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• Over 200 Students Register For "I am a Professional" Competition

  …rganizers used the Alice virtual assistant to help the students choose the categories they would've liked to participate in. The assistant's new skill was called "I am a Professional", and executed as a career guidance test. Its seven original questions help the user choose one of 11 proposed specializations. For now, Alice is the competition's only HR expert which i…

  01.11.2018

• What Future Does Climate Change Spell for St. Petersburg?

  …devices), and increase the rate of infection and death. Researchers used weather forecasts, satellite data and a special algorithm in order to assess the risks. Their conclusion was that the urban surface temperature (not to be confused with air temperature) in St. Petersburg will increase by 3 degrees Celsius by 2025. Another study of the city’s suburban areas fo…

  01.11.2018

• Ghent University Professor: Every Patient Should Have Their Own Heart Model

  …elationship with medical practitioners is a unique achievement for us scientists. This is a very difficult task indeed: doctors are extremely busy people; moreover, this profession has lots of limitations regarding the storage and processing of personal data. I’ve traveled all around the world trying to get doctors on board. The most frequent answer I got was ‘no’: p…

  01.11.2018

• Biochemistry Twins on Creating their Own Lab

  …Have you had a close friendly relationship since childhood? In general, yes. Apart from three broken fingers, that I broke on several occasions thanks to this young man (laughs). As is typical for twins, we have always competed, fought for a place under the sun. But this does not mean that we were far from each other, on the contrary – always together, and all our…

  01.11.2018

• What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: Oncologist Explains

  …e with an already established diagnosis, don’t content themselves with information from reliable medical sources and prefer to read around the topic, so we host a lot of discussions on how accurate and adequate the data they find is. Of course, I often get statements like ‘On the Internet they say that you should treat the illness such and such’. Some people put a lo…

  31.10.2018

• Scientists' New Image And Academic Mobility: Professor Pavel Belov's Take on Modern Science

  … results they get largely depend on how well they perform these tasks. In the past ten years, the attractiveness of science careers has increased a lot. In 2000s, the profession of a scientist was very unpopular, only a little less than that of a janitor. The image of a scientist was associated with being dirt poor. Nowadays, I assure you, those who know what's wh…

  31.10.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 3-5

  …eze in a visit to a mystical garden adorned with creepy animal figurines and then head straight to the alley lit up by the flickers of 500 lanterns to take a photo for the occasion and calm your nerves a bit. The program doesn’t end here; the Organ Hall of the historical Tauride Palace will host a concert featuring a symphonic-poetic composition by local composer …

  31.10.2018

• ITMO Student Talks Urban Development in Northern Cities

  …This year, I took part in a congress organized by the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), a non-governmental global association of experienced professional urban planners. Every year, this event brings together hundreds of urban studies professionals from all over the world. The congress is a platform for shar…

  30.10.2018

• Siberian Coal Energy Company’s Advisor on Personnel: Even the Most Macho Miners Need Soft Skills

  … audience they’ll be working with. We get different requests each time; this year, the focus is on leadership and corporate governance.” To become part of these professional development courses, the company’s staff participate in the internal corporate education events such as workshops, conferences, and contests. Course program The courses take place …

  30.10.2018

• Universities of 5-100 Russian Academic Excellence Project Share Plans for 2020 and Beyond

  …21 Russian universities participating in Project 5-100 presented reports on the implementation of their academic excellence programs. On the second day of the session, ITMO University, along with 10 other universities, presented its report. ITMO’s delegation included Rector Vladimir Vasilyev, First Vice Rector Daria Kozlova, Vice Rector for Research Vladimir Nikif…

  29.10.2018