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• A Vegetarian’s Guide to St. Petersburg

  …ive space. While eating a piece of wonderful cherry strudel with a cup of herbal tea you can meet some of the other clients and talk to them. Thanks to the atmosphere of free networking you want to visit this place again and again. This "art-space" always offers its' visitors an opportunity to participate in various workshops. For instance, on the weekend they initia…

  04.08.2016

• Jaime Lerner: “Don't Trust Pessimists”

  …des, more than 50% of carbon emissions come from cars. That is why the rarely we use cars the best quality of life we have. The idea of mobility is based on connection between all transport systems. In 1983 we proposed this system for Rio de Janeiro. It was about how to connect subway and buses. Of course, almost everyone was against at first. However 23 years…

  04.08.2016

• Bioinformatics Summer School: Where Tech and Biology Come Together

  …ol. Students, graduates and company representatives gave presentations on the molecular atlas of a human being, about the possibilities of computer modeling based on a neural network, analyzed the influence of genetic factors and smoking on the risk of myocardial infarction with age, and more. In 2016, the school was supported by JetBrains, BIOCAD, EPAM and Parseq L…

  03.08.2016

• Researchers Are on the Way to Obtain First Chemically Synthesized Metamaterial

  …ique optical activity of the material was achieved by the combination of iron ions with tetracarboxylicligand based on anthracene. This substance has acted a role of a linker between the iron ions attaching them to its four end groups. As a result, the scientists produced the material with a strong anisotropy (difference) in properties in different directions. The…

  02.08.2016

• A Student from Iraq: “Studying in Russia was my Dream”

  …e for some time when I came to St. Petersburg. They helped me to adjust to new conditions. My classmates also helped me – and now we are like a family. There is no difference between Russian and international students – all of us have to meet the same requirements. Russian educational programs are effective and students here pay less than those who study in Europe.  …

  01.08.2016

• The Master’s Program Enrollment Campaign: Bringing in Best Students and Training Elite Specialists

  … read in the description of the program. In this context we should also work on eliminating the “mentorship” of the academic staff, and develop different forms of cooperation between the students and the staff, so that the former would have the chance to influence the educational process. Here, we can mention the third task, which implies the development of modern fo…

  01.08.2016

• Virtual Reality Classrooms: Education of the Future

  …the idea of creating virtual classrooms early in 2016. A “virtual” classrooms requires VR-headsets (in this case - the GearVR), software that connects the gadgets to a single network, educational content and special furniture. "We are going to equip the classrooms with “turnkey” systems, providing not only equipment and content, but also furniture suitable for i…

  01.08.2016

• Nature Index Names ITMO U as a "Rising Star"

  …the authors of the rankings. As mentioned by the Nature Index of Rising Stars authors, Russia and Poland were two countries that improved their contribution to the index between 2012 and 2015. At the same time, China is no longer considered a rising star, since China’s rise in high-quality research output is now well established. However, it’s worth noting that …

  29.07.2016

• Look at Neptune and Visit a Warship: St. Petersburg Continues to Celebrate Navy Day

  …1. More than 1,200 seamen will take part in the celebration. Must sees on July 31 10.00 am. The official start of the celebration. Ship crews that will be on the Neva river between Blagoveshchensky and Palace Bridges will be congratulated on the occasion of the anniversary. 10.30 am. The concert starts in Senate Square, near the Bronze Horseman. Also, the beginnin…

  29.07.2016

• Virtual Reality Technologies: What to Expect in the Foreseeable Future?

  …icular aspects. In August we are going to open a new educational platform to test some of our theories. This platform will be focused on maintaining distributed communication between people from all over the world, and visualizing the places and subjects they are talking about. This will prove really effective when used in education: the children will be able to see …

  28.07.2016