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• Get to know ITMO’s Russian Language Teachers

  The first people international students often come in contact with are their Russian language teachers who help them take their first steps in their new country and give them the tools to navigate the language and culture as they settle in. ITMO offers a Russian foundation course for those who want to later enrol in an all-Russian program, as well as Russian language courses to support students through their degrees. There are many wonderful teachers behind all the success our international students make in learning Russian, and in this article we get to know a bit more about some of them.

  13.12.2022

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #20

  In today’s summary of top material from ITMO.NEWS, read about: new life-changing technologies and space research, tips on getting your PhD at ITMO, musings on AI art, and an intro to the world of data journalism.

  12.12.2022

• Startup by ITMO Alumni Attracts $900,000 in Investments

  Forbes Russia reports: WeGoTrip, an audio tour service founded by ITMO alumni, attracted $900,000 in investments from Joint Journey foundation, Tripster app for travellers, and an anonymous founder of a unicorn startup from Silicon Valley.

  12.12.2022

• Evidence-Based Education: How Data Improves Learning & Teaching

  If you want learning to be effective, you have to employ some tried and trusted methods – which are researched within evidence-based education. In this article, we look deeper into this field with Dmitry Abbakumov, the head of Center for Psychometrics and Learning Analytics at Yandex Practicum, and experts from ITMO, who talked about evidence-based education at Yandex’s Yet another Conference on Education. 

  12.12.2022

• Spelling a Story Bit by Bit: How To Get Into Data Journalism

  In a world overflowing with data, we rely on big data analysts to process, categorize, analyze, and visualize it all. But if we want to make sense of this data and turn it into a digestible socially-relevant story, we will need the skills of data journalists. As the volume of data we produce increases, so does the demand for these all-around experts in analysis, storytelling, and visualization. Read on to find out more about data journalism and where you can learn to do it.

  09.12.2022

• ITMO Named Russia’s Best Technical University in RUR Subject Rankings

  The Round University Ranking (RUR Ranking) Agency has revealed its 2022 subject ranking of the world's top universities in technical sciences, with ITMO once again taking the number one spot among all technical institutions in Russia.

  09.12.2022

• Researchers Explain: All About Carbon Dots And Their Medical Applications

  Carbon nanoparticles (or carbon dots) are a recent and lucky discovery that has managed to become one of the most popular scientific trends of the last 15 years. Their biocompatibility and solubility, among other properties, make them highly useful in diagnostics and therapy of some of the most severe conditions, as well as in biosensing, bioimaging, environmental monitoring, optoelectronics, and other fields. We caught up with Elena Ushakova, the head of the Laboratory of Light-Emitting Carbon Quantum Nanostructures and PI of the Functionalized Carbon Nanoparticles group, to ask her all about carbon dots, their synthesis, and the promise they hold. 

  08.12.2022

• ITMO Team Wins Gold at ICPC Northern Eurasia Finals

  Today, December 7, marked the finals of the Northern Eurasia leg of ICPC – the international collegiate programming contest. Team pengzoo from ITMO University took fourth place in the competition, scoring a gold medal alongside other winners. Now, they will represent their region in the 2022/2023 finals.

  07.12.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 10-11, 2022

  As our city is gradually turning into a snow globe, it’s time for us, too, to gear up for the upcoming holidays. Here’s what this weekend has in store: a charity book sale, an early Christmas market, a gift-centered exhibition, and some interesting movie screenings. Enjoy!

  07.12.2022

• ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School Awards 1.5 Million Ruble Grants to Interdisciplinary Teams’ Tech Projects

  Advanced engineering schools have been launched across the country in 2022 as part of a federal project. Its main goal is to train principal engineers who can assemble interdisciplinary teams and use data-driven approaches to integrate new products into partner companies’ processes. ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School is part of the effort. Recently, it has awarded grants of up to 1.5 million rubles to ten interdisciplinary teams made up of ITMO Master’s and PhD students. We spoke to some of the winners about their projects and future plans.

  07.12.2022