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• Light, Health, and Interior Design: LIGHT4HEALTH Summer School at ITMO

  …ening activity is even better." The first three days of the summer school were devoted to lectures on the physics of light, perception psychology, the workings of human vision, the potential dangers of lighting, space analysis, effect of light on circadian rhythms, neuroendocrine and neurological processes. At the same time, students practiced their teamwork ski…

  16.09.2019

• Participants of Russian-Japanese Youth Exchange Discuss Accessibility in St. Petersburg

  …ertain places. Even you social circle may be defined by your diagnosis: you either speak only to your family members, or meet others with similar illnesses. I myself have vision-related issues, and I have trouble dealing with most paperwork; this trip has made me really want to support people with various health issues in their desire to find work. At ITMO Univ…

  16.09.2019

• Healthy Living: Five Tips for Staying Positive

• Dare to Fulfil Your Dreams: Take Part in Goal-Setting Marathon

  … and will be followed by a series of online and onsite classes on October 14-28. Soft skills are a combination of interpersonal skills, the importance of which in the professional environment can hardly be overestimated. The marathon focuses on the basic aspect of soft skills, goal-setting. It is a management technique that involves developing an action plan with …

  13.09.2019

• Tourism by Numbers: ITMO University Presents Projects at Saint Petersburg Travel Hub Expo

  …und, medical, and wellness tourism, as well as the digitization of travel. The digital transformation of the travel industry and its key trends and challenges were on discussion during the panel session Digitization of Tourism – Industry 4.0, organized by the St. Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development. The discussion; I’ve wanted this since childhood. When I was in school and we were looking at the map during geography class, I looked at Russia and said: “What a huge country, and so far away! I’ll neve…

  12.09.2019

• Maker Faire Program Director Sabrina Merlo: Most People Are Already Makers

  …t to understand this culture and how to instill that same spirit of innovation among themselves. Finally, you’ve also said that making can be one of the ways to fight depression and a feeling of meaninglessness of existence. How is that? There is some interesting research about that. Scientists have written about the mental health benefits of manual work, of ma…

  12.09.2019

• “I am a Professional” Winners on Challenges and Benefits of the Contest

  …mputer Engineering at Tver State Technical University. I often participated in international and Russian competitions and scientific festivals, but I heard about “I am a Professional” purely by accident from my friend. I decided to give it a go since competitions like this can be advantageous for entering a university and for my future career. The first time I par…

  12.09.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: September 14-15, 2019

  …Ballads of Other Worlds art exhibition September 1 – October 4 ArtMuza Museum of Modern Art Free admission Immerse yourself into the atmosphere of mysterious worlds by visiting an exhibition of Igor Ivanov’s works at the ArtMuza Museum of Modern Art on Vasilievsky Island. Made of simple things that most of us just throw away, these works of art contain…

  11.09.2019

• Women of ITMO's Empower Program Take Their Careers to New Heights

  …he English Language Office of the US Embassy in Moscow. Its goal is to help its participants acquire new marketable skills and personal competencies and use them to fuel professional growth, find a new fulfilling job, especially after a maternity leave, or even start a business. The program kicked off last February with courses in English, soft skills and computer…

  11.09.2019