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KronBars Named Best Russian Student Sports Club Second Year In Row
…September 2016 to August 2017). It included 56 participants from eight federal districts of Russia. ITMO’s student sports club KronBars topped the ranking with 1506 points total. However, the winners in all six categories were announced at the finals of the All-Russian Forum of Student Sports Clubs, which was held in Kazan from November 23 to 26. KronBars m…
27.11.2017
QS BRICS 2017: ITMO Named Amongst 20% Best Universities
…ential for knowledge transfer and the ability to commercialize research results also plays its role, though indirectly, in the rankings,” comments Ilya Kuftiryov. ITMO’s total score amounted to 49,1, which is 50% higher than the average score of universities from the top-300 of the ranking and 60% higher than that of 96 Russian universities included in the ranki…
22.11.2017
Alena Shchelokova, Presidential Scholarship Recipient: To Achieve Something, You Have to Get Over Yourself
… research, that is possible. The world of science is similar to our everyday lives in that it constantly changes: some things that were a hot topic some 5-10 years ago can be totally forgotten, while topics discovered 20 or 30 years back can suddenly find a second life. What is most important is to focus on doing something that makes you happy. Some believe that s…
16.11.2017
Canadian Experts Test ITMO Quantum Network
…yptology now,” explains Vadim Makarov. Vadim Makarov Can it still be hacked? Despite the absence of theoretical vulnerabilities, quantum networks are yet to become totally safe from hacking, which might become possible due to faults in equipment that are always present in real systems. This is what quantum cryptography has in common with its mathematical c…
09.11.2017
VK Hackathon Winners: Using New Tech to Run Online Communities
…In total, 400 people applied to the VK Hackathon in 2017 - and only a 100 reached its final stage. The VK team provided participants with a choice of case studies from partners, including the State Hermitage Museum, Tinkoff, the UNESCO Institute, Selectel, the State Tretyakov Gallery and other organizations. ITMO’s team chose the category "Media": the students chose…
08.11.2017
WorldSkills: How World-Class Specialists are Trained in Russia
Seldon the Robot's Rise to Fame
…rammed by a team of school students at ITMO University, under the guidance of Igor Lositsky and Evgeny Zavarin from the Department of Computer Science and Control Systems. In total, the project involved six school students: Levon Pogosov, Andrew Lakomkin, Mikhail Volkov, Daniil Nechaev, Boris Frolikov, Gleb Zagarskiy, all students from schools in and around St. Peter…
27.10.2017
CityNext Head Alexander Danilin: How Smart Tech Changes Life of Cities
…tion of new technologies are very often seen not only in the field of physical savings of heat, gas, water, electricity and other resources, but are often associated with the total possibility of reorganizing the business-processes, including in the sphere of municipal economy. A good example is when using "smart" technologies, we can manage boiler houses on a certai…
20.10.2017
Why Smart Cities Need Standardization: Experts Discuss
…me particular area we want to replace. In Toronto, we make use of the tender system. Different companies compete for the tender, take part in negotiations, then we define the total costs and choose a contractor. We consult the developer company, but do we really need to discuss the issue with anyone else? We probably have to consult the water department, as their com…
17.10.2017
Prime Minister Medvedev Announces Start of ITMO Highpark Construction
…e to study there. The Master’s and PhD students will go to the satellite town of Yuzhny. Approximately 3,600 students will study there, supported by about 3,000 staff. The total investment for the creation of ITMO Highpark is about 41 billion. 35% will come from private investors, 53% from the federal budget, and 12% will be financed by the St. Petersburg budget. …
17.10.2017