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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 26-27, 2022

  In this edition of our weekly guide, you will learn about the best things happening in the city this weekend. A contemporary photo exhibition, a concert, a flower festival, and some all-time classics on the big screen. Are you in? 

  23.02.2022

• ITMO Researchers Create Light-Controlled Antenna for Fast and Secure 5G Data Transfer

  The new technology expands the coverage area even when the signal is weak by redirecting radiation from the base station to personal gadgets, drones, sensors, and other devices in the network. Compared to analogous devices, the new antenna is more energy-efficient, cheaper to produce, and has a simple adaptable design. 

  17.02.2022

• ITMO and XAMK Russian-Finnish Technology Brokers School: Technology Transfer for Students and Professionals

  Who are technology brokers and how can they promote technologies in Russia and Finland? That’s what the Russian-Finnish Technology Brokers School, a part of the Twin Campus project, was all about. Read on to learn more about the school’s contents and results. 

  17.02.2022

• Traveling for Research and Missing the Sun: PhD Student Adria Canos Valero on His Experience in Russia

  A PhD student at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics, Adria Canos Valero was born and raised in Spain. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, where he started his international academic career. In the span of six years, Adria worked in France, Switzerland, and Moscow, did research at CERN, and went from studying chemical engineering to optics and metamaterials. How is the life of a researcher in Russia different from that in Europe? Read on to find out. 

  15.02.2022

• What Can You Buy in St. Petersburg for 100 Rubles in 2022?

  Nothing and yet everything has changed since our first piece on this economic benchmark in 2019. At the time of writing of this text, 100 rubles equals about $1.3 or €1.17, roughly the same as before, while the city has made great strides in the cheap-yet-relatively-decent coffee department. If this bill is burning a hole in your pocket, here’s what it can get you in February of 2022. 

  14.02.2022

• ITMO Exchange Expert Yulia Shik on How to Study Abroad in Four Countries

  The academic exchange competition for ITMO Bachelor’s/Specialist’s (starting from their second year of studies) and Master’s students is still on and will be running until February 17. Learn more about the selection process, the best study abroad destinations, and what to expect from your exchange from Yulia Shik, a manager at ITMO’s International Educational Programs Office and an ITMO graduate, who has been on exchange four times during her studies.  

  14.02.2022

• ITMO’s Female Scientists on Their Research Projects

  In 2015, the UN General Assembly declared February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This way, the global community strives to provide them with full and equal access to science and highlights the fact that women play an important role in science and technology. In today’s ITMO.NEWS article, we’ll talk about five research projects by female scientists from ITMO University.

  11.02.2022

• ITMO Highpark to Promote St. Petersburg Human Capital

  At the recent conference St. Petersburg of the Future – 2022, experts discussed the coming construction and development of several major research and educational clusters that will stimulate the growth of the knowledge economy and human capital in the city. Among the upcoming projects, ITMO Highpark was deemed closest to completion. In 2024, it will turn into one of St. Petersburg’s new points of development alongside the Yuzhny satellite city. 

  11.02.2022

• Now On the Market: Dental Implants Based on ITMO Technology

  In 2020, we told you about the new method for processing implant surfaces to improve their biocompatibility developed at ITMO’s International Research Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology Lasers. Recently, the company Lenmiriot announced the market launch of the first dental implants made with the new laser technology.

  09.02.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 12-13, 2022

  What are you craving this weekend? Whatever it is, we’ve got you covered with our fresh-out-of-the-oven guide to everything fun, exciting, and culturally enriching this weekend. Let’s go! 

  09.02.2022