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• St. Petersburg’s Architectural Gems: Classicism

  …i was ordered to retire. One of the greatest Baroque architects of St. Petersburg who devoted his whole life to the city died in Italy, poor and almost forgotten. He asked the new administration to at least return his architectural drawings, but his request remained unfulfilled. The new empress Catherine II wasn’t fond of luxurious ‘…

  20.11.2018

• The Secret Life of Plants

  …ith water. Secondary successions are categorized by influencing factors. Autogenic successions happen under the influence of internal forces (a fallen tree is replaced by a new one), while allogenic successions happen due to external factors (such as if the tree is felled by humans). Xerarch succession Xanthoria, or the orange wall lichen, is the first s…

  20.11.2018

• Top Russian and European Firms Present Concept Designs for ITMO Highpark

  …, the international expert council, which includes renowned architects, urban scientists, and education experts, reviewed four design concepts for ITMO University’s innovative new campus in the south of St. Petersburg. The solutions were developed by the following firms: MVRDV (The Netherlands) MVRDV has previously worked on a number of major construction proje…

  20.11.2018

• WUD@ITMO: Ending the Dispute Between Developers and Designers

  …s that in the future, we’re likely to live in societies predominated by older people. Human capabilities change with age. Starting from 25 years old, our ability to process new information takes a downward slope, the next to suffer are our mathematical skills. The only solace is that our verbal skills remain at their usual high for the whole duration of our lives,…

  20.11.2018

• Feel Local in Russia (and Anywhere)

  …ves. And will point you to a coffee joint by metro. But living in close quarters gets old soon, so yes, your own place might just be the trick. A Moose from Space At the new exchange student orientation years ago, one of the things they told us was not to pack a lot of clothes. “When you get there, you’ll see how people dress and will be able to make an educati…

  19.11.2018

• Gennadiy Korotkevich Wins 2018 Topcoder Open Marathon

  …llegiate Programming Contest, TCO is an individual championship with a ranking system. The tournament consists of several online rounds and regional events aimed at attracting new members to the TopCoder community. Originally launched in 2001, this year's Topcoder Open includes six types of competitions such as Algorithm, Development, First2Finish, UI Design, UI P…

  19.11.2018

• Alfa-Bank Scholarship Winners on How to Innovate the Most Innovative University Out There

  …terview, three winners were selected from ITMO University: Ivan Timakhovich, Ekaterina Subbotina and Timofey Timofeev. They shared about their competition experience with ITMO.NEWS. Ivan Timakhovich, Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations Initially I was convinced that I wouldn’t suit the eligibility criteria: I didn’t win any academic competit…

  19.11.2018

• ITMO Robotics Team Wins Gold at World Robot Olympiad 2018 in Thailand

• Movie Fridays: The Best of Edward Norton

  …f China where he volunteered to treat victims of a cholera epidemic sweeping through the area. Surrounded by death, disease and destruction, the characters see each other in a new light. As the movie’s tagline goes “Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people”, and in this case, this journey played by two charismatic beautiful actors is really i…

  16.11.2018

• Intercultural Nights, Legends and Movies: Erasmus+Youth Exchange Program

  … combined a Turkish ceremony called Henna Night (a Turkish bridal shower held before the wedding, during which the bride’s relatives smear henna on the bride’s hands) with our New Year.   I was really surprised to learn that many participants could speak Russian. I hadn’t known that the Russian language is so widespread in Estonia. What also surprised me was t…

  16.11.2018