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• ITMO First Vice Rector Joins Yandex as Education Director

  Daria Kozlova, ITMO’s First Vice Rector, will combine her current duties with heading education at Yandex, setting an example for integration between universities and business. 

  14.11.2022

• Online Schools VS Universities: Best Education for a Career in IT

  A career in IT is the dream job for many. High wages, comfy offices, a friendly culture, and, of course, cookies – all these things draw young specialists to the industry. But what is the best education for fledgling IT professionals? This was the topic of discussion on November 9 at Yet another Conference on Education – the major online conference organized by Yandex.

  09.11.2022

• ITMO to Host It’s Your Call! Educational Forum

  On September 12-16, ITMO will host the It’s Your Call! educational forum for participants of the I Am a Professional contest. At the event, supported by Sberbank, students will be able to boost their soft and hard skills, as well as attend lectures hosted by representatives of tech companies.

  07.09.2022

• Outcomes of IT Conf International Women’s Day

  IT Conf International Women’s Day took place at ITMO University on April 15-16. The event is annually held in over 75 countries under the aegis of the Women Techmakers community. It aims to highlight the problems of gender and cultural diversity in the digital industry, inspire women for career advances, and help students make their first moves in IT.

  06.05.2022

• ITMO OPEN TALK: How Russian Companies Help Young Startups

  What kind of innovations do major companies need? Which business spheres are the most relevant? Representatives of Russian major enterprises and foundations, among which are Kaspersky Lab, MegaFon, Gazprom Neft, Skolkovo Foundation, and Yandex.Cloud, gathered at ITMO OPEN TALK to answer these questions and discuss what young entrepreneurs should do to succeed and which accelerator programs they should try.

  29.04.2022

• Yandex.Eats Data Leak: Reasons, Ramifications, and Security Tips

  A few days ago, Yandex.Eats, a food delivery app by Yandex, suffered a data leak – a map of its users’ personal data (including names, phone numbers, addresses, and expenses over a period of six months) was published online. The company admitted that personal data of some users leaked on March 1 but stressed that this was an isolated incident. These days, any major IT business faces the threat of data leaks – on the online black market, there are even specific price ranges for user data from different services. We asked ITMO’s Dmitry Tatarov, an engineer at the Faculty of Secure Information Technologies, how companies can protect their data and what users should do if they find their personal data online. 

  29.03.2022

• ITMO Supervisory Council Discusses Development of ITMO Highpark

  The year’s last meeting of ITMO’s Supervisory Council took place on December 13 at the Moscow offices of Yandex. The council’s members discussed the construction and development of ITMO Highpark.

  20.12.2021

• Yandex’s Head of AI Development: Interns Can Make Mistakes – That’s Why They’re the Best Trailblazers

  The VUZPROMEXPO, a national convention on the subject of science and education, kicked off in Sochi on December 8 and will continue until the 10th. Russian scientists, university higher-ups, and representatives of business and the government met at the Sirius Park of Science and Art to discuss collaboration, showcase their achievements, and sum up the year’s results. One of the first day’s most notable discussions, titled How Technologies Will Change Higher Education, was moderated by Daria Kozlova, the First Vice Rector of ITMO University and the head of its 2030 Development Strategy.

  09.12.2021

• Top Russian Manager Alexander Zverev on His Career in Yandex and Ways to Inspire Students

  Alexander Zverev, an ITMO graduate and the head of Business Development at Yandex.Verticals, was ranked among the top 1,000 Russian managers in the Online Platforms category. Every year, the Russian Managers Association and newspaper Kommersant conduct expert voting to award the best professionals across the country. ITMO.NEWS talked to Alexander to learn more about his career path, what differs Yandex from other companies, and what traits and skills modern graduates should work on.

  12.11.2021

• Free Yandex Subscription for First-Year ITMO Students

  Yandex is one of the partner companies of ITMO University, where our students can do their practical training. However, first-year students who only started studying at ITMO also have another opportunity provided by Yandex: the company offers them a free subscription to Yandex Plus. The service is mostly available in Russian but also includes lots of content in English and overall is a great tool for getting to know the Russian language and culture.

  30.09.2021