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• This Week in St. Petersburg: October 19-25, 2023

  The fall is halfway gone and even if it’s still too early for the holiday mood, every day is still worthy of a little celebration – in the form of St. Petersburg’s abundant cultural events, for example. Here’s our selection for next week!

  18.10.2023

• Postcrossing: How to Explore the World Through Postcards

  In a world full of online chatter, does anyone still appreciate the humble postcard? Yes, they do! In this article, you will learn how you can join this bustling international community and receive postcards from all over the world in just a few clicks – and a few trips to the post office. 

  17.10.2023

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #41

  In today’s science digest, we’ve got the latest medical research by experts from ITMO and a top-6 list of the biggest contemporary discoveries in physics. Also: ITMO.NEWS reviews this month’s Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry, physics, and medicine!

  16.10.2023

• Speak Like a Russian: Here, There, and Everywhere

  Enjoy this hand-picked collection of Russian terms and expressions to help you shine in any daily setting, whether it’s in class, at a store, or anywhere in between.

  13.10.2023

• 6 World-Changing Breakthroughs in Modern Physics

  From quantum computers to graphene and the Higgs boson, the last 30 years have seen quite a few significant breakthroughs in physics. What do these discoveries mean and how can they be implemented? Let’s find out what Dmitry Pobedinsky, the host of the YouTube channel Physics by Pobedinsky, has to say about it.

  11.10.2023

• This Week in St. Petersburg: October 5-11, 2023

  Come drizzle or downpour, there will be something to do in St. Petersburg. Put your warm scarf on, make sure your boots are waterproof, and grab an umbrella: here’s your agenda for a full week ahead. 

  04.10.2023

• Inspiration Overflow: Movies That Motivate Us

  As fall gets windier and gloomier, we turn to our trusty sources of comfort — warm blankets and scarves, tea or coffee, and movies, the heroes of the hour. Here’s our team’s favorite pick-me-up motivational films that keep us going in times of trouble. Enjoy!

  03.10.2023

• Apply for Open Doors To Study at ITMO for Free

  The Open Doors contest is a fantastic chance for international students to win a Russian Government grant and enroll in Master's and PhD programs at the country's leading universities, including ITMO, on a tuition-free basis. Find out more on the contest and how to apply in this article.

  03.10.2023

• Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine Awarded for mRNA Vaccines: What Does It Mean?

  Today, during a live broadcast from the Nobel Assembly, it was announced that the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their research that paved the way to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. In this article, we take a closer look at their research and the promises it holds with Ekaterina Skorb, the head of ITMO’s Infochemistry Scientific Center.

  02.10.2023

• Assistants Real and Virtual: 12 Services for ITMO Students and Staff

  There’s seemingly an AI tool for everything these days: transcribing audio recordings, summarizing entire textbook chapters, and even generating educational videos. For this article, we collaborated with ITMO.Expert (ITMO’s professional development program for educators) on a list of handy tools for teaching or studying. And as a bonus: we have also included the ways you can find help at ITMO from alumni, colleagues, or industry members.

  27.09.2023