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• Scientists Create New Magnetic Nanosphere For Efficient Drug Delivery

  … obtained with the new method can be safely applied in medicine. "For the first time ever, we combined several synthesis methods, the sol-gel process and the microemulsion technique, to make the obtained materials meet all the requirements," comments Elizaveta Anastasova, a PhD student at SCAMT Laboratory. "The sol-gel process enables us to obtain a magnetit…

  10.09.2018

• Grand Chess Fest: ITMO Participants On Noble Game’s Unfading Appeal

  … Olympiad team event Konstantin Sakaev, among many others. ITMO was represented by four university’s chess team members: Maksim Larin and Murad Huseinov played at the professional level, whilst Bairam Turapov and Ruslan Pescherov competed as amateurs. Thanks to their ace chess skills and expertise, ITMO University team came first in the Grand Chess Tournament’s bu…

  10.09.2018

• Movie Fridays: A Quick Fix

  …ht? How predictable of us, but not really, because our first recommendation, Alien’s Guide, is not your usual plain-vanilla movie sanctuary. Embarking on a truly gargantuan mission of ‘explaining human stupidity’, the show’s own host, the mercurial and lusciously-browed representative of unknown alien species Garyx Wormuloid, does so by condescendingly giving our ear…

  07.09.2018

• Disability and Accessible Environment: Participants of Exchange Program on Japan’s Best Practices

  …g, as you have to understand your partner really well if you want to win. Natalya Startseva: It’s great that their government funds this center, as it has many great subdivisions. For instance, they have a college for training personnel who work with disabled people, a research center that studies particular issues associated with the handicapped in order to provi…

  07.09.2018

• Internship at MIT: Active Learning, Virtual Reality, and Entrepreneurial Skills

  …nd less successful students. Active learning is a form of learning in which lectures are divided into small chunks, 10-15 minutes long each, and interspersed with discussions and practical tasks, shared Klavdiya Bochenina, an associate professor at ITMO University. The thing is that active learning increases attention span, the amount of concentrated time a pe…

  07.09.2018

• The Land of the Rising Sun: Politeness, Self-Management, and Nature Conservation

  … a try and embark on a voyage to Asia. Japan seemed like the best option as it is one of the most developed countries in the region. That was when ITMO University opened submissions for this exchange program, and I grabbed the chance. To be honest, I didn’t know much about Japanese culture before the trip except for maybe geishas and samurais. Tatyana Lyalina, Mas…

  06.09.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: September 8-9

  …of Ice and Fire’, try your luck in a literary battle, and let loose dancing to atmospheric medieval music performed by local bands HILT!, Bee Celtic, ALRUNA, and Hisimel. Admission is free, so there’s no excuse not to get nerdy. Boris Grebenshchikov’s World Music Fest For the second year in a row, St. Petersburg will dance to the ‘Chasti Sveta’ (‘Continents’) G…

  05.09.2018

• ITMO University Makes It Into Top-10 of RAEX Ranking

  …utation rankings for granted, as they only take into account respondents’ opinions of each university, but don’t evaluate some other important academic indicators such as admission quality, scientometric indicators, etc. “A reputation is not something you can build in a day, and the fact that ITMO University entered the top-10 confirms its growing prestige a…

  05.09.2018

• ITMO.Highpark Begins New Stage of Development

  …vironment where young talents can live and create.” A competition has also been launched for the development of a design concept for ITMO.Highpark. The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2018. The complete requirements and specifications are published here (link in Russian).…

  04.09.2018

• Why ITMO is More than a University

  … main areas of specialization for our university, and has been for some time. Our Museum of Optics is all about the magic of light, from holograms to optoclones to optical illusions. The best part is that many exhibits are interactive, so you can be part of the action. The Museum is currently hosting the exhibition “Light Alive”, which will run till December. ITMO…

  04.09.2018