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• Best in St. Petersburg: ITMO Tops Admissions Quality Ranking

  According to a recent study of the quality of enrollment at universities, ITMO was named the best in St. Petersburg and among the top five universities in Russia for tuition-free and fee-based Bachelor’s admissions – from among the total of 803 Russian universities evaluated.

  14.01.2025

• ITMO Fellow Alena Kulakova on Merging Chemistry and Physics

  As a child, Alena Kulakova used to dream of becoming a doctor, but ended up pursuing chemistry at university. Since then, she’s completed a double PhD degree in France and Russia, moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg, and authored several projects. Now, she’s one of the few chemists at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics, where she is part of the team designing metal-organic frameworks – sorbents used for fast, durable sensors and drug delivery systems. In this interview, she shares her journey in academia with ITMO.NEWS. 

  13.01.2025

• Unsolvable Problems and Human Computers: Physics and Fantasy in The Three-Body Problem

  Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem is one of the most well-known sci-fi novels of the 21st century. In the book, fictional ideas are intertwined with complex scientific theories – and it may be hard to tell them apart. Stanislav Baturin, a leading researcher at ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering, sheds some light on the science of the novel.

  09.01.2025

• This Holiday Season in St. Petersburg: Part 2

  It’s the last day of the holidays. Are you ready to embrace the new year or do you wish to celebrate a little more? Whatever you choose, we’ve got suggestions for fun events to visit in the city – and activities to do at home.

  08.01.2025

• Paws of Help: Getting to Know ITMO’s Kindest Student Club

  At ITMO’s volunteer club Paws of Help, students are brought together by a shared desire to do some good for their fellow creatures. How does the club work, how do you join, and what’s the proper procedure for helping animals in the wild? We’ve talked to the club’s organizers and members to find out.

  07.01.2025

• Everything Wrong With Arrakis: A Physicist’s Take on Dune

  The universe of Dune knows how to impress: with its giant worms, a desert planet, and human supercomputers. Is anything from this fictional world based in scientific fact? Which inventions did Frank Herbert foresee? And what do stillsuits and spacesuits have in common? Mikhail Sokolov, a senior researcher at ITMO’s Institute of Laser Technologies, dotted all the i’s in his recent open lecture.

  06.01.2025

• Winter Holidays at ITMO’s Museum of Optics: Cool Events to Visit

  Don’t miss out on all the holiday tours and workshops happening at ITMO’s Museum of Optics this holiday season!

  03.01.2025

• Year of the Snake: Serpents in Slavic Folklore

  As you might’ve noticed by the amount of serpent-shaped ornaments in local stores, 2025 is the year of the snake according to the Chinese calendar. In China, this animal symbolizes wisdom and prosperity. But what about snakes in Russian culture? 

  02.01.2025

• How to Take Care of Your Mental Health Over Winter Holidays

  The long winter break gives us all a long-awaited opportunity to unwind after an eventful year. However, it can be hard to turn off “work mode” and let yourself fully relax. We reached out to Anna Nikolayeva, a psychologist with the online service Alter, to ask how to rest and whether cat memes can help in the matter.

  27.12.2024

• ITMO in 2024: Highlights of the Year

  Caught up in the rich kaleidoscope of discoveries, interviews, and events at ITMO, we almost didn't notice that the year is almost over! So, let’s settle in, pour a mug of something warm, and reminisce on the key moments of the passing year.

  26.12.2024