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• Available THz: An Article by ITMO’s Researchers Is on the Cover of the Magazine Laser&Photonics Reviews

  …Terahertz (THz) radiation has several extraordinary features that make it interesting for scientists from all over the world. THz radiation passes through most dielectrics, doesn’t harm living organisms, and is absorbed by conductive materials. It can become a safe alternative to using X radiation in such fields as security, medicine, and data transfer. The spectrum…

  27.01.2017

• Rectors are Human Too: Heads of Top Russian Universities Share Stories from Their Student Years

  …Vladimir Vasilyev, ITMO University rector, PhD, professor, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Graduate of Leningrad Polytechnic University in 1974 with a degree in Thermal Physics. There’s one day in all of my exam sessions that I’ve remembered all my life. I was a fourth-year student at the Polytech. Throughout our years there we had a tr…

  26.01.2017

• Wild Potato for the Welfare of Cultivated Vegetables

  …. "It is very important to detect what microbes help potato fight against causal fungus. I looked for strains of microorganisms that can assist in creating medications. Both scientists and pharma companies can use these results. However developing effective biopharmaceuticals takes at least two years, as it is necessary to test them by storing potatoes for a long t…

  26.01.2017

• New Priorities in Education: A Press Conference by the Minister of Education

  …% increase in pedagogical programs. Statistics show that 80% of these program’s graduates are working within their field. Target reception The Ministry of Education and Science places emphasis on training students by means of target reception programs. "Target reception" is when a student, university and some organization sign an agreement where the university…

  26.01.2017

• A Taste for Science: Why the State Is Eager To Finance Universities' Fundamental Research?

  … "We've decided to support young teams. University science has a great advantage before academic science: we have many young Candidates who want to do research. Our task is to make them stay in science. So, we've set the following requirements: 70% of the research team must be young

  25.01.2017

• Professor Xi-Cheng Zhang Is Awarded by Selby Scientific Foundation

  …The main goal of this award is to reward distinguished scientists who were invited to Australia to present open lectures and seminars that aim to promote scientific ideas. The candidates have to be both experienced researchers and wonderful lecturers. According to Sergei Kozlov, head of the International Institute "Photonics and Opti…

  25.01.2017

• Master’s Student on Cryptocurrencies and How to Organize an IT Business

  … However I like this development tool more than others. When I started studying at the Computer Technology Department, I planned to became a programmer, or mathematician or scientist or to combine all these activities. All programming languages that we studied seemed inappropriate, When I was a second-year student, I bet with my friends that I was able to study…

  24.01.2017

• Chitin — A Multipurpose Natural Material

  …ffective than liposomes or cationic polymers, as it's more effective at binding DNA. Also, such systems are not toxic, and one can obtain them at room temperature", shares the scientist. Chitin in food industry Chitosan's absorption ability is used in brewing for disgorgement. The so-called "haze" in drinks comes from proteins, carbohydrates, live cells and…

  24.01.2017

• First Open Day in 2017 and How to Apply to ITMO

  …ample, controlling the humidity level for growing tomatoes. The students in this top major have become six time world champions in the prestigious ACM programming contest. Its scientists publish more than 200 articles a year in leading international scientific journals, and graduates end up working in leading IT companies around the wor…

  23.01.2017

• Gain Extra Points with Vkontakte

  …Traditionally ITMO University organizes Entrance Competitions (or Olympiads) for high school students. According to the new rules established by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2015, the winners and those who take the medal places gain extra points for their results of the Unified State Examination. The first round is an online contest aimed at selecting par…

  23.01.2017