewed and establish useful connections with potential partners. In the nearest future, I plan to publish an article about my project in English in a high-impact journal, and this is where the knowledge about how to wri…
11.12.2019
ITMO’s Andrey Zlenko Wins the Form of Kindness Contest
… Petersburg. Active members of the non-profit sector, volunteering community, state agencies, socially responsible business and media could be nominated. The main criteria in the selection of candidates was their determination to help other people. Represented by the Committee on Youth Policy and Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations of the Government o…
11.12.2019
Neurofestival 2019: Neurotechnology in Education, Sports and HR
…ith the application of neurostimulators in education and this technology’s affordability. “A neurostimulator activates the areas of the brain that are responsible for memory, reaction, concentration, mathematical and linguistic abilities. This way, when doing sports or studying a foreign language while wearing the device you can easily increase your efficiency a…
10.12.2019
UMNIK Grant Program: ITMO Students’ Winning Projects
…be commercialized. This has to be understood from the very beginning. Speaking about our project, today, chemical reagents are used to combat the negative consequences of oil production, one example of the latter being asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits. Laboratory tests, including terahertz spectrometry, can help in the choice of a right reagent. However, the majori…
10.12.2019
From Russia with Gifts: Celebrate the Holidays
…tersburg is known for its Imperial Porcelain, particularly for items with a “cobalt net” pattern. But it’s not all just posh golden vases at royal prices. They have contemporary collections and holiday items (think cute mice - the symbol of 2020), and lots of pretty plates and cups with views of St. Petersburg and Russian motives. I discovered their store on Zagorodn…
09.12.2019