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• Student Spotlight: Oyehan Ibrahim Adenyi, Nigeria

  An aspiring food technologist, Oyehan Adenyi loves to study functional foods - meals that help you heal. Despite being miles away from home, he feels welcomed here in St. Petersburg. He loves participating in scientific events and wishes to pursue a career in academia in the future. Read on to learn more about his experiences at ITMO.

  05.05.2022

• Student Spotlight: Mehmet Berkay Bulbuloglu, Turkey

  Every year thousands of international students are admitted to various universities in Russia. What makes Russia such a popular student destination? Is it the charisma of the country or the innovative approach of its institutions? Let’s find out from Mehmet, an international student from Turkey.

  03.02.2022

• Student Spotlight: Collins Chimezie, Nigeria

  Meet Collins Chimezie, our international student from Nigeria, who got into ITMO with a scholarship to study molecular biology and biotechnology. He is planning to use the knowledge he gets to develop new treatments and therapeutic agents. Read on to learn what inspired him to apply to ITMO, what his dream project would be, and what he plans to do over his two years in St. Pete. 

  11.11.2021

• Student Spotlight: Takshama Bhatt, India

  Takshama Bhatt from Gujarat, India, is a second-year international Master’s student of molecular biology and biotechnology. She loves cooking and has already tried her hand at making some Russian bliny and kasha. Her research requires her to deal with spiders and feed them live crickets! Scary, isn’t it? We got an opportunity to catch up with her and talk more about her education, her research, and her life in Russia as an international student.  

  09.09.2021

• Bioengineering Graduates on Studying at ITMO

  Biology and nanophotonics, bioinformatics and ecology, chemistry and instrumentation – what could all these fields have in common, you might ask. Despite all the differences, they make a perfect combo at ITMO’s Center for Chemical Engineering.

  07.08.2021

• Faces of ITMO University: Biotechnology Student Perspective

  Tatiana Gusinskaya has just completed her studies as a Bachelor’s student at the Faculty of Biotechnology. Her Bachelor’s thesis “Plant Protein Encapsulation” earned her an excellent grade. Tatiana has a background that shows her as a hard-working person. She transferred to ITMO from another university with excellent grades. Tatiana started her studies in a non-state-funded place, but she later transferred to a state-funded place based on her excellent academic achievements. While Tatiana was still working on her thesis, we talked with her about her program and the life of a student at ITMO University.

  05.08.2021

• ITMO University Hosts Seventh SCAMT Workshop Week

  SCAMT Workshop Week (SWW), a summer school for Russian and international students, took place in July.

  22.07.2021

• Picture of the Week: Brettanomyces Pseudomycelium

  The title image shows a genus of yeast called Brettanomyces demonstrating the ability to form pseudomycelium in response to environmental changes. The students and staff of ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies cultivate and study yeasts to, inter alia, produce β-glucans known for their anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects.

  05.04.2021

• BioPrint Workshop Takes Place at ITMO University

  Top scientists from Canada, Germany, China, and the US have discussed the future of bioprinting with students, who also were able to try 3D printing with their own hands. Learn more in this ITMO.NEWS article.

  10.11.2020

• What Is Biotechnology?

  Food manufacturers all over the world strive to produce food of better quality while also making if affordable. This problem is tackled by specialists in the field of biotechnology – a research area bringing together many disciplines. What is biotechnology exactly? How does one study it at ITMO? And where do biotechnology graduates work? Let’s delve right into it with our new illustrated series.

  27.04.2020