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• WCSJ-2017: Making Science More Popular Than Politics

  …rnalism is becoming more relevant and qualified on a global scale. The international community enriches our efforts to create a strong, competent and critically-thinking professional community,” – added Fabio Turone, head of Italy’s Association of Science Writers and member of the Lausanne conference team. Many science journalists and communicators all over the …

  10.11.2017

• Programmer Daria Yakovleva: "You shouldn’t be afraid to try something new"

  …gramming languages. The difference between a Master’s program and a Bachelor’s is that no one gives the students ready-made solutions. Here, you learn to learn, to make decisions and to choose your own approach. Moreover, from next year, from what I understand, ITMO University will start to implement a module system in the Master’s program. So students can choose …

  09.11.2017

• Canadian Experts Test ITMO Quantum Network

  …r case, it is the single photons that act as information carriers, and which change irreversibly at any signal interception attempt, momentarily informing the user of the intrusion In theory, quantum networks have no vulnerabilities, says Vadim Makarov. Despite having substantial drawbacks (being slow, having limited communication distance and requiring expensive …

  09.11.2017

• Vasiliy Leonenko: "If You Are Sure About Your Current Choice, It Is Better to Develop In This Direction

  …hat by successfully modeling flu outbreaks, we can predict the amount of infected for the next year. Also, we can use the models to analyze the mechanisms of the virus transmission, though that would imply adjusting them according to real and relevant data. For instance, the intensity of transmission can depend on such factors as the in…

  08.11.2017

• VK Hackathon Winners: Using New Tech to Run Online Communities

  …oose it. Therefore we needed to be radically different from other projects. Most of the projects, according to our forecasts, were going to focus on design - this is the conclusion we made from our former experience at other hackathons. Accordingly, we needed to come up with some kind of "killer-feature" to impress the jury. Moreover, we needed to invent something wh…

  08.11.2017

• WorldSkills: How World-Class Specialists are Trained in Russia

  …What is WorldSkills? WorldSkills is an international non-commercial movement that aims to elevate the prestige value of blue-collar and service professions and develop mastery of skills. The movement began in 1947, in post-war Spain, as a response to the lack of qualified workers; as of now, the organization includes members from 77 countries. The first championsh…

  08.11.2017

• Relocation tips: Healthcare

  …Before you arrive For students In order to complete your student application and receive your visa, you must provide several documents to the admissions office of whichever university you are applying to. These documents include: a medical certificate with an HIV test (dated less than 6 months ago) a medical certificate stating that there are no medical…

  08.11.2017

• Artur Khanov: I Can’t Even Imagine A Profession That Gives You This Much Freedom

  …k Foundation and won. SO, we’ve launched another company, CODA-technologies; after attracting additional financing, I could bring in new employees. How did you make the decision to focus on your own projects, develop your own company? Just imagine: you come somewhere, where they show you your table, chair, a high-power computer and say something like “This is y…

  07.11.2017

• Technopark Resident's Projects Get Government Support At Sochi Youth Expo

  …t the meeting, possible strategies for the development of each project were discussed. Representatives of the Ministry’s departments were present and participated in the discussion. The young inventors described their projects, their future potential and the issues that these projects face in regards to their integration on the Russian and international markets. T…

  07.11.2017

• 5 Science News Now

  … State University came to a general consensus that it may be small gestures that matter most. Researchers found that small, non-romantic gestures -- like someone showing compassion or snuggling with a child -- topped the list of what makes people feel loved. Meanwhile, controlling behaviors -- like someone wanting to know where they were at all times -- were seen as …

  06.11.2017