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• 230 Participants From 105 Universities Attend METANANO SCHOOL 2020

  …The fifth international summer school on metamaterials and nanophotonics METANANO SCHOOL 2020 was held on July 6-10 online, like many other conferences and educational events this year. Thanks to such a format, more participants from all over the world were able to take part. Moreover, the participation became free of charge. As a result, the school was attended by 2…

  16.07.2020

• This Mostly Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Parks

  …Summer Garden Probably one of the best-known gardens in St. Petersburg, Summer Garden reopens its doors today. This landmark is as old as the city itself – originally planned as the royal residence, the garden was founded by an order of Peter I back in 1704. Over the course of its long history, the place acquired a variety of sculptu…

  15.07.2020

• July and August Summer Schools by Leading International Universities

  …The summer is in full swing, and those who want to spend it to the benefit of their career still have the chance to enroll in one of numerous summer schools by the world’s leading universities. This year, you won’t even need to worry about student visas and airplane tickets – the knowledge is all online for the taking.  What’s more, …

  10.07.2020

• ITMO’s SciComm Graduate on Psychological Education: The Topic of Mental Health is Still Stigmatized in Russia

  …gy, and future plans.  On choosing the faculty I first learned about this Master’s program in 2016, when I took part in a workshop on scientific communication at the Summer School. In general, I’ve long been interested in this field, as I have had an interest in science – biology and zoology – since childhood. After graduating from school, however, I went t…

  08.07.2020

• Immunologist and ITMO Fellow Marina Dukhinova: ‘Proud to Be a Part of Russian Science’

  …in patients with Alzheimer's. Right now we are preparing to apply for two patents as part of the work I’ve done at ITMO and we are expecting them to be completed by the end of summer. On working at ITMO and returning to Russia I very much wanted to come back and contribute my knowledge to Russian science specifically. Some people believe that coming back is…

  08.07.2020

• Experience St. Petersburg Like a Local: Petrogradsky District

  …evka river in the north, and offers a unique blend of notable architecture and winding green alleys that merge into courtyards. It also happens to be the site of my annual summer pilgrimage. I take the metro to Petrogradskaya station, buy a chocolate-dipped ice cream cone and try to soak in as much quintessential St. Petersburg as I can. Here are my three favorit…

  07.07.2020

• ITMO Students to Assess the Quality of Teaching and Learning

  …p with a solution in the future, as we’re also interested in not showing students’ answers directly. But we’re constantly stressing the fact that we’re divulging the data in a summarized way only,” comments Kristina Tishkina.  The main goal of the initiative is to increase the quality of teaching and make communication between lecturers and students as effective…

  07.07.2020

• ITMO Students’ Foodsharing App Wins at Digital Breakthrough Hackathon

  … from Gazprom Neft. Right now we’ve got an MVP and are making our first sales. Next up, we plan to launch a full-fledged service and scale up. We’ll be finishing up throughout summer. At the hackathon, you were the project’s product manager. Where did you gain those skills? At the Accelerator. It’s what I’ve learned in my time developing Typing School. But I am…

  06.07.2020

• 5 Russian Natural Wonders

  … be rather dangerous. One more fact before we go, some 180km away from the pillars, Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city is located. So, perhaps, this trip is better be made over summer.  Lake Baikal  Moving on to one of the best-known destinations to those outside of Russia, Lake Baikal is one of Siberia’s many gems and the world’s largest freshwater lake. Th…

  06.07.2020

• ITMO Fellow Ananya Das: I Came to St. Petersburg for Applied Research

  … the air there is highly polluted.  As for the climate, I arrived here in October, closer to winter, and it was the first time I saw ice on the roads! But I am enjoying the summer. Do you have any favorite spots in St. Petersburg?  I had a plan to explore the city in the summer, as I couldn’t do it in the winter when I focused …

  02.07.2020