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• Where Bananas Become Hammers: Coldest Places in Russia

  …ound, and that’s not a hyperbole. From October to May, the locals wrap themselves in warm fur coats and clean the frost from their eyelashes. It may come as a surprise, but in summer the air here can warm up to 35 C. Despite crazy temperatures, citizens don’t hide at home – they mostly work in diamond mining and logging, and the city preserves a rich cultural heritag…

  30.11.2020

• Song of the Month: November 2020

  … American soul classic. As the song says, "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, it's not warm when she's away ... And she's always gone too long" for me, this she represents the summer, the heat and energy that the sun gives us to live happier. I am clearly a lover of warm weather, but I have learned to say goodbye to the sun and find beauty in the winter, and what bet…

  27.11.2020

• ITMO Staff Develop Cloud Platform for Virtual Labs

  …ded and customized for the task and can help assess how well the students understand the material,” Olga Eliseeva, the head of the Department of Educational Quality Assurance, summed up the meeting. …

  24.11.2020

• Student Spotlight: Moustapha Nour, Djibouti

  …ur hometown? I miss everything. The most surprising thing is that I miss the blazing sun, even though I used to hate such a hot temperature every day – now I can’t wait for summer to come. I also miss the traditional dishes of my country.  I tried several Russian dishes and none of them were to my liking. But I hope I will find something to delight me. What…

  12.11.2020

• Speak Like a Russian: Phrases From Soviet Movies We Know by Heart

  …their name isn’t Fedya) – to show that there's no way you’re not doing it. Déjà vu For sure, this is one of the most student-life-inspired movies you will ever see. It’s summertime and students are cramming for their exams. And our favorite character, Shurik, is no exception – but he has no notes. Riding on a bus, he happens to meet Lida, deeply absorbed in her…

  09.11.2020

• Keeping the Balance Between Creativity and Technology: Ekaterina Doronina on Her Path to Self-Discovery

  …e causes an inner crisis. Those months were hard, so eventually I decided that remote work is not for me and I want to immerse myself in the local environment. In early summer, I quit my job and in September I started to look for a new one in Moscow. That’s how I joined the Ladies, Wine & Design team. It’s a community that examines the industry from a woman’s …

  06.11.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 7-8, 2020

  …ty will be covered in snow (hopefully!) and vivid colors will be hard to find. And even now, when the weather is getting gloomy, it’s nice to sometimes catch the slipping away summer moments. And where can you get back to days of sun and blossom, if not at the Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden? This weekend, you can take a tour of the greenhouse to enjoy an exhibitio…

  04.11.2020

• Collecting Sounds: ITMO Holds Workshop on Soundscapes and Environmental Acoustics

  …appens around you – it turns out, the world is filled with incredible sounds that are constantly changing depending on the hour or the season (for instance, you’ll notice that summer sounds are more hollow, while winter ones are muffled).  You can note every sound and categorize it based on its source (industrial, man-made, natural), volume, distance, and (un)plea…

  02.11.2020

• BizCycle Founders Develop Three New Bike Routes in Leningrad Oblast

  …the key outcomes of the second stage of BizCycle is creation of three bike routes in Leningrad Oblast. They are named Historical, Ecological, and Seaside, and were tested this summer and autumn. The routes will be connected with bike routes in Kotka-Hamina region (South-Eastern Finland) that were developed by Finnish partners last year. Leningrad Oblast routes…

  29.10.2020

• ITMO Graduate Wins Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award

  …ator, we successfully completed the tasks, and in the final, we won the Internet for a Better World nomination by Rostelecom and got the opportunity to attend an international summit. Thanks to our excellent results, the organizers nominated us for the Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Without this chain of events, our participation would not have ha…

  27.10.2020