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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 21-23, 2021

  … Most people have come to know the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944) through his thrilling masterpiece The Scream (1893), one of the most iconic pictures in the history of art, probably second to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. This weekend, you have the chance to explore the artist’s legacy by visiting the Scream of Art exhibition at the Loft Project Eta…

  17.02.2021

• Innovative Entrepreneurship for Students: ITMO Technopark Organizes Winter School for Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

  … The organizers compensated for the absence of live communication with various activities: students learned about the Russain culture and unique traditions, St. Petersburg’s history and architecture. The morning classes started with cheerful music and conversations on various topics. According to the students, for many of whom it was their first international event, …

  17.02.2021

• Venture Capitalist Dmitry Kulish on Business Unicorns and Why Not Chase Them

  …f digital media. He knew that this was the key problem. It seems that such stories can happen only in Silicon Valley and not in our country. But I will tell you another story that proves that it can happen in any place on Earth.  The first Skolkovo unicorn was the Hepatera company, which develops an innovative drug for hepatitis B and D. When they only star…

  11.02.2021

• Student Spotlight: Vitor Figueiredo, Brazil

  …so I had no trouble adapting to the weather. The only month that I don’t like to be in St. Petersburg is January – it’s too dark. The city is beautiful and has an impressive history; it’s also a metropolis, so you can do whatever you want at any time you want. Where are you now? And why are you there? Now I am in my hometown, Natal. I came back to spend the…

  11.02.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 13-14, 2021

  …in the mid-19th century with a particular need in navy divers after the Crimean War, which featured many sea battles. At the exhibition, you will get the chance to trace the history of diving all the way from there to present day – through real-life suits and appliances used by divers in different eras, model ships, and historical photographs. This could easily be yo…

  10.02.2021

• Holography, Space Science, and More: A Timeline of Science at ITMO

  …d what is happening in their corresponding fields today. The first computers and the development of programming, lasers, holography, space science and more – 80 years of the history of science all in one place. You can see the project in full here.…

  09.02.2021

• The Art of Gift-Giving in Russia

  … You can purchase one of many of Domestika’s courses as a gift for arts & crafts lovers. Master’s school, an organization that hosts various lectures on the history of art, and also offers online courses (in Russian). ZELO is a project dedicated to ancient Russian history, some of the courses are available…

  09.02.2021

• In the Footsteps of the Greatest: A Literary Guide to St. Petersburg

  …. We can even now trace Raskolnikov’s route from his own place to the pawnbroker’s apartment on Griboyedov Canal 104 and the police station to really get the taste of both the story and the Northern Venice of the 19th century.  And what’s more, once in St. Petersburg, you can sign up for one of the many tours of the city as described by Dostoevsky: see the buildin…

  08.02.2021

• ITMO Staff and Students Launch New Popular Science Project on War History

  … "Users will open the website, hit a button – and the neural network will generate the text. Obviously, this is a fabricated letter but it will help our users to contemplate history on a deeper level – this way they don't simply consume information about the history of the war, but engage with it on a more personal level."  Bas…

  08.02.2021

• How to Organize Teamwork and Avoid Conflicts: Tips by an ITMO Graduate

  …o you handle conflicts in the workplace? And what is the role of a leader? Find answers to these and many other questions below.  Tribe, pack, or team Throughout human history, the practice of cooperation in pursuit of a shared goal has been a common theme. Prehistoric people often united to solve problems jointly: kill a mammoth, do the field dressing, build a…

  04.02.2021