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• Patrick Asante: The Support From the International Office Is Incredible

  …th academics from Russia and from all over the world. It’s very enriching. I have been in contact with Russian people a bit and I can say they are welcoming and friendly. This institution has an outstanding international community and colleagues. Above all, the support from the International Office is incredible. They’ve been great to me.  Also, the administrators at…

  06.02.2020

• MOOCs for Everyone: How to Create an Effective and Useful Online Course

  …ducation Department can help you out.  Space is of essence: if you have a large course, don’t try to shorten it so that it fits into the format of a 50-minute lecture; instead, you’d do better making a second part, its continuation. If, on the other hand, your course is small and succinct, leave it as it is and avoid including anything unnecessary – this can …

  06.02.2020

• ITMO Engineers’ New AC System Brings a Breath of Fresh Air to Historical Buildings

  … though the time is long past midnight, the staff of the Faculty of Cryogenic Engineering – inventor Sergei Muraveinikov’s team – are hard at work. Several months ago, they’ve installed a new air conditioning system of their own design in order to test it and create a prototype they could eventually turn into an actual market-ready product. “We’re working to imp…

  06.02.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 8-9, 2020

  …“In the Audience’s Interest” exhibition February 3-29, 10am – 7pm Herzen University’s Institute of Human Philosophy Free admission In the Audience’s Interest is a photography exhibition by Loketski, dubbed by some as the 2019 revelation in the world of St. Petersburg street art. The artist gained popularity thanks to his art objects on topical social i…

  05.02.2020

• Not Conflict, But Synergy: On Salvador Dali’s Relationship with Science

  …of optics and camera obscuras. As for Salvador Dali, I first focused on him in 2017. I’m glad that it happened, because Dali is a unique example of an artist who was genuinely inspired by science; he can only be compared to Leonardo da Vinci who, having only a basic education, created engineering structures purely by intuition. Dali, in turn, perceived the principles…

  05.02.2020

• The Art of Managing the University of the Future: A Roundtable on Effective University Governance Held in St. Petersburg

  …university management. Firstly, how to evaluate whether a university and the way it’s managed are successful or unsuccessful? After all, being not a commercial or bureaucratic institution but an organization with a noble mission, universities cannot be appraised from a standard managerial point of view based on performance figures or the amount of money made.  Sec…

  05.02.2020

• Active Learning: 7 Ways to Increase Students’ Motivation and Engagement

  …erse themselves in the process and feel part of the professional world; help them understand their mistakes without criticizing or hinting at their professional unsuitability. Instead, give them recognition for participating – this will increase the student’s confidence in what they do. Delegate Entrust students with their own learning. Delegate your tasks …

  05.02.2020

• The Work of a Lighting Designer: Creating Magic on Concerts and Fashion Shows

  …g or two about lighting, because it’s a rather subjective field. There are still, however, certain professional skills that set a lighting designer apart from a layperson. For instance, the Young–Helmholtz theory of color perception, color temperature, and an object’s natural luminescence.  This knowledge is meant to help you find a common ground with a client and…

  04.02.2020

• ITMO University Researchers’ Work on DNA-Based Nanorobot for Cancer Diagnostics

  …emists, pharmacists, and biologists. Scientists have high hopes for gene therapy, which combats mutations that occur in cells. “DNA is the foundation of the cell, it contains its genetic material, which is needed to encode proteins that are vital for the existence of the cell,” shares Ekaterina Goncharova, a co-author of the resear…

  04.02.2020

• Three St. Petersburg Museums to Visit Now

  …graved into Russian culture. You might hear someone refer to a person making an important decision as “A Knight at the Crossroads” by Viktor Vasnetsov, or a group of people brainstorming  as “Cossacks Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan” by Ilya Repin. I sometimes think about “Mast Tree Grove” by Ivan Shiskin when I need to be transported to a sun-lit forest in de…

  03.02.2020