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• RTDA Bureau Wins Prestigious International Award for Architectural Plan of ITMO Highpark

  …ism with a prestigious award. The RTDA bureau and we share the same outlook, and it was very easy and pleasant working with each other. And, going back to the award, it is not insignificant that the award our colleagues received is of the highest, international level. This means that we’re building a campus that in a sense have received positive recognition by and ap…

  17.05.2019

• Social Animals: What Makes Us Human

  …t smoothly until the researchers changed the rules and began to reward one monkey with grapes while still giving the other cucumbers. Faced with inequality, the slighted capuchins stopped eating their cucumber, and in 40% of all cases even stopped participating in the exchange altogether. In the next stage of the experiment, researchers began giving one of the mon…

  17.05.2019

• Master’s Student Mrinal Vashisth: Embracing Interdisciplinarity is Like Discovering Your Superpowers

  … did my Bachelor’s thesis on analyzing NGS data and creating associated databases. When I was writing it, I was doing an internship at one of India’s best independent research institutions, CSIR-IGIB in New Deli. I worked under the guidance of Dr. Vinod Scaria who is a well-known figure in the field of genomics. He is most famous for sequencing the first Indian, Sri …

  17.05.2019

• Avengers and Time Travel: Scientific Perspective

  … do a neat job, their plan falls apart and they get noticed multiple times, talk to strangers in the past and even fight (remember the scene in which Captain America fights against himself?) However, despite all the drama and setbacks, it looks like participation in this risky project didn’t affect their future at all. Their world remained the same. It is the worl…

  16.05.2019

• Two-Minute Beach Cleans and Plastic-Identifying AI: How Citizen Science Combats Plastic Waste in Oceans

  …tive sample size of the area, and you’ll need to analyze it as the next participation step. The analysis involves sorting out any vegetation and comparing what you have got against the microplastic guide, which is in the resource pack, recording the results as you go along. Having sorted your findings, you’ll need to complete the report form and send it to the projec…

  16.05.2019

• Master's Students from Mexico on Studying in Russia and ITMO's Art&Science Program

  …orres was looking for opportunities to pursue her Master’s, prior to having studied to become a biotechnologist in Mexico. This search led her all the way to Moscow’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech). While there, she discovered bio art and Art & Science, and self-professedly fell in love with this exciting field at the intersection of exact sc…

  16.05.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: May 18-19

  …me to Peterhof as a guest of the royal family. Splendidly-choreographed ballet performances will be followed, of course, by an impressive show of Peterhof’s world-famous fountains. To attend the fountain show, all you have to do is to buy a ticket to the Lower Park and come to the park’s Grand Cascade at 1 PM on May 18. St. Petersburg Comic Con This year ma…

  15.05.2019

• Master’s Degree ++: Experts, Organizers and Participants on the Formula for an Ideal Master’s Program

  … of viable Master’s programs, the role of universities as the driving forces of innovative regional development, models of network cooperation between Russian higher education institutions, and many others. Our fifth conference, which this year took place at ITMO University, was also dedicated to such important issues as digitalization of education, interdisciplin…

  15.05.2019

• FAQ on Life in Russia

  …and attainable. Many dream, and sometimes make it, to the US. Immigration is common to these countries, and traces of the West are all over, with brands and stores and food chains covering every sidewalk. How do people react to “foreigners” there? Do you stand out? Russia is a large country and has many different nationalities. However, that being said, I d…

  14.05.2019

• Master’s Degree at ITMO University: Choosing Your Individual Track