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• From Equatorial Guinea to Russia

  …cants. The hardest part was taking the exam on Russian law, we had to know a lot about the structure of the state and the country, about different social norms, procedures and institutions. But when you put effort in, everything works out. What majors did you choose and why? Juan: We could choose any field we wanted when submitting the documents for the sta…

  15.02.2018

• ITMO is LOVE

  …ief Research Associate of Department of Nano-Photonics and Metamaterials: I love science as any other “crazy” researcher does. I love science as Sheldon Cooper loves trains, flags, and Spock from Star Trek. It is impossible to explain why and the reason for it, but I am 100% sure that it is so. However, I am not quite sure that the feeling is reciprocal. …

  14.02.2018

• ITMO’s Personal Development Center Launches New Courses

  …of his “Emotional presentations” lecture. Learn by playing It is possible to learn the basics of business processes, teamwork and decision making in a gaming format. For instance, you can try the popular Startup board game that revolves around launching and developing IT projects; you can register for an open game at the Personal Development Center on April 9 h…

  14.02.2018

• Digital Culture: Why Everyone Should Learn Programming

  …ill be using digital spreadsheets and databases, which is programming at its most basic. Analysts noted: many people are involved with programming without even knowing it, for instance, by using macros in spreadsheets or SQL queries in databases. But how successfully can these non-programmers use these basic skills in their day-to-day work? Practice shows that onl…

  14.02.2018

• Love is… Where to take your Valentine in St. Petersburg

  …n its giant dome screen. Thanks to numerous pixels and sensor screens, you can even go on a magical interstellar ride together. Would rather stay rooted? “A Cherry Orchard” installation at the Modern Art Museum Erarta will surround you with thousands of crystals and glass bubbles, making it perfect for a romantic selfie. Inspired by …

  13.02.2018

• New Materials, Genes, And Crowd Management: Science Slam in St. Petersburg

  …, as well? So, we need a nanothermometer. For this purpose, silicon is a good material… Still, you have to note that when a scientist says that the material is good, in 90% of instances they mean that it's available. Well, I’m just joking. Silicon is anything but simple. It is used in different fields of science, from electronics to medicine. It’s like some scient…

  13.02.2018

• The Dangers of Light Pollution

  …to light pollution), so it is important to concentrate it on the target we have in mind. In other words, it is mostly the irrational design that exacerbates the problem,” explains Svetlana Kolgushkina. Why is it getting worse? One of the reasons behind the growth of light pollution has to do with the progress in development of lighting devices. What’s mor…

  13.02.2018

• Academic Mobility: Studying Biotechnology at Sup Biotech Paris

  …Institut Sup'Biotech de Paris Sup'Biotech is a private engineering school in Paris which was opened in 2003 and is part of the IONIS education group. IONIS is a major network of French educational institutions that unites more than 20 schools and organizations in 14 cities and more than 27,000 students in different program tracks, fr…

  12.02.2018

• Chemist Ekaterina Skorb On International Work Experience And Prospects Of Infochemistry

  …, I chose this track, and enrolled in Belarusian State University. When I was on my PhD program, we began to closely collaborate with our German colleagues from the Max Planck Institute. We collaborated on research projects as part of the NATO Science for Peace and Security foundation that finances research in the field of environmental security. This was how I first…

  12.02.2018

• Researchers From ITMO Create First-Ever Light-Emitting Nanoantennas

  … that their emission can be enhanced if its spectrum matches with the Mie-resonant mode. "Such resonances were named after the renowned German scientist Gustav Mie,” explains George Zograf, engineer at ITMO’s Laboratory of Hybrid Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics. “He developed a general theory describing how light interacts with sphere-like objects smaller than…

  12.02.2018