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• 5 Science News Now

  …les in space called gravitational waves caused by the merger of two black holes. This observation fulfilled a century-old prediction from Albert Einstein and opened up a whole new way to explore the heavens. This week, three leaders of the massive experiment that made the discovery received the Nobel Prize in Physics. The Physiology or Medicine Prize recognize…

  11.10.2017

• Relocation Tips: Cost of Living

  …,  St. Petersburg is a very large  and diverse city, so rent rates even on neighbouring streets can fluctuate from 30-40%. The most predictable and consistent prices are in newly built districts (Parnas, Devyatkino) on the outskirts of the city. Apartments that are available for rent there were bought for that purpose and are considered by their owners as business…

  10.10.2017

• What It Means to Be an Architect in 21st Century

  …es them as, first and foremost, authors. On the one hand, that is an ambitious and flattering position; on the other, it puts a great deal of responsibility on the person. The new pace of life encourages architects to discover new facets of their work. Cities of the 21st century tend to be established metropolises, with very little s…

  10.10.2017

• Promising Projects: ITMO to Fund Innovative Ideas by Young Scientist (Part 2)

  …their competitors were studied. In the near future, we plan to contact representatives of the Space Research Institute to clarify and agree on the technical assignment for the new optical system, "says Dmitry Sazonenko. “To date, ITMO University does not have a team capable of creating new lenses for space. Participation in the project …

  10.10.2017

• “I’m a Professional” Academic Competition Offers Opportunities to Russian Students

  …leksandr Shokhin remarked that many Russian companies are concerned with the huge gap between university graduates’ knowledge and skills and the needs of their employers. This new Olympiad was developed in order for each participant to be able to evaluate his or her abilities for future work and how knowledge gained at a university can be applied in practice. The …

  09.10.2017

• Edcrunch 2017: Prospects of Online Education in Russia

• Promising Projects: ITMO to Fund Innovative Ideas by Young Scientists (Part 1)

  … the technology easily accessible to end users, who are not required to possess any special skills to use it. “The main issue this project may solve is the need to create new information environments in cities for both locals and tourists. By installing an app on your phone in advance, you get the information about the sights, museum pieces, streets, houses and …

  09.10.2017

• ITMO Master's Student on Creating Virtual Museums and Getting Motivated

  …You enrolled in a Master’s degree program at ITMO University this year. Is your area of study new to you or are you just improving on what you’re already familiar with? I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from St. Petersburg State University last year; my program was called “Applied Computer Science in Arts and Humanities”. We tried our hand at various trades: fr…

  06.10.2017

• ITMO's Young Scientists Get Grants as Part of UMNIK Program

  …e it so that everything that you've invented would be introduced in the nation's economy. All of that are part of today's reality, and you will have to live with it. Today, 25 new people have joined those who will teach, manage enterprises and invent new technologies for our future. I wish you all the best of luck." Sergei Movc…

  06.10.2017

• Telemedicine in Russia: How IT Technologies Help Improve the Healthcare System

  …r, some take more time to get used to it. According to Mr. Ryabokon, there are no Russian counterparts of this simulator, though the doctors would've already liked to use some new simulators with better feedback options and a more detailed model of internal organs. "This is a U.S.-manufactured simulator, it costs about nine million rubles ($150,000 -- ed.). Thus…

  05.10.2017