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• Biking to the Top: ITMO’s 9th International Council Meeting in Amsterdam

  …y, and Florian Schreck, who showed the visitors round the Institute of Physics Lab. The group then moved on to explore the Startup Village, an avant-garde business incubator which functions on the grounds of Science Park and consists of in-built shipping containers which act as coworking spaces for budding entrepreneurs. This jam-packed pre-meeting day laid th…

  07.11.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 10-11

  …designers, this contest provides a unique opportunity to unleash their creativity, experiment with new techniques and technologies and come up with designs free from commercial restrictions. And for the audience, it’s a true feast for the eyes, where fashion, art and theater collide. Visitors will have a chance to marvel at a great variety of astonishing garments:…

  07.11.2018

• Indigenous Languages and Fun Science: ‘From Volunteering to Social Engineering’ Forum

  …volunteers are currently engaged in the project. Language as a source of national pride, the Komi Republic This project, which started as a temporary campaign, currently functions in ten Russian regions. The project is aimed at preserving the Komi culture and languages. About 100 peoples live in the Komi Republic, each with their own culture and language. A…

  07.11.2018

• Cancer Survival Guide: Oncologist Ilya Fomintsev Gives Lecture at ITMO University

  …three types of genes which can cause cancer if they break. Proto-oncogenes are genes that are responsible for cell division, suppressor genes are genes that are responsible for interactions between cells, and repair genes are responsible for "repairing" DNA. During their lives, people become subject to different factors, many of which cause genetic damage. Oftentimes…

  07.11.2018

• OPORA RUSSIA: Championing Technological Entrepreneurship

  …development depend on not only scientific but also entrepreneurial potential of researchers. It is with this goal in sight that the speakers of the ‘Technological Entrepreneurship’ section of the ‘Small Business as a National Project’ forum stated that the country needs a new generation of young specialists that can make use of their technological and entrepreneurial…

  07.11.2018

• Travel Tips: Exploring Riga

  …aka Vecriga) is one of the most well-preserved old towns in Europe, which may well be true, although it is pretty small compared to Tallinn’s Old Town, in large part due to the destruction it sustained in WWII with some buildings being razed to the ground. However, there are still quite a lot of real architectural gems there worth checking out. One of the most ico…

  06.11.2018

• VR and the Future of Digital Art: The Fourth International Animation Assembly in St. Petersburg

  …t. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design and involves experts from the Academy’s many partner universities. ITMO University participated in the Assembly’s science section while its staff operated a VR demo area where guests could use HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR headsets to try out projects by Bachelor’s students of the Graphical Technologies Center…

  06.11.2018

• ITMO Graduate Anastasia Svarovskaya on Promoting Space Science

  …ime, I collaborated with Taiga.info from Novosibirsk, and oLogy, a popular science title. I'd like to write even more, but I just don't have enough time: I am a member of the youth section of the Russian Cosmonaut Federation. Whenever possible, I am helping them with conducting different projects and events. I am also managing social networks for the Open Space VK…

  06.11.2018

• A Different View: 10 St. Petersburg Instagram Accounts for a New Perspective

  … she’s tied to St. Petersburg with a merino wool thread. Chunky hand-knitted hats on marble lion? Nordic patterns in front of seascapes? It’s all about the warmth of harmony and connection. engineer_history_spb If you love buildings, you’ll get a new perspective on St. Petersburg architecture in this account. It’s not all palaces and golden staircases – how abo…

  05.11.2018

• Movie Fridays: Studio Ghibli, Nuff Said

  …the novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle is yet another masterpiece (yes, that’s the right word) by the acclaimed anime artist. Set in a fictional kingdom where magic is a part of life, this fairy tale follows the story of a young hatter named Sophie, who is turned into a ninety-year-old woman by a witch’s curse. Trying to …

  02.11.2018