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• I Am a Professional: Top Student Contest Begins 8th Season

  On September 26, registration opens for the new, eighth, season of the I Am a Professional national student competition. Winners receive prizes of 100,000 to 300,000 rubles, application bonuses, as well as unique internship opportunities at leading Russian companies. Read on for more.

  26.09.2024

• Help the Dark Store: Winners of Hackathon by ITMO and VkusVill Grocery Chain

  100 students from Moscow and St. Petersburg took part in the recent hackathon Help the Dark Store, organized by ITMO and VkusVill, a chain of grocery stores. Over three days, they analyzed the operations of the company’s dark stores to suggest ways to improve product storage, assembly of orders, and stock-taking. The best projects will be implemented at the company.

  26.09.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: September 26 - October 2, 2024

  As this uncharacteristically warm September wraps up, we are ready to welcome October with festivals, movie retrospectives, intriguing exhibitions, and stylish new threads. Discover the details below.

  25.09.2024

• ITMO and St. Petersburg School Launch Nanotechnologies Lab

  Lyceum No. 150 in the Kalininsky District of St. Petersburg is now home to the new Nanotechnologies Laboratory, launched in collaboration with ITMO’s International Laboratory “Hybrid Nanostructures for Biomedicine.” At the lab, senior students will have advanced classes in physics, chemistry, and biology, learning to synthesize several types of nanoparticles. Students will then present their work at a summer school at ITMO, with members of the best teams gaining an additional five points to their Unified State Exam scores when applying to the university.

  18.09.2024

• University Applicants Prefer Educational Programs by IT Companies

  The availability of educational programs developed by IT companies is one of the top three criteria for choosing a university among IT applicants – says a recent study by Yandex Education. Most of all when choosing a university, both applicants and their parents care about its support for new students, such as adaptation and mentorship programs and a helpful community. Another factor is high-quality educational programs that equip graduates with relevant skills, as well as experienced teaching staff, including experts from tech companies.

  17.09.2024

• New Antibiotics, Social Media, and Solar Cells: ITMO.STARS Winners Present Their Projects

  11 young talents will study at ITMO tuition-free as winners of ITMO.STARS – a contest  for applicants for ITMO applicants with unique achievements who didn’t score high enough on their Unified State Exams. In order to compete, the participants must submit their own research, social projects, engineering designs, or startups.

  17.09.2024

• Newcomer’s Guide to St. Petersburg

  So, you’ve moved to St. Petersburg – how do you start getting to know the city? Follow our trusty guide, of course! From tourist staples to secret locations, you will soon know the good old St. Pete like the back of your hand.

  17.09.2024

• ITMO Launches New Open Call for Projects within 2030 Development Strategy

  On September 16, ITMO launched another open call for projects within its 2030 Development Strategy, welcoming submissions from students and staff, as well as representatives of other universities and organizations in Russia and abroad. Winners of the open call will receive funding up to 20 million rubles depending on their project’s track, as well as access to the expertise, staff, and infrastructure of the university and its partners. 

  16.09.2024

• ITMO Names Russia’s Open-Source Software Leaders

  Researchers from ITMO’s Research Center “Strong AI in Industry” surveyed the trends in development and application of open-source software for machine learning and data processing in Russia. It turned out that Yandex, Sberbank, and T-Bank are the three leaders in Russian open-source solutions. The survey also demonstrated the top five projects in various categories based on the opinions of experts from Russian big tech and universities, as well as open data from GitHub and PyPI.

  16.09.2024

• ITMO Ranks Second in Potanin Foundation's Ranking of Russian Universities

  Since last year, ITMO has climbed the ranking of Russian universities compiled by the Vladimir Potanin Scholarship Program: the university now resides in second place. Also in the top three (out of 75 participating universities) are Higher School of Economics and St. Petersburg State University.

  13.09.2024