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• ITMO and Yandex Hold National Technology Olympiad Finals in Robotics

  The finals of the National Technology Olympiad (NTO) in Intelligent Robotic Systems have recently concluded at ITMO. This year, the contest’s technological partner was Yandex; the company provided educational models of delivery bots for which the participants developed autonomous navigation systems. The finals welcomed 50 school students of grades 8-11 from 15 Russian regions. Learn more about the contest’s tasks and prizes in this article.

  04.03.2026

• 97 ITMO Students Win Potanin Foundation Scholarships

  ITMO has come second in a ranking of universities participating in the scholarship competition by the Potanin Foundation. 97 ITMO students won the scholarship this year. Also in the top three by the number of winners are HSE University and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), while the full list includes 71 universities in total.

  03.03.2026

• ITMO Students Among Best at GSEA Russia Competition of Young Entrepreneurs

  Veronika Boltenkova, a Master’s student of the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations, won the GSEA Russia competition of young entrepreneurs with her AI solution. The winning project, GOSTer, is an application that automates the formatting of documents according to Russian state standards – and will now receive implementation and promotion support from partners on the Russian and international market. Among the finalists in the Robotics and AI category was also a project by Artem Meinov, a PhD student at ITMO's Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems.

  02.03.2026

• KronBars Stars: Use Your Sports Achievements to Study at ITMO Tuition-Free

  You can be a professional athlete and a successful student – Petr Gumennik, an Olympic figure skater and an ITMO student, is living proof. Alongside him, other talented athletes study at the university, supported by the KronBars Stars scholarship. It offers applicants the chance to enter any Bachelor’s program, even with minimal Unified State Exam (USE) scores. Read on to find out more about this opportunity from current ITMO students and former KronBars Stars winners.

  27.02.2026

• Discovery of the Month: Movie Classics, Exciting Trips, and More

  Today, we are seeing winter off by rounding up the new experiences that February brought us. Caution: this issue may inspire spontaneous trips, movie nights, or a knit-a-thon. 

  27.02.2026

• New Partners, AI, and Deep Tech: Highlights of ITMO Accelerator's Latest Demo Day

  ITMO Accelerator's first Demo Day of 2026 has gathered aspiring entrepreneurs from Russia and Belarus. Over the course of three months, participants worked to finalize their products, launch their first sales, and prepare for their presentations – all under the supervision of the program’s experts. Find out which projects took the lead and who supported them below.

  26.02.2026

• ITMO-Made ProAGI Multiagent System Accelerates Industrial Software Production by up to 10 Times

  Researchers from ITMO’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence have unveiled ProAGI, a multiagent system that can take on the full cycle of industrial software development: from task analysis and architecture design to testing and polishing of the final product. ProAGI works like an orchestrated system based on several specialized agents: an architect, an analyst, a developer, a tester, and a tech consultant. With the solution, it’s possible to accelerate development and lower its costs by up to 10 times. ProAGI has already been tested on tasks in telecommunication, medicine, education, and oil industry; the agents can also be adapted to other fields.

  25.02.2026

• This Week in St. Petersburg: February 26 - March 4, 2026

  Do you feel it? Spring is on its way! Indeed, this week, we’ll see its first days already. That’s why on our agenda are not one but two flower festivals, a market, some high-quality cinema, and more. Prepare to fill up your diary!

  25.02.2026

• ITMO Presents Russia’s First Intelligent Control System for Microimplants and Precision Components

  ITMO University has unveiled the first Russian software-hardware complex for quality control of dental implants and other miniature metal parts. The solution, named Micrometron, can fully automate and accelerate product control at metal fabrication plants. Importantly, the system excludes human error in quality control and can be integrated into roboticized production lines.

  24.02.2026

• Student Spotlight: Er Mert, Turkey

  With dreams of developing an AI-based service that will benefit many, Er Mert came to ITMO to hone his skills in computer science. Balancing a full-time job with intensive classes, he is getting closer to his goal one step at a time. Learn his story in today’s interview.

  19.02.2026