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ITMO’s Mini-Conference on Advanced Physics
…re products. This year, most students developed their own instuments. Young physicists researched different phenomena: they've modeled the movement of charged particles, diffusion, gravitational interaction, Gaussian batches and others. The students used not only the textbook methods, but relevant research articles and new methods that have never been used before. …
30.12.2016
Idiot’s Guide to Russian New Year
… Old New Year has subsided, it’s all incontestably over. Back to work again. Regular service in Russia has returned! Who on earth are Ded Moroz and Snegurochka? A Russian version of Santa, Ded Moroz is alive and well, regardless of what his name might suggest. Ded means "grandpa" in Russian, making him "Grandpa Frost" in direct translation. Based on the Slavic char…
29.12.2016
IT Remains the Best Choice: SuperJob Webportal on 2017's Job Market
…According to SuperJob, such specialists as mobile app developers, web-programmers, cyber security professionals and Big Data analysts will be in most demand. Yet, companies will be looking for not just any of them: interdisciplinary knowledge and skills will become the overwhelming advantage in job hunting. The companies will also look for those who can develop diffe…
29.12.2016
ITMO Sets a Course on Practice-Oriented Research and Future Markets
… for the Federations Cup in 2017 and the World Cup in 2018. "These are only some of the research projects our university works on. Yet, they are enough to make several conclusions. First of all, we can now see the tendency towards practice-oriented research that wasn't here some five-six years ago. Secondly, the university uses its competencies to do research in ne…
28.12.2016
ITMO University and Acronis Set Up a Joint Lab
…ical problems, to test the industrial hypothesis and, crucially, to involve university students in finding these solutions, as they begin to identify within their chosen professions," - explained Vladimir Vasilyev, ITMO University’s rector. Sergey Belousov, the CEO and founder of Acronis believes that the development of the IT industry in Russia is extremely import…
27.12.2016
ITMO 3.0 Reload: 2016's Results
Business Angels Give Tips on Making a Perfect Pitch
…"Having visited different startup sessions during several months, we want to ask you: why are all presentations so ugly?" Why can’t you present yourselves correctly and answer easy questions?" So, we’ve decided to combine our efforts and launch this project for you," said Mr. Khorunzhy in his opening speech. The speakers focused on three topics, pre…
27.12.2016
Who Are Makers? Why Do They Need to Be Creative?
…ents divide into groups up to 3−4 people. Three groups are supervised by a teacher. It gives an opportunity to make individual contacts between students and teachers. This division makes students compete with each other. The teachers present theory and supervise practical tasks — they show students how to deal with software tools. "Education is the main element of …
26.12.2016
Robotex-2016: Robots Race, Swim and Do Sumo!
… competitions. The goal is the same as in original sumo — to push the opponent out of the carpet area. There are no restrictions for the robot's construction save for the dimensions and weight: the robot must not be any bigger that 10×10 cm and weight no more than 500 grams. Also, the robots cannot be fixed with anything that can harm the other robot — roboticwrestle…
26.12.2016
Best Startup Projects at the Demo Day of the FT START/GenerationS Accelerator Program
…ased on the following criteria: competitive edge, the completeness of the business model, team's efficacy, the project's feasibility, and innovative nature. After the pitch-session, three projects were chosen: wireless RF transmission coils for MRT, Aquatic Saver and the S.P.B charger. The project on the wireless RF coils was deemed …
23.12.2016