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• Robot Cleaner to Save the Arctic

  …in competitions. Then they will see that the sky is the limit." In order to participate in the International World Robot Olympiad-2016 which will be held in November in New Delhi, India, the team must go through a final qualifying stage where they must prepare video presentations of their projects for an expert jury. "Last year our team became world champions …

  30.06.2016

• Natural Metabolite Can Suppress Inflammation

  …electivity of the immune system regulation.” Prior to the study, guesswork with respect to the function and origin of itaconate generated a lot of speculations. But the new study shows that itaconate plays the role of immune regulator. To understand how itaconate reduces the activity of immune cells, the researchers examined the so-called Krebs cycle, or trica…

  30.06.2016

• Modern Universities: How to Struggle for Leadership but Don't Lose Individuality

  … and sessions. Presenting changes that help to follow ITMO University`s development strategy, Vladimir Vasilyev, Rector of the university, talked about how the emergence of new structures at the university such as Schools, will allow ITMO U to attract talented and younger staff. “Almost all buildings and campuses of ITMO University are in the very heart of St…

  30.06.2016

• Yuri Kivshar: “IT's MOre Than a University” is a Gorgeous Motto!”

  …or Nanophotonics and Metamaterials write promising articles published in Scopus and Web of Science. Last year ITMO U's physicists developed a pioneering work – they analyzed a new type of electromagnetic structure that would be a breakthrough in optical data transfer. Optics & Photonics News included the article in the top-20 research p…

  29.06.2016

• Youth as Catalysts for Development

  …nese students “want to see not only Russian language courses in their program but also basic technical English.” She also discovered that “Chinese youth have difficulty making new friends and communicating abroad”. She noted that if these issues are overcome, we can attract more Chinese students to study in Russia. Roadmaps made at the conference were well rec…

  29.06.2016

• Skilled Investors Evaluated Budding Startups

  …Startup Sabantuy is an international business competition organized by investors so as to choose the best projects and teams. Apart from new contacts with sponsors and investors winners also receive an opportunity to take part in short educational session. This year too many St. Petersburg startupers submitted their applications. That is why organizers came from Nabe…

  28.06.2016

• Can Science Unlock the Mystery of the Brain?

• From Failure Comes Learning: English Language Tutors about Top Teaching Practices

  …h is necessary not only for linguists and diplomats, but also for all researchers regardless of their field. Using the universal language they share their experience and learn new ideas generated by colleagues from other countries. They also participate in academic mobility and communicate with students while giving lectures as well as interact with speakers at scien…

  28.06.2016

• Top World Scientists Gather at Laser and Photonics Congress in St. Petersburg

  …atest technologies and advancements in science.”   Vladimir Vasiliyev, Rector at ITMO U believes that the congress provides participants with the opportunity to establish new business contacts and discuss the prospects of scientific cooperation. It also gives students a chance to meet representatives of major research companies or universities to find potential …

  28.06.2016

• Master's Students To Lead Future Technologies Accelerator Projects

  …udents from the “Economics of Technological Innovation and Technology Transfer” Master’s program. Ms. Makarchenko explained that the biggest plus of this program is that it is new and independent of any deep-rooted educational traditions. In addition, twenty state-funded places should attract a good number of Master’s students who can participate in the accelerator’s…

  27.06.2016