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• Surviving a Hot Day: Beaches in and around St. Petersburg

  …ave some cash on you. Certain shops and most buses still don’t accept cashless payments, or often have problems with those. We wish you best of luck! Yours truly, ITMO.NEWS.  …

  17.07.2018

• Computer Simulation Technologies: New Master’s Program at ITMO

  …This Master’s program is a new version of the old program called “Mathematical Models and Computer Simulation”, which has undergone significant changes. While the old program focused mainly on theory and applied mathematics, the new one combines theory and practice, which is beneficial for both students and the industry. “Computer …

  17.07.2018

• “Quantum Potential” Science Stand-Up Show Returns In Second Installment

  … “It’s highly popular; there are competitions like this in more than 80 countries today. The best teams go on to play in the world championship, i.e. ACM ICPC. This isn’t a new thing like, say, Dota2; it’s been around since the time when handball became an Olympic sport. In 1970 being a programmer was a demanding job; computers were the size of a room, so you’d ha…

  17.07.2018

• ITMO University Makes a Big Debut in 2018 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

  …an State University of Oil and Gas, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Ural Federal University, and New Economic School. In total, Russian universities have 62 appearances in the ranking, with the most mentions in Physics.  Among the Russian universities included in the 2018 ranking are 11…

  17.07.2018

• How Do Russian MOOC Platforms Compete With World Top MOOC Providers? Courseburg Investigates

  …es. What are the platforms’ strengths and weaknesses? Comparative analysis showed that each platform has its own strengths which, properly managed, can help them attract new users. Platforms’ assets include comprehensive and original learning programs, weekly newsletters with exclusive expert articles, convenient website design, t…

  16.07.2018

• Urban Scientist Steve Kuddins on Overfencing in St. Petersburg: Causes and Solutions

  …ed with traffic lights - about 10,000 a day. So, the issue here was about having two pedestrian crossings. In several months, our report made it to the governor. In the end, a new pedestrian crossing was created on the location of the spontaneous trail, but the former one was eliminated. This is just another example of how the city officials care about regulations on…

  13.07.2018

• Young Scientists From ITMO University Win IEEE Photonics Society Awards

  …onal Research and Educational Center for Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, Tel Aviv University PhD student Dmitry Filonov and ITMO University PhD student Alena Schelokova. ITMO.NEWS met the winners to talk about their work, scientific achievements, and the future of their projects that were singled out by the IEEE Photonics Society grant. Alena Schelokova, PhD stud…

  13.07.2018

• Taking a Glance at Academic Writing in Arizona

  …to ITMO to conduct training for our English language lecturers, content teachers and students. The work of the Academic Writing Lab at ITMO University will continue to develop new effective ways to support students and professors engaged in academic writing in English.…

  12.07.2018

• TEDxSZIU: Experts Share Their Vision of the Future

  …estival. The event brought together not just artists and activists, but also poets, representatives of scenic art and many other incentivized people - all of them searched for new ways of transforming the city and its architectural space. Gradually, representatives of other fields became involved in their discussion - sociologists, architects, etc., who also contr…

  12.07.2018

• From Tour de France to the World Cup: Cryosaunas Developed at ITMO University