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• How to Enter One of Russia’s Most Prestigious AI Programs: Tips from Two-Time NTO Winner

  NTO (National Technology Olympiad) offers school students from all over Russia a chance to enter the country’s leading engineering universities, including ITMO, without exams. Among the students who used this opportunity is Konstantin Sigalov, a two-time winner of the track Big Data and Machine Learning and a first-year student at AI360: ML Native by ITMO, Yandex, and Sberbank. In this article, he shares his experience of participating in NTO, preparing for the competition, and winning. 

  12.03.2026

• 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

• The Portfolio Contest: Enroll in ITMO Master’s Programs Tuition-Free and Without Exams

  This year, admissions to Russian universities open on June 20. At ITMO, you can secure your tuition-free position without taking any exams before summer. This opportunity is available within the Portfolio Contest, which will start on February 16. Learn more about this admission option in this article.

  12.02.2026

• First Time: ITMO Hosts Regional Round of Russian National School Student Contest in Three Subjects

  This year, ITMO hosted the regional rounds of the national school student contest in three subjects – computer science, physics, and ecology – for the first time. In total, the contest brought together about a thousand talented school students from St. Petersburg. The national contest is the biggest and most prestigious of its kind for school students; winners get the opportunity to enroll at the country’s leading universities without exams.

  10.02.2026

• How to Apply to ITMO Master’s Programs in 2026

  In 2026, the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education introduced some changes to the admission procedure at Russian universities. These affected target quotas, entrance competitions, and enrollment options; as for the latter, applicants can now submit their applications only via Gosuslugi, by mail, or in person. Here’s everything you need to know about ITMO’s 2026 admissions campaign.

  21.01.2026

• Three ITMO Winter Schools for Prospective Master’s Students

  Apart from USE (Unified State Exam) scores, ITMO University offers other enrollment options, including its own schools. Schools are held online and feature lectures by ITMO and industry experts. Below you will find three winter schools that offer their participants a chance to enter the university’s Master’s programs without entrance exams.

  19.01.2026

• Choose Your University Stress-Free at ITMO Open Days 2026

  Open days are a great opportunity to learn all you need about the admission process, chat with current students, and check out a university’s infrastructure. In this article, you’ll find a schedule of open days at ITMO for 2026 – get your calendar ready!

  13.01.2026

• Unified State Exam: Essentials for Russian ITMO Applicants

  By February 1, all Russian 11th-graders must decide which subjects they’ll take in 2026’s Unified State Exam (USE). If these requirements apply to your case, don’t delay making the choice. To help you, here are the key exams that’ll be relevant to most Russian ITMO applicants.

  23.12.2025

• 3 Ways To Get Into ITMO Master’s Programs Without Exams in 2026

  Want to skip entrance exams and secure a tuition-free position in a Master’s program of your choice before summer? You can do that at ITMO. Here are three main application shortcuts, plus requirements and useful guides.

  19.12.2025

• Admissions 2026: Debunking 5 Top Fears

  In 2026, the rules for admission to Russian universities will change. News sources are reporting on new initiatives: from “reduced contest winner benefits” and “mandatory physics classes” to “limited admission to fee-based positions.” Will it actually become harder to enroll at a university? How substantiated are the fears of today’s applicants? We look at the concerns through an ITMO prism with Alexey Itin, the head of the university’s Admissions Office.

  03.12.2025