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• ITMO Fellowship Stories: Physicist Ksenia Chichay on Spintronics, Data-Related Advances, and Academic Career

  Back in 2008, a team of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) scientists demonstrated the first racetrack memory device, which was meant to be as fast as RAM and as affordable as hard drives yet more capacious and less energy-demanding than the two. Since then, multiple researchers have worked on the technology, including specialists from ITMO University. In this article, Ksenia Chichay, a physicist and a laureate of the ITMO Fellowship program, explains how such studies are organized, what spintronics is, and how it can help researchers boost data recording, storage, and transmission.

  10.05.2023

• Student Spotlight: Lilia Tafran, Syria

  Driven by sheer passion for improving the current standards of global healthcare, Lilia Tafran, a student from Syria, decided to learn her trade in Russia. She won a full scholarship from the Russian government and enrolled herself at ITMO’s СhemBio Cluster (SCAMT). Today, we got the opportunity to meet her and learn about her early impressions of ITMO and St. Petersburg. How did she survive the winter and what are her plans for the summer? Read on to find out.

  04.05.2023

• Student Spotlight: Rahim Hakimov, Tajikistan

  ITMO’s unmatched success at ICPC inspires many youngsters to take up coding. Today, we’ll talk to someone who has not only made coding his vocation but also represented ITMO at the highest level. Meet Rahim Hakimov, a 20-year-old student from Tajikistan who is also a software engineer at Yandex. Thanks to his passion for coding, he has begun his career in big tech before even having graduated! Learn about Rahim’s incredible feats at ITMO in today's student spotlight.

  27.04.2023

• Student Spotlight: Goodness Ajamu, Nigeria

  When you dream big, nothing can stop you from reaching the top. In this interview, we talk with Goodness Ajamu, a 23-year-old whose love for quantum mechanics has brought him all the way from Kwara State in Nigeria to St. Petersburg. Read on to learn more about his experiences as an international student at ITMO.

  20.04.2023

• Student Spotlight: Ogom Faith Blessing, Nigeria

  Challenges only make us stronger! This is evident from the story of Ogom, an international student from Nigeria who broke conventions to pursue a career in technology and study in Russia, where she believes opportunities are equally available to all. Her passion for tech brought her to ITMO, where she will soon begin a Bachelor’s degree in information security. What motivated her in this field and what has been her life like in St. Petersburg? Read on to find out.

  13.04.2023

• Student Spotlight: Sara Nikolic, Serbia

  Over the years, we’ve shared the stories of many international students from different parts of the world. But this time, we got the opportunity to talk to an international student from a country with similar cultural roots. In this interview, Sara Nikolic, a fourth-year Bachelor's student from Serbia, points out the subtle differences that exist between the two nations and how she is getting along in a country that is so similar yet so different from her motherland.

  06.04.2023

• Student Spotlight: Emre Can Eroglu, Turkey

  When you have a dream, the road to success appears in front of you. Such has been the story of Emre, an international student from Turkey who, driven by great ambitions, has come to ITMO to pursue his dreams. Currently a student of the Foundation Program, he will pursue a Bachelor’s degree in software engineering starting this September. St. Petersburg has lots to offer to satisfy Emre's love of history, art, and culture – and he's loving it. Read on and enjoy our amazing conversation with Emre.

  30.03.2023

• Explore the Universe or Deliver Memes: ITMO Fellow Alisa Chaikovskaya Talks Particle Physics

  Physics of elementary particles explores the tiniest building blocks of the universe to explain how it developed and came into being. One recent discovery in the field was the Higgs boson, which contributed to our understanding of what happened in the universe after the Big Bang. In order to solve the many remaining mysteries of particle physics, scientists develop theoretical models. ITMO Fellow Alisa Chaikovskaya is one such scientist – in this interview, we asked her about her work, spin particles, and their applications.

  28.03.2023

• Student Spotlight: Noviana Haslinda, Indonesia

  Her mother’s passion for biology and her father’s love for ballet have infused in Noviana a unique appreciation for Russia and its culture – enough to bring her here all the way from the island nation of Indonesia. Now in her first year of biotechnology studies, Noviana has already had some interesting experiences in the Venice of the North. Read on to learn a few interesting facts about her homeland and, more importantly, the stories that she has to share about her life at ITMO.

  23.03.2023

• Student Spotlight: Nathan Celeste, Congo

  When life gives you lemons, you have two options. Either you flee or you make lemonade. To succeed in life, you need to look challenges in the eye and persevere. We can all take inspiration from Nathan, an international student from Congo who decided to study in Russia despite the language barrier. At first, he found it very difficult to understand anything in class – but, eventually, through hard work and patience, he came out on top. Let’s take a closer look at Nathan’s experiences as an international student in today’s interview.

  16.03.2023