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• Russia Secures ACM ICPC-2018 World Champion Title

  …or the 42nd time. The 2018 contest is certainly a stand-out. Since 2012, the World Cup was consistently taken by two universities of St. Petersburg - ITMO University (four wins since 2012) and St. Petersburg State University (two wins since 2012). ACM ICPC-2018, although not the best year for the two leaders, has revealed a new “star…

  19.04.2018

• Scientists “Hack” Regulatory Mechanism of Immune Cell Activity

  …elp of this substance and its derivatives. Scientists have found that both itaconate and its derivative dimethyl-itaconate actively connect to thiol groups of cellular proteins and other molecules. This process activates electrophilic stress but deactivates the genes of the inflammatory response. As a result, the synthesis of key inflammatory mediators (cytokines …

  19.04.2018

• City of Professions: Career Day at ITMO University

  …rs, testers and other specialists. According to the company’s representatives, the bank has several fields of activities that the students will find most easy to tap into. For instance, there is a demand for analysts (business technologists) whose job is to come up with new banking products and new features for existing ones, communicate with developers and testers, …

  18.04.2018

• Open Day at The Faculty of Physics and Engineering

  …g as “local” science, because science is always global”, said Mikhail Petrov, vice-dean of The Faculty of Physics and Engineering. The Faculty collaborates with the Ioffe Institute. Bachelor’s students study mathematics, theoretical and applied physics, as well as learn how to use software programs necessary for their research. Teachers also work to involve s…

  18.04.2018

• Results of European Parliament Discussion on Robot Economy

  …otics market grows by 8-9% annually, and the amount of robotics in the services industry is expected to increase by 25%, said Fabio Bonsignorio, a professor at the Biorobotics Institute at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy. Humanity is advancing towards the fourth industrial revolution with the Internet of Things, new jobs and communication technolo…

  18.04.2018

• Travel Tips: St. Petersburg to Finland

  …Helsinki at least two times a week from April to December, and the entire overnight trip takes just 14 hours, with an added bonus of scenic views for the whole trip. As for trains, the Allegro speed train and Leo Tolstoi sleeper train will take you from St. Petersburg to Helsinki in just 3.5 and 7 hours respectively. Traveling by bus is the cheapest, especially if yo…

  17.04.2018

• Danish Exchange Students Developing Lighting Design Solution for St. Petersburg Park

  … we presented in Copenhagen focused on adding a naturalistic feeling to the urban environment using lighting design to help people relax and feel in touch with nature. We were inspired by drops of water that create ripples as they fall onto a surface. This idea feels at home in St. Petersburg, as it’s also a city built on water. Of course, we didn’t just “copy-and-pa…

  17.04.2018

• Arizona University Expert: Why People Don’t Want to Learn Foreign Languages

  …biggest challenges among those that were discussed at the conference? Which are the most relevant right now? Teachers, regardless of their subject, and heads of educational institutions need to make sure that students use the English language more. One hour of language classes per week is useless. It must be at least an hour a day throughout all years of universit…

  17.04.2018

• Inclusive Education – not a One-Way Street: How to Educate Everyone on Equal Terms

  …urce Training and Methodological Center for the Education of People with Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Director of the Institute of Defectology Education and Rehabilitation of the RSPU named after. AI Herzen. In your opinion, what are the most pressing issues now facing universities that create centers for i…

  16.04.2018

• New Research Allows Jet-Printing of Piezostructures and Holograms on Any Surface

  …. With direct printing, holograms can be put on paper, plastic or glass. This is possible due to specially developed ink and a controlled printing mechanism. The ink contains submicronic spheres which form into tightly-packed grids when they dry. Passing through them, the light refracts and, depending on the angle of incidence, reflects in different wavelengths.…

  16.04.2018