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• Scientists' New Image And Academic Mobility: Professor Pavel Belov's Take on Modern Science

  …on. Such an approach to science differs greatly from the "iron curtain" that existed in Russian science during the Soviet era, when a scientist could only work at a particular institution on some particular project ordered by the government. For some, this change may be hard to get used to, but these are the realities of modern science. It doesn’t matter what exactly…

  31.10.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 3-5

  …llar sight to behold. The St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex will come to life with planets dancing on its modernistic facade and drones serving an electric performance inside, which will probably be too much for the 1980’s building as the organizers promise it will tilt like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. If that’s not enough to blow your socks off, skedaddle …

  31.10.2018

• ITMO University Up by Ten Positions in QS EECA University Rankings

  … Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. This year’s ranking includes 100 more universities than last year’s, with a total of 300 higher education institutions from 30 countries (in 2017, 200 universities made it to the list). The ranking methodology remained the same as last year with only one alteration. The QS EECA methodology is di…

  31.10.2018

• Spooky, Scary, and Bizarre: Villains and Miscreants of Russian Folklore

  …gets together with her girlfriends. Can she be kind? Yes, if he’s handsome and clever enough. Is it a bad idea to make her mad? You’d be a fool to try. The cultural origins of Baba Yaga as a necessary antagonist in many Russian fairytales are as mysterious as the old lady herself, but many believe that she was modeled after a person who collected debt during t…

  30.10.2018

• ITMO Student Talks Urban Development in Northern Cities

  …hich makes bus stops very uncomfortable to use during long winter months.   But it’s not all that bad here: on the New Holland Island, there are circle iron boxes with fire inside that they put outside in winter so that people could stand near such a box with a cup of coffee and warm up a bit. It’s like a heating system in the street. Such solutions encourage peop…

  30.10.2018

• Siberian Coal Energy Company’s Advisor on Personnel: Even the Most Macho Miners Need Soft Skills

  …. The classes are taught by experienced practitioners from ITMO University, the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations in particular. According to one course instructor, ITMO University lecturer Andrei Maiboroda, he changes the way he presents the course material to tailor it to the professional background of SUEK’s specialists. “I do my best t…

  30.10.2018

• Universities of 5-100 Russian Academic Excellence Project Share Plans for 2020 and Beyond

  …Chistyakova, Head of School of Photonics Vladislav Bougrov, and Deputy Director of School of Computer Technologies and Control Sergey Kolyubin. As Marianna Chistyakova explains, Project 5-100, which was launched in 2013, has since introduced a number of tools using which Russian universities can transform and develop themselves, improving their standing in the glo…

  29.10.2018

• Scientists Developed New Contactless Method of Measuring Blood Flow in Hands

  …for the increase in light absorption during venous occlusion can be explained by the increase in the number of red blood cells, most likely due to the expansion of the small veins of the upper layer of the skin. To assess the accuracy of measurements using the new system, the scientists conducted a series of experiments and compared the values ​​obtained by tradit…

  29.10.2018

• Eat, Swallow, Digest: Medical Journalist Talks Healthy Eating

  …hidden hunger’ and it occurs when the quality of food people eat does not meet their nutrient requirements. It happens when the food is cheap and filling but deficient in vitamins and minerals. What makes hidden hunger especially dangerous is the fact that its symptoms are often ignored. It is most perilous to pregnant women whose health problems can affect th…

  29.10.2018

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Tauride Palace Orangery

  … nearby park, and it got too cold to stay out. What’s more, the place itself was not what you’d expect after visiting its website; personally, I didn’t get to feel the “summer inside” as the webpage promised. What I got was something completely different. The first impression that you get from the Tauride Palace Orangery is that it’s really small. Seriously, it wo…

  26.10.2018