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• Best Places to Eat in Saint Petersburg: Ed Picks

  …I’m always in search of nice new coffee places with delicious desserts. And, surprisingly enough, they are not so easy to find. Most cafes you see on the streets are either chains with no soul, predictable menus, and blank-faced waiters, or dodgy spots with off-tasting coffee and stale croissants. That’s why I was very excited when a friend of mine showed me this tin…

  11.09.2018

• Project RENOIR and Digitalization in the News Industry

  …utine work; numerous tools today give journalists easier access to information in many languages. The second benefit is an improvement in quality of services and products. For instance, finding content is made easy thanks to indexing technologies. Rehar also notes the new opportunities available for media companies with research partners and new ways of producing pro…

  11.09.2018

• Do It Yourself: How to Start Projects from Scratch and Make a Career out of Your Hobby

  … something you have to pay for it. In fact, it doesn’t necessarily work this way. We promote the idea that you don’t always have to buy specialists but can cooperate with them instead. For instance, I know a man who really wanted to do web development. He found 30 people who also wanted to learn web development, ten of whom eventually b…

  11.09.2018

• Scientists Create New Magnetic Nanosphere For Efficient Drug Delivery

  …Although the scope of magnetic nanoparticles research and use is constantly expanding, biomedicine remains one of the most promising areas. Particles for targeted drug delivery are actively used, for example, in the fight against tumors and thrombosis. To be effective, this application implies that the nanoparticles comply with several …

  10.09.2018

• Grand Chess Fest: ITMO Participants On Noble Game’s Unfading Appeal

  …ess Fest, I was very pleased to see how many young people there were playing checkers and chess. These games develop your brain, helping you unwind at the same time. That explains their wide appeal; I know many people of different professions and walks of life, programmers, for example, who enjoy playing chess in their free time. Playing chess is a very important ski…

  10.09.2018

• Movie Fridays: A Quick Fix

  …s a laughing stock among our intergalactic neighbors and something needs to be done ASAP. Great Big Story Putting faces to stories, spilling light on the curious origins of the most boring things of our daily humdrum, and dismantling ‘the grand chessboard’ to the little bricks of news that really matter: in its own words, the Great Big Story global media co…

  07.09.2018

• Disability and Accessible Environment: Participants of Exchange Program on Japan’s Best Practices

  …my own hair, I get help from a hairdresser. Japanese people with disabilities perceive their situation in a similar manner, and there’s a solution for each of their needs. For instance, all public transport in Japan is accessible for people with disabilities. Buses are fixed with folding ramps, and taxis have automatic doors, which is good for not just people with di…

  07.09.2018

• Internship at MIT: Active Learning, Virtual Reality, and Entrepreneurial Skills

  …g in discussions in the classroom with the teacher. According to MIT teachers, using this strategy allows to significantly improve students’ productivity. Another medium of instruction actively used by MIT teachers is the project method. Students in a project method environment should be allowed to apply the skills and knowledge they have learned in the course to …

  07.09.2018

• Climbing Mountains and Doing Research: How ITMO Students Spent Their Summer

  … nature reserve. The other is the ecological aspect that involves cleaning and monitoring the territory of a nature reserve, or plotting tourist trails. Around Mt. Elbrus, for instance, the infrastructure is well-organized, but littering is a problem, so we focused on that. My shift lasted for a week, as I wanted a short trip, but volunteers can stay for sever…

  06.09.2018

• The Land of the Rising Sun: Politeness, Self-Management, and Nature Conservation

  …ese social hierarchy, and it’s true: they deeply respect their elder relatives and colleagues. No crucial decisions are made without their approval. Japanese always follow the instructions given by their bosses. For one, during our trip, the program managers decided that it would be good for us to visit a company that produces hygiene and disinfection products using …

  06.09.2018