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• Students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University on Research and Exchange at ITMO

  Why and how to calculate heat losses in apartment complexes, how thermal shield materials are created, and how to optimize energy consumption: these are the hot topics the seven students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University worked on during their exchange at ITMO. ITMO.NEWS met the young researchers to talk about what surprised them in the Russian education system, what projects they managed to accomplish here and why heat power engineering is a promising field to explore for Russia and their home country of Kazakhstan.

  22.05.2019

• Master’s Student Mrinal Vashisth: Embracing Interdisciplinarity is Like Discovering Your Superpowers

  Mrinal Vashisth came from Rajasthan, India, to study in ITMO’s Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Master’s program. Before that, Mrinal worked at one of India’s best independent research institutions, and in the future, he plans to focus on neuroscience and research the mechanisms of memory and language. ITMO.NEWS talked to him about the benefits of interdisciplinarity and the power of data.

  17.05.2019

• Master's Students from Mexico on Studying in Russia and ITMO's Art&Science Program

  Laura Elidedt Rodriguez Torres and Ethan Avila Hernandez left sunny Mexico to come to Russia and study on ITMO University’s innovative Art & Science Master’s program. In this interview with ITMO.NEWS, they discuss their Art & Science experience, the quirks of living in St. Pete, and advice for international students wanting to make the jump of studying in Russia.

  16.05.2019

• International Academic Mobility Opportunities at ITMO University

  On April 25, ITMO University held the partner university exhibition Student Fair. Representatives of Télécom ParisTech, Bordeaux Montaigne University, Özyeğin University, and other leading universities spoke with students about international mobility and Master’s degree programs. In this article, you’ll find all the necessary info about short-term and semester exchange programs and other great opportunities for students at ITMO University.

  29.04.2019

• ITMO Alumni and ITMO Ambassadors: Staying in Touch After Graduation

  ​Today, ITMO Alumni Association brings together not just the university’s graduates who live in Russia, but also its former international students. For one, ITMO’s alumni community in Bulgaria has over a hundred members, some of which still participate in ITMO’s scientific events. Many of the international students who are currently studying in St. Petersburg are becoming ITMO ambassadors ready to represent ITMO in their home countries. ITMO.NEWS talked to a few of them.

  12.03.2019

• Nanophotonics' Most Topical Fields: Research on Hybrid Metal-Dielectric Structures

  Hybrid metal-dielectric structures hold great promise for the development of new data recording devices, improved sensors and optical chips. This is the field that Yali Sun, a PhD student from ITMO's Faculty of Physics and Engineering, focuses on. Back in China, she obtained education in the field of electronics, and then chose to focus on nanophotonics. In an interview with ITMO.NEWS, she spoke about the differences between education in Russia and China, gender issues, and working in this new relevant field.

  21.01.2019

• Master’s Student from Argentina: Immersing Into New Culture Is Like Starting New Life

  Are there any similarities between Russia and Argentina? Why Russian phonetics can be so hard to master? What can help international students integrate into a new country faster? Rodrigo Lopez Pablos from Argentina, a Master’s student in mathematical and computer modeling, shares his experiences of studying at ITMO and living in Russia.

  17.01.2019

• From Sunshine to Freezing Cold: An Ecuadorian’s Experience of Russia

  Despite his friends’ warnings about bears and wolves letting loose on Russian streets and meteorites falling from the sky, Michael Nuñez from Ecuador decided to come to Russia to study intelligent robotics at ITMO’s Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics. In this interview, he shares his thoughts about his exciting journey.

  20.12.2018

• 2018 Student of the Year Winners on Students’ Unions, Science, and Buddy Program

  Three ITMO University students were awarded the 2018 Student of the Year title after winning the competition hosted by St. Petersburg Committee for Science and Higher Education and the Rectors’ Council of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast. In this interview with ITMO.NEWS, the winners shared about their backgrounds and plans for the future.

  27.11.2018

• Studying Russian in Russia

  I’ve lived in Russia for over 5 years now, and when I'm traveling outside of Russia, people often ask me: “How's your Russian? Can you read and write? Isn’t the alphabet hard? How long did it take you to pick it up?”

  13.11.2018