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• Best in St. Petersburg: ITMO Tops Admissions Quality Ranking

  …Since 2010, the Higher School of Economics, with support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, has been monitoring the enrollment quality at Russian universities. The results of the study are indicative of both students’ proficiency levels and the reputation of universities and subject areas. Admissions quality was evaluated based on the mean Unified Sta…

  14.01.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup: 2024 in Review

  … resolved the mystery of ultrafine plasmonic particles or, more specifically, their spectral properties.  Next, a story straight out of sci-fi: a system that “binds and controls particles of light and matter.” It may sound like fiction, but this is quite an accurate description of the new technology that provides a middle ground between electronic and optical comp…

  13.01.2025

• ITMO Fellow Alena Kulakova on Merging Chemistry and Physics

  …switching wavelengths and emitting intense light of the same frequency with a constant phase difference across a wide spectral range. Based on such materials, we can create microlasers for optical computing or for detecting target cells in the body. From these frameworks, we are producing incredibly transparent crystals that allow laser beams to pass through them wit…

  13.01.2025

• The Heat-Ray: How H.G. Wells Predicted Lasers

  …he is also a scientist. Born to a family of a maid and a gardener, he managed to win a scholarship to study biology at the Normal School of Science in London, after which he enrolled in the University of London to further pursue his field of study. Wells completed his Bachelor’s program and many years later (in 1942), he received his PhD. In 1988, he found work as a …

  10.01.2025

• Student Spotlight: Ricardo Augusto, Angola

  …lo, and I created our first project – hospital management software. This project not only won the Jornadas Ciêntíficas competition, but also significantly impacted disease control in Moçâmedes. It showed how technology can improve public health. My goal is to become a qualified computer specialist, developing technological solutions that make life easier and better. …

  09.01.2025

• This Holiday Season in St. Petersburg: Part 2

• Paws of Help: Getting to Know ITMO’s Kindest Student Club

  …te your own, see our dedicated guide on the topic. For other ways to make friends as a new arrival, check out these tips from international students. To find out all about the role of animals in Russian and Slavic culture, see this article from our Russian Monday series. …

  07.01.2025

• Everything Wrong With Arrakis: A Physicist’s Take on Dune

  …t amount of time. Such wormholes have actually been described by physicists and, in theory, could actually function just the way they were envisioned by Frank Herbert. Meteorological satellites. Another thing Herbert had predicted – nearly ten years before they were invented in reality – are meteorological satellites. In the novel, t…

  06.01.2025

• Must-Watch Russian Cartoons for Learners of Any Level

• Slavic Myths, Robots, and the Meaning of Life: Video Games To Play This Holiday Season

  … entity that has conquered the world. |s=1,center| Get philosophical The Talos Principle series consists of several first-person puzzle games in which you take on the role of a robot that has gained human consciousness. The android finds itself in a world filled with ruins of ancient civilizations and high-tech gadgets. While exploring this world, the player…

  04.01.2025