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• Fun & Wacky Sports to Try in St. Petersburg: Part 2

  If you’ve checked out the first part of this series and are craving even more endorphin-pumping activities, both indoor and outdoor, here's what to try next.

  19.05.2023

• Student Spotlight: Geraldine Guevara, Colombia

  In today’s interview, we got the opportunity to chat with a super-talented girl from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia who traveled all the way to St. Petersburg to fulfill her dream of studying abroad. Currently enrolled in the Foundation Program at ITMO, Geraldine is a future Bachelor’s student in mechatronics and robotics. But why did she choose Russia as her destination? In her words, it is the culture that enchanted her. Take a deep dive into this beautiful conversation with Geraldine, where we discuss everything from food to motorsports. 

  09.03.2023

• ITMO Bachelor’s Student Petr Gumennik Wins Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix

  Russian figure skater and a Bachelor’s student at ITMO Petr Gumennik has won the Russian Grand Prix Final, scoring a total of 282.12 points.

  06.03.2023

• Dancing, Fencing, and Ultimate Frisbee: Get to Know Three KronBars Coaches

  For this new installment of our get-to-know series, we’ve decided to talk to several coaches from ITMO’s acclaimed KronBars student sports club. It was hard to choose just several among the over 50 sports clubs available, so we went for the sports we wanted to try: ballroom dancing, fencing, and ultimate frisbee. What’s the best way to stay in shape? Where does one look for inspiration or second wind? Find out in this interview.

  28.02.2023

• Traditional Sports: Slavic Baseball, Boxing, and More

  The desire to play, have fun, and stay fit is universal all around the world and throughout the ages. Here’s how Slavic peoples did it in the past – with no gyms and stadiums required.

  06.02.2023

• Figure Skater and ITMO Student Petr Gumennik Wins Silver at Russian National Championship

  Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik, a first-year student at ITMO’s Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems, has come second to Evgeni Semenenko in the 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships, scoring 295.07 points.

  23.12.2022

• Student Functional Athletics League To Appear in Russia

  At the ninth forum on topical issues in student sports, held on December 1-2, Sergey Seyranov, the President of the Russian Student Sports Union, and Alexey Barymov, the president of the Functional Athletics Federation, signed an agreement establishing a Student Functional Athletics League and thus introducing this sport into the curriculum of Russian universities.

  05.12.2022

• Russia To Introduce a Register of Student Sports Clubs

  A unified state register of student sports clubs will appear in Russia, following the agreement signed by Evgenii Raskin, ITMO’s Vice Rector for Youth Policy, Sergey Seyranov, the President of the Russian Student Sports Union, and Evgenia Bychkova, the Executive Director of the Association of Student Sports Clubs of Russia, at the ninth national forum on topical issues concerning student sports.

  02.12.2022

• Chess in Russia: How the National Sport Is Played at ITMO

  Why is chess so popular in Russia? Let’s take a closer look at this mindful sport as a national phenomenon and discover the modern perspective by getting to know ITMO’s Chess Club.

  25.10.2022

• Fun & Wacky Sports to Try in St. Petersburg

  Whether you’re eager to add some spark to your workout or would like to pick up a new sport, these five activities will do the job for you.

  11.10.2022