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• 5 Great Inventions by Female Scientists

  …Wireless transmission technology  Inventor: Hedy Lamarr  A famous Hollywood star of the black-and-white era, Hedy Lamarr also made it into history as an outstanding engineer. During WWII, she developed a frequency-hopping system that would make Allied radio-guided torpedoes resistant to signal jamming. Though initially overlooked, her invention was e…

  07.03.2022

• ITMO Fellow Stanislav Baturin On Megascience Installations and Spinning Particles

  …cientists worked at the University of Chicago, but the most famous one was Enrico Fermi, who built a nuclear reactor right at university. It was exciting to be that close to history. Moreover, I am a great Indiana Jones fan and at the University of Chicago I got the chance to visit the room where the titular character gives his lecture in Raiders of the Lost Ark (198…

  04.03.2022

• Top 5 Reading Apps in English and Russian

  … book suggestions for when you’re in a rut, and get stats on books you’ve read, as well as your reading speed and time over a week/month/year.  For audiobooks in Russian Storytel (iOS and Android) Price: from $2/mo to $43/year (plus a 7-day free trial) Just like Audible, Storytel is an audiobook service that bring…

  04.03.2022

• ITMO Rector Vladimir Vasilyev: Our First Priority is Supporting Our Students

  …ITMO has overcome many challenges throughout its long history. We never stop and never forget our values and our mission. Today, we continue doing what we do best – developing science and education. Our shared responsibility right now is to support our students, providing them with opportunities for growth and self-fulfillment, maintaining our scientific partnerships…

  02.03.2022

• Frescoes: Ancient Art of Russia

  …hurch of St. Simeon the God-Receiver (originally frescoed in the 15th century and updated several times over the centuries). We hope that this brief introduction into the history of Russian frescoes will inspire you to visit one of these churches and see their beauty for youself!…

  28.02.2022

• Student Spotlight: Ricardo Zambrano, Ecuador

  … fall in love with robots. It still reminds me why I decided to study mechatronics and hence is a very special memory. How did you find ITMO? There are two parts to this story. Towards the end of high school, I was interested in learning a new language again. I decided to start learning Russian. So when the time came to select a university for my higher educati…

  24.02.2022

• ITMO.EduStars Winner Olga Smirnova: Building a Culture of Error is Beyond Important For Students

  …d. I’ve always assumed that great teachers are experienced teachers and I’ve been working in the field much less than the majority of other teachers at ITMO. Here’s my contest story: I recorded my class, submitted my application, and didn’t even think about it till the day I learned I won the contest. At first, it seemed like some kind of mistake because I couldn’t s…

  22.02.2022

• ITMO Partners With GUP TEK on Digital Adaptation Program for Senior Citizens

  …Russia’s first online learning portal for seniors The story of Third Age University began in 2009, when ITMO University partnered with a non-governmental organization and a local social support body on a pilot project – a distance learning system for the elderly that helped them adapt to digital technologies. “At the same time, ITMO began collaborating with p…

  21.02.2022

• ITMO.EduStars Winner Anastasia Bulygina on Making Lectures Cooler Than YouTube

  …, for example, I started watching a YouTube channel about game design. How else do you keep your students engaged?  We play a lot. My colleague and I created an RPG-like story on branding for our joint class where students could choose what’s going to happen next. Each team had their own unique journeys since they not only received scores for their answers but …

  18.02.2022

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Unusual Museums You Should Absolutely Visit

  …u’re into metro trains, railroad cars, or trams, there’s a museum just for you! Visit these museums to not only see how these different modes of transport evolved throughout history but also learn how the city’s public transport system works from the inside and even take a ride on historical cars. St. Petersburg Metro Museum – 400 rubles (200 rubles for student…

  18.02.2022