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• ITMO First Vice Rector Joins Yandex as Education Director

  Daria Kozlova, ITMO’s First Vice Rector, will combine her current duties with heading education at Yandex, setting an example for integration between universities and business. 

  14.11.2022

• Information & Cyber Security Track at I Am a Professional: Why You Need It and How to Prepare

  In a few days, online registration for the contest I Am a Professional will close for this year’s participants. All winners of the contest will have the chance to enter some of the country’s best universities without exams and gain access to the contest’s career center, while those who make it to the top and become the contest’s medalists will also enjoy prize money and internships at major Russian companies. This season, ITMO is responsible for three tracks within the contest, including Information & Cyber Security. In this article, we will introduce you to this field and offer a few tips on how to best prepare for the contest. 

  11.11.2022

• Turn to Light: Using Lighting Solutions to Attract Visitors to Cultural Events

  We use lighting in everyday life, for instance, to organize our workspaces, but lighting engineers, artists, and designers apply it in more creative ways. What color temperature works best for a particular painting? Can lighting attract more visitors to historical museums and classical music concerts? And how can we make street installations and light shows appealing to millions of people every year? Here is a recap of the most interesting cases presented at the recent international conference Lighting Design.

  11.11.2022

• ITMO Students Develop Smart Armband for Monitoring Hospital Patients

  Medsled, a team from ITMO University, has developed a concept of a smart armband for monitoring the condition of hospital patients. Unlike its competitors, the new solution doesn’t have a screen and can transport data directly into a medical information system. The concept won the Smart Medical Technologies hackathon held by the university at the recent St. Petersburg International Health Forum. Read on to learn more about this and other solutions developed by ITMO students, including a fundus camera, a portable electromyograph, and another smart armband.

  10.11.2022

• Science and Pastry Combined: ITMO and Bushe Bakeries Launch Joint Pop-Sci Project Schrödinger's Croissant

  Starting today, November 10, customers of the Bushe bakery chain can enjoy a Schrödinger-themed croissant with a secret filling created jointly with ITMO University – and then have complex physics explained to them by the university’s top-notch experts.

  10.11.2022

• Online Schools VS Universities: Best Education for a Career in IT

  A career in IT is the dream job for many. High wages, comfy offices, a friendly culture, and, of course, cookies – all these things draw young specialists to the industry. But what is the best education for fledgling IT professionals? This was the topic of discussion on November 9 at Yet another Conference on Education – the major online conference organized by Yandex.

  09.11.2022

• ITMO Team Wins Best Project in Competition by 1C Company

  Ilya Livshitz, a professor at the Faculty of Secure Information Technologies, and PhD student Egor Sokolov have won the competition for the best project in the field of management and bookkeeping automation held by the software developer 1C. Their method for digital workflow of legal documents was named the best in Central and Eastern Europe.

  09.11.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 12-13, 2022

  Whether you are a culture buff, a believer in the supernatural, or someone with a craving for all things unusual, we have something to keep you busy this weekend. So don’t mind the weather (as in, dress appropriately for the wind, cold, and rain) and let’s embark on a little adventure this weekend!

  09.11.2022

• Best Russian Ads: From Soviet Times to Present Day

  Oh, the gems that the world of advertising sometimes supplies us with! Today, we tuned into our nostalgia and awe to pull together this extravaganza of Russian ads through the years. Enjoy!

  07.11.2022

• ITMO Researchers Developing New Cancer Treatment Using Gold Nanoparticles and Infrared Lasers

  In recent years, oncological diseases have become one of the most wide-spread causes of death in developed countries – and despite the abundant new diagnostics and treatment methods, fighting cancer is still a challenge. Nearly all known treatments have significant side effects, while some of them are even helpless against more persistent cancer cells. One solution to this problem is photothermal therapy, on its own or in combination with other treatments. Researchers from ITMO University have suggested a new method to treat melanoma more effectively and safely using gold nanoparticles. Read on to learn more about the new method.

  03.11.2022