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• Impressions, Expectations and How It’s Really Like

  …ives a lot for international students. Hearing about other cultures views about marriage, death, cultural behavior, habits and virtues will be great fun but also valuable knowledge for the future. You will understand other cultures, but also your own culture better than before. Understanding the cultural differences at the beginning of the semester will help us al…

  27.02.2018

• Having fun in Tallinn

  …cided that the world would be a much better place if everyone tried Erasmus at least once. You become better not only in your field of studies but personally, you acquire knowledge about life, you become more kind and open-minded by living with so many great people from all over the world. I agree with the saying that Erasmus is not just half a year in your life — it…

  25.10.2017

• Globalization is Here

  …ry always widens your perspective. International experience and language skills are often an asset in job hunting. Moreover, societies need individuals who have firsthand knowledge of foreign countries to work in all the institutions and companies. In this way, if you decide to go abroad, there are benefits both for you individually and for your home and target count…

  05.06.2017

• Saint Petersburg: a city of wonders

  … Dostoevsky, as well as the public libraries where you can find yourself a good book and get comfortable before submerging for hours in a world of surrealism, history, or knowledge. Being a metropolis, life in Saint Petersburg flies by. Every day is a race against the clock, especially for students. Saint Petersburg is a city that practically never sleeps, and…

  30.11.2016

• Time keeps going, and it doesn’t stop

  …work with the Arduino controller board and different sensors, and some basics about electronics and mechanics. We’ll be soon doing a project of a "smart" theatre with the knowledge we’ve acquired. The department in which I study (Wireless Telecommunications) organized a trip to the Museum of Communications, which includes collections of the different methods of commu…

  14.11.2016

• Computational Science in San Diego, or How I Lost my Trousers

  …they have. Fortunately my session was moderated by Ian Foster from the University of Chicago who did his best! There is an ironic saying "Experience is a priceless knowledge, which you will never need." While this isn’t about the experience of visiting international conferences. I made some rules from my experience which might also be useful for you. Don’t …

  18.10.2016

• A freshman’s first month in Saint Petersburg

  … not only focuses its efforts in the sole theoretical education of its students, but it also gives them a lot of opportunities to get some practical experience out of the knowledge they have acquired. Other universities also offer the opportunity of practicing in the real world their knowledge, but not all of them in the way ITMO does. …

  07.10.2016

• Green Light to Medicine! Fluorescence: from a Mysterious Phenomenon to Medication

  …aneous bio-phosphorescence (is provoked by chemical changes in biological objects) and photo- phosphorescence. Thanks to quantum theory and optics we have enhanced our knowledge in this field since Stokes' and Becquerel’s time. As of now, fluorescence is more than a natural phenomenon — it is used in science, medicine and everyday life. From the mid-1950s we start…

  13.07.2016