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• ITMO’s Mini-Conference on Advanced Physics

  …too few classes of physics in the curriculum, and there is just not enough time to explain it. Following this course, students get knowledge in physics on advanced level, explains Alexandr Chirtsov. "ITMO University encourages students to take part in research and conferences. Apart from research, there is a lot more to science: reading specific literature,…

  30.12.2016

• International Relations at ITMO University in 2016: Successes and Plans

  … 5,000 international experts in education from around the world. In summer in Denver, there was the international exhibition at NAFSA which showcased international educational institutions from 140 countries in the world including ITMO University. In 2016, ITMO University participated in 18 international exhibitions and fairs. University staff presented at 39 differ…

  29.12.2016

• Idiot’s Guide to Russian New Year

  …r. He was decked out in a blue long coat and valenki (felt boots) and was supported (and sometimes armed with) a walking stick. Many children were afraid to touch this magical instrument that was able to freeze them. From the early 90's his image became more Santa-like. The coat turned red — though it continued to be longer, and the essential Russianness was retai…

  29.12.2016

• IT Remains the Best Choice: SuperJob Webportal on 2017's Job Market

  …nd Programming, the boom conditions in the job market allow talented graduates to look for more interesting jobs. Many prefer creative tasks and prospects to higher wages. For instance, the banking sector is not really popular among the graduates, even though it offers good working conditions. Vladimir Parfenov is sure that it's due to business etiquette that is unpo…

  29.12.2016

• "Hide and Kill" Game: ITMO Students Know How to Have Fun at Office Parties

  …f the "Hide and Kill" resembles a popular game "Mafia". To start this funny massacre, participants have to be divided into two groups, killers and victims. The participants install a special app on their smartphones or tablets, which allows diving into the augmented reality. They put on special tags, detectable by phone cameras, on their jackets. When the camera f…

  29.12.2016

• ITMO Sets a Course on Practice-Oriented Research and Future Markets

  … Rector for Research gave many other examples of successful research, including those on use of laser technologies, fiber-optic gyroscopes, light design and urban studies. For instance, specialists from the Light Design School study the lightning conditions in St. Petersburg so as to optimize them for the Lensvet SUE. A team from the university's different department…

  28.12.2016

• How to Hack into Something That Cannot be Hacked?

  …s. Vadim Makarov in the quantum hacking laboratory How does one attack quantum cryptography systems? We make use of flaws and imperfections of optical components. For instance, some cryptographic systems use single-photon detectors: when they absorb a photon, they register a reading. One can blind it with bright light, so that the detector stops registering …

  28.12.2016

• ITMO’s Nanosystems Journal Joins the Web of Science Core Collection

  …e Wos includes over 12,500 journals — they constantly work on checking them so as to leave only the best ones. As of now, scientometric measurements are often criticized. For instance, those metrics that use different databases are in doubt. However, metrics still help work on statistics of the development of science, which is used not only by research centers, but …

  28.12.2016

• ITMO 3.0 Reload: 2016's Results

  …stry. Andrei Homkov from the first team spoke of developing a new technology for fermented milk drinks. This technology can produce a drink with a higher concentration of vitamins and no preservation agents. Two other projects were dedicated to sport supplements. Eduard Kamalov and Artem Demchenkov shared about their idea — a liquid gainer as opposed to the commonly …

  27.12.2016

• Who Are Makers? Why Do They Need to Be Creative?

  …depends on desire and opportunities. That is why one pays more and more attention to technical creativity at schools and universities. What is special about makers? For instance, the SG Makers Association (SGMA) helps its students develop technical, research and even aesthetic skills. It means that a maker is a creative engineer with a sense of beauty. Those w…

  26.12.2016