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• Comeback of the Year: Quantum Potential Stand-Up Show Returns to Stage in Sochi

  What makes scientists cry? Are innovations subjective? What sort of beast is a  non-reproducible experiment and how do you tame one? These were the subjects of jokes that filled the air at the ninth Quantum Potential stand-up comedy show. On November 28, members of ITMO’s science stand-up club returned to Sochi as part of the 4th Congress of Young Scientists. What happened next? Read on to find out.

  13.12.2024

• 500 Dates of Science: ITMO Presents Digital Networking Assistant

  At this year’s Congress of Young Scientists, participants could make use of a new digital networking assistant, ёTalk. This Telegram bot helps researchers and students find interesting acquaintances, as well as discover potential new collaborations. In the event’s three days, nearly 1,500 users have signed up for the bot, with over 200 people meeting at ITMO University’s booth.

  03.12.2024

• Daria Kozlova at Congress of Young Scientists: Education vs Roblox and Twitch

  Nowadays, many entities contribute to education in IT. Universities collaborate with companies, big tech contributes to secondary and higher education, while school teachers turn to universities for additional knowledge. What’s the path from a school student to a middle-level developer? What skills are needed along the way? At the Congress of Young Scientists, Daria Kozlova, the director for strategic development at ITMO and director of education at Yandex, pointed towards the main topics in programming education. Discover them in this article.

  02.12.2024

• ITMO Rector Vladimir Vasilyev on Engineering Training: We Can't Just Wait for New Generation of Teachers To Appear

  Although Russia currently has around 10 million engineers, there is still a 1.5 million shortfall of specialists in engineering fields, as pointed out by speakers at the Congress of Young Scientists. Where can these experts be found? How can they be trained? And why isn’t it the sole responsibility of universities? All these questions were recently addressed by the rectors of Russia’s top tech universities, ITMO University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, as well as representatives of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, local authorities, and major banks.

  02.12.2024

• Insights from Congress of Young Scientists: Educating AI Natives to Avoid AI Temptations

  How are universities changing in the era of AI? What are the threats and opportunities that accompany the advance of this technology? What is the new role of researchers and practitioners? These were the questions discussed at a discussion on education for AI natives that was held at the Congress of Young Scientists, hosted by Sirius University of Science and Technology. Head on for the discussion’s keynotes.

  28.11.2024

• ITMO Receives 5 Million Rubles to Support Young Scientists

  ITMO University has won the competition of student research associations organized by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The university will use its 5-million-ruble grant to fund an international conference of young sciences, a career fair, a competition for the best scientific project, and nine other events that will help students find like-minded peers and boost their research skills.

  08.05.2024

• 12th Congress of Young Scientists Brings Together Students From 52 Russian Cities

  More than 2,500 representatives of schools and universities from 52 Russian cities participated in the 12th Congress of Young Scientists. The event took place at ITMO premises on April 3-6.

  21.04.2023

• Sociologists Answer: Are Researchers Happy?

  A recent study by National Priorities, an operator of the national initiative Decade of Science and Technology in Russia, finds that young scientists are happier than people outside the academic world, with a majority of them (under the age of 30) exhibiting a more positive outlook on the future than their peers from other fields. Learn more about the survey findings in this article.

  08.12.2022

• A Much-Anticipated Comeback of Quantum Potential Stand-Up Show in Sochi

  Who’s an aerospace engineer and can you become one at the age of seven? Where do theoretical physicists travel and what do they actually do? How can you turn research into a viable business? These are the topics from Quantum Potential, ITMO’s original science stand-up comedy show, which was held in Sochi as part of the evening program of the Congress of Young Scientists 2022.

  05.12.2022

• Сollaboration or Competition: How Will the Rise of AI Impact Digital Art?

  Nowadays, artists have access to vast sets of new tools. They can construct entire buildings in the metaverse, create NFTs, and generate content with neural networks. But can AI create true art and achieve acclaim and recognition? Will digital tools supplant the work of a human, or will they remain just a source of assistance? And if you want to become a digital artist, where could you study? A discussion on the present state and future prospects of digital art was held at the second Congress of Young Scientists, taking place in Sochi on December 1-3. For the highlights, see below.

  02.12.2022