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• An International Student’s Journey in St. Petersburg, Russia

  When I first landed in St. Petersburg from India, brimming with excitement for my Russian Foundation Program, followed by Master's studies, little did I know that the journey ahead would be both challenging and transformative. It’s been more than one and a half-years now, and as I reflect on my experiences, I see a story of growth, resilience, and a lot of learning.

  23.08.2024

• My Experience as Guest Lecturer at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

  During this semester, I got the opportunity to work as guest lecturer for students of Spanish at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

  29.03.2024

• Study Abroad Experience of an Indian Student in Russia

  Around this time last year, I was preparing to start my study abroad journey at ITMO University. As I was leaving my home, I had this fear of leaving behind my friends and family, yet I was equally excited about flying to a new country with a completely different culture and was optimistic about my future. It has been almost a year since I started studying at ITMO, and as I reflect on my journey so far, I see both the good memories and the difficult times. There were times when I was grateful for meeting wonderful people who became my good friends, times that made me fall in love with the beautiful city, and of course I can’t forget last year’s winter when I witnessed my first ever snowfall. However, there were days when I just wanted to go back home.

  20.09.2023

• My Experience As a Speaker At a Seminar At Kharazmi University, Iran

  On this occasion, I was invited by Kharazmi University, Iran to participate in a seminar called The Consumer Experience as an Innovative Strategy for Startupers. To fund my trip, I sent an application to ITMO University's Academic Mobility Support Office and obtained a 70% reimbursement of my expenses. You can read more about the opportunity here.

  12.07.2023

• ITMO’s Buddy System

  The Buddy System is a dedicated project of ITMO within the ITMO.STUDENTS club system to help international students settle down in a foreign country, interact with local students, and provide support with the dormitory move-in, medical checkups and all the other necessary administrative procedures. A buddy is like your first friend in Russia who helps you with adjusting to campus life, making new friends, and building relationships with people who can help you navigate your academic and social experiences.

  12.04.2023

• 5 Important Tips to Know Before Moving to Russia

  Moving to a different country can be very difficult and frightening! However, many people have overcome those difficulties and moved to Russia to study. I asked a few international friends at ITMO what they wished they knew before moving here. Here are the five most commonly repeated tips they shared, starting from the most common one.

  11.10.2022

• Student Spotlight: Jorge Eduardo Mayor Fernández, Colombia

  Jorge Eduardo Mayor Fernández is a first-year Bachelor’s student of software engineering at ITMO University. I chatted with him about his life at university and his experiences in Russia so far.

  31.05.2022

• Software Engineering Student from the USA on Studying in Russia

  Alexander Wilson is a first-year Bachelor's student who came to Russia to study software engineering. I caught up with him to find out more about his experiences as a student in Russia and about his future plans. Alexander is half Russian, so he already had a solid understanding of the Russian language when he moved here.

  10.01.2022

• ITMO Talks: A Review of the Event

  There is a saying of Carl W. Buechner that "They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

  27.04.2020

• Meeting and Talking with International Students

  How do you start communicating with people from around the world? Are the Portuguese so patriotic? How much do we have in common with the French? This is my fourth post about my exchange semester in a small Czech city Zlin and I’d like to tell you about communication with people from other countries. In fact, meeting people was the best part of the term, because first of all it has greatly enriched me as a person. You can find my other posts here.

  02.12.2019