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• Why Supporting Women in Science and Business Is Important and How to Do It Right

  Last week, ITMO University hosted a discussion on the role of women in academia and business, held in collaboration with Cartier. The event’s subject matched that of the brand’s prominent initiative that has supported female entrepreneurs around the world for the past 15 years.

  19.10.2021

• ELS Access Co-Founder Evgeny Voronin on Shared Parking

  In July, ELS Access, a startup that supports shared parking spaces, became a runner-up at ITMO Accelerator. The team proposed an app that allows users to rent parking spaces both short- and long-term. ITMO.NEWS talked to Evgeny Voronin, the head of development at ELS Access, to learn more about shared parking in Russia, the project’s target audience, and their future plans.

  13.08.2021

• How to Launch an IT Startup

  According to a VK Business survey conducted in 2019, almost two-thirds of Russians would like to open a business. At the same time, more than half of the respondents were sure that it’s not an easy thing to do. It makes sense, as 64% of Russian startuppers have a negative experience in business, according to research by the Startup Barometer company held in 2018. However, an aspiring entrepreneur is more likely to succeed if they know what a business project is and how to approach it. That’s why ITMO.NEWS together with ITMO’s Technopark and ITMO Accelerator have compiled some advice on what prospective entrepreneurs should keep in mind.

  13.08.2021

• ITMO Launches Master’s Program for Digital Education Entrepreneurs

  ITMO’s Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations now boasts a special EdTech track as part of its Innovative Entrepreneurship Master’s program. 

  14.07.2021

• ITMO Rector Vladimir Vasilyev at SPIEF-2021: Entrepreneurial Education Is All About People

  Today, on June 2, a discussion on the current state and growth trends in Russian entrepreneurial education was held as part of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2021 (SPIEF-2021). During the session, ITMO University Rector Vladimir Vasilyev expressed his opinion on the qualities an entrepreneur must possess and how higher education can help foster them in students.

  02.06.2021

• Student Startups: ITMO Hosts Meeting With XAMK University and Patteri Entrepreneurship Society

  ITMO’s Interuniversity Entrepreneurship Club and the Patteri Entrepreneurship Society have organized an open mic meeting. Participants discussed student startups at universities, the need to provide financial and resource support for young entrepreneurs, and the performance of this system in general.

  25.05.2021

• SingleStore Founder Nikita Shamgunov on How to Launch a Startup

  Nikita Shamgunov, the founder of the SingleStore company and an ITMO University graduate, gave a lecture on building a startup and collaboration with aspiring entrepreneurs at the ITMO Preaccelerator’s Demo Day.

  24.02.2021

• How to Organize Teamwork and Avoid Conflicts: Tips by an ITMO Graduate

  As part of the Creating a Technology Business course, Viktor Viktorov, an ITMO graduate and a development director of the Crystal Service Integration company, shared his experience in managing both small and large teams.

  04.02.2021

• From Graduates to Students: New Internship Opportunities

  The travel tech company founded by ITMO graduates invites students to experience a new internship format and try their hand at starting a project from scratch with the help of qualified mentors.

  13.01.2021

• ITMO Technopark in 2020: Tech Business, New Clubs, and International Cooperation

  2020 has been a tough year for business, but life at ITMO Technopark hasn’t stopped: the year was marked by new clubs and platforms, innovative tech projects, international schools and festivals, as well as a record number of applications for ITMO’s Preaccelerator and Accelerator programs. Here’s what happened in the technology business this year.

  31.12.2020