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• Nanotechnologies for Teenagers: How ITMO Promotes Physics

  …school education, this subject is mostly given as a set of formulas and axioms. Yet, just cramming physics is wrong. This science is great as it’s totally multi-sided: it explains numerous phenomena that may seem different, but have common nature. This is why for an engineer — someone who can "change" nature — physics gives full scope to the imagination." Can …

  28.03.2017

• New Horizon in International Education: APAIE 2017

  …nge with a French university, and a contract with the University of India, through which we are planning an Academic exchange for faculty and also programs for students", explains Ms. Kim. "Face-to-face meetings with partner universities gave new momentum to the already existing partnerships. I was pleased to be able to talk with our colleagues from South Korea and H…

  27.03.2017

• Brandbook 2.0: ITMO Style

  …university's corporate style. The results of the changes made since 2013 had a positive effect on ITMO's position in subrankings that have to do with university brands. For instance, each year ITMO University demonstrates dynamic growth in the annual National University Rankings by Interfax: since 2014, it went from 53rd to 12th position. The university's brand an…

  27.03.2017

• ITMO Opens a Judo Training Base

  …eam was once one of the university's calling cards. "Among our graduates, there are many sportsmen who've marked a place for themselves in the history of judo in Russia. For instance, in 2016, Margarita Lugova, PhD student of the Department of Applied Biotechnology, became champion of Russia in sambo and bronze medalist of the Russian Judo Championship, and also go…

  27.03.2017

• A New Level of Being International

  … The weather is unpredictable. I’ve learned now to always take my umbrella, no matter what the season. I like snow. Studying Russian here is really fun. During the winter, inside the rooms is really warm, so it’s hard to study without falling asleep. The metro has very long escalators. The International Department at ITMO University really cares and tries to …

  24.03.2017

• Dynamically Lit Jewelry and Smart Backpacks: the Fashion of the Future by ITMO Students

  …ant, unique light effects — to some, this will remind them of the Milky Way, to others — movement of neurons," shares Valeria Mikoluk. So, what is the use of such items? For instance, such jewelry can track a person's pulse. Also, they can be fixed with such functions as reading body temperature, or temperature of the surrounding environment. Yet, the designers aim…

  24.03.2017

• Research on Fairy Circles in Africa Will Benefit Agriculture

  …iodically every several tens of years. There are many hypotheses on their nature. A couple of years ago, the idea that they have to do with termites was really popular: the insects eat up seeds and roots, and after nothing is left, the colony dies and plants start to grow again. Yet, researchers can't explain why termites prefer living in these circular areas and …

  23.03.2017

• Cyberattacks: XXI Century’s Main Challenge

  …p into the system as possible and executing its code at highest priority. The operating system's core suits such goals, yet there are even more privileged operating modes (for instance, hypervisor and SMM). Theoretically speaking, malware can work from the hard drive, yet then it is easier for the anti-virus software to fight it. Firmware is a much better option, as …

  22.03.2017

• ITMO’s Robotic Center: New Projects by WRO’s Award Winners

  …ted to think what kind of robot we will be creating this time. We've browsed through data from different sources and saw this video where people walk through a forest carrying instruments, make measurements and write everything down. So, we've decided — why do people have to do this work when robots can do that. This is how we got the idea of a robot that can map the…

  22.03.2017

• Cybersports: How Gamers Become Professionals?

  …depends on the team's victories in different disciplines — a team gets a position in the rankings only after winning tournaments in at least three of the five disciplines. For instance, ITMO's team is especially good at Dota 2, LOL and Hearthstone, and last month, one of the players of Hearthstone won the city tournament and received a considerable cash prize, commen…

  21.03.2017