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• New Antibiotics, Social Media, and Solar Cells: ITMO.STARS Winners Present Their Projects

  11 young talents will study at ITMO tuition-free as winners of ITMO.STARS – a contest  for applicants for ITMO applicants with unique achievements who didn’t score high enough on their Unified State Exams. In order to compete, the participants must submit their own research, social projects, engineering designs, or startups.

  17.09.2024

• Better, Higher, Stronger: First Results of ITMO’s 2024 Admissions Campaign

  ITMO University has published orders of admission to its Bachelor’s and Master’s programs: this year, 1,452 students from 89 Russian regions were admitted to the university on tuition-free basis. 2024 became a record-breaker for ITMO: nearly 18,000 applications were submitted by 8,000 prospective students from all over the country. The number of admitted contest winners also increased: this year, 681 of them enrolled at ITMO – the highest number in St. Petersburg and one of the best in Russia.

  05.08.2024

• A Chance Not To Be Missed: Winners of ITMO.STARS on How To Study for Free and Work on Dream Projects

  The ITMO.STARS contest allows talented applicants from throughout Russia to enroll in the university's Bachelor’s programs on tuition-free basis regardless of their Unified State Exam (USE) scores. Since 2019, over 60 students have had the opportunity to study and carry on with their projects at ITMO for free via the initiative. Learn more about the students’ successes and the application process below.

  18.04.2024

• ITMO University to Welcome Record Number of ITMO.STARS Winners

  The results of ITMO.STARS 2023 – an individual achievement contest for prospective students – have been announced, with 26 participants from 15 Russian regions being awarded an opportunity to study at the university’s expense.

  03.08.2023

• ITMO Launches National Quest for Prospective Students

  ITMO University has put up billboards in 12 Russian cities, inviting creative and talented prospective students to take on a countrywide challenge for a chance to study in one of the university’s Bachelor’s programs for free. Registration is open till July 16. 

  12.07.2023

• Enrolling As an ITMO Star: A Wealth of Opportunities

  Four years ago, ITMO University launched ITMO.STARS, a unique initiative that allows applicants to enroll at the university based on their personal accomplishments. Several dozens of gifted students entered the university as ITMO.STARS since – and this year the first cohort of them is graduating with their Bachelor’s degrees. In this special series, we present seven stories of these first graduates, who share how taking part in ITMO.STARS changed their lives, what projects they are implementing at the university, and what they are dreaming of next.

  03.08.2022

• ITMO Quest: A Mysterious Haiku in the Streets of St. Petersburg

  A mysterious haiku that appeared on billboards all around St. Petersburg led over 5,000 curious minds to a hardcore IT quest designed by ITMO’s experts. The first participant to get through all of the challenges secured the main prize – a place in one of the university’s Bachelor’s programs.

  20.07.2022

• ITMO.STARS Winners On Career, Science, and New Projects

  The ITMO.STARS contest (application deadline: July 25) allows talented applicants to enroll at ITMO University regardless of their Unified State Exam scores. This initiative was launched five years ago and since then, several dozen gifted applicants submitted their projects and used them to enter the university. Last year, 19 students became finalists of the contest. In this story, some of them describe what they’ve managed to achieve since then.

  15.07.2022

• ITMO.STARS 2021: Results, Winners, and Their Projects

  Four years ago, ITMO University introduced the ITMO.STARS contest for gifted prospective students. Winners receive an opportunity to enroll in the university’s educational programs without having to take any exams.

  09.08.2021

• ITMO Summer Courses: Teachers Share Their Experiences Part 2

  In the second part of this two-part series, ITMO.NEWS continues to speak about summer schools for school students. Held under the aegis of ITMO.START, the intensive courses help prospective students find their niche and acquire new competencies. 

  04.08.2021