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• Guide on IT meetups in St. Petersburg. Part 2: Softcore and Hardcore

  …ou can meet backenders, frontenders, full stack developers, data scientists, QA engineers, technical managers and Java developers. Whether an attendee is a newbie or an acknowledged programming guru, the meetup welcomes anyone who wants to learn new things and socialize. The only requirement for the attendees is to share the ethics principles expressed in the Berlin …

  02.04.2019

• Is there life after academic mobility?

  …have limited time for communication with your new friends, you try to discuss as much as possible. Philosophy, art, natural sciences, and many other topics are in demand. Knowledge effortlessly gets into your brain. I think I'm ready for any quizzes. It was non-stop. I don't remember a day when I didn't do anything. I even stopped watching TV shows, because the…

  04.02.2019

• Should we really learn foreign languages?

  …every following episode, it became easier and easier. Unfortunately, not all of us were fans of cheesy teenage shows and could graduate from school with "kind of English" knowledge. And these people could use some help. There are a lot of courses and motivation lessons, ads on Instagram are all about "how to learn English in 5 seconds". But it’s not the key. The k…

  25.01.2019

• Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah, Sankta Lucia, Diwali and… New Year!

  …takes place at the end of October or November but the celebration is huge and students have a long break. Diwali means "victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance." People go to their relatives, eat sweets and have fun. Doesn’t it remind you of something?:) Also Indian people wear their traditional clothes and light up really really g…

  24.12.2018

• Guide on IT meetups in St. Petersburg. Part 1: Hardcore Meetups

  …r is becoming increasingly popular (the T-letter metaphor was invented by David Guest almost 30 years ago, though). The vertical bar comprises a bundle of expert level of knowledge in a single domain. The horizontal bar includes a wide area of thought and a range of skills in different areas. T-shaped engineers dive deep into their specialization but periodically com…

  21.12.2018

• Big science communication story in Russia born from a small networking coincidence

  …els and benefits of nationwide communication of science and technology. My programme had its own benefits and drawbacks, but the very experience of being in a place where knowledge transfer and communication mattered so much was life changing for me. I came to realize that science communication was not simply about making scientists explain themselves in layman’s ter…

  10.12.2018

• Higher Education in Belgium: My Personal Experience

  …n. 5-week (4 ECTS) or min. 10-week (10 ECTS) internship scheduled for their summer break in between first and second years of MSc. Luckily, Belgium has a wide range of cutting-edge companies in the field of photonics (examples can be found here). Another amazing thing about the connection to the industry is company visits. For example, there’s a visit to Nokia Bel…

  02.12.2018

• My Experience Studying Soft Skills at ITMO

  …'s probably why I chose this course. Webinars were held on October 29, November 6 and 13. Later all webinars were available for repetition or mastering basic terms and knowledge. From November 17, the intensives began. Each day began with lectures, where teachers explained about strategies, influence, areas of interest, and the use of game theory in negotiations. …

  26.11.2018

• Five Ways to Survive Autumn

  … something serious) doesn’t hurt but you’ll feel a lot better, I promise! Neuroscientists claim that our brain processes information even in the passive phase, so all the knowledge and brilliant ideas are still there, being processed, so no worries! 3. Cook something delicious My favorite part of the cold season is cooking, especially baking! You officially don…

  12.10.2018

• ITMO… It’s More Than a University.

  …d the world possess their own concept for what a university education entails, but they all share the same belief that university is a place of academia, of education, of knowledge acquisition. University is where people go when they want to attain the knowledge and develop the skills necessary for them to succeed and live a good life. …

  20.09.2018