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  • Student Spotlight: Djurdje Pavlovic, Serbia

    Having made the transition from the lively streets of Belgrade to the tech labs of St. Petersburg, Djurdje is embracing the rhythm of student life in a new country. As he navigates language lessons, sub-zero winters, and the warmth of shawarma stalls in St. Petersburg, Djurdje shares what it’s like to be a Serbian student in Russia — and why he’s encouraging others to follow.

    07.11.2024

  • International Winter Schools 2021-2022: Python, Hackathons, and More

    Looking for some opportunities to train your professional skills, discover new fields, or present your project? Here are six winter schools, both on- and offline, that are a great chance to boost your knowledge and skills, as well as practice your English! 

    10.11.2021

  • ITMO Master’s Student Tatiana Statsenko on Internship Abroad During COVID-19

    Tatiana Statsenko, a second-year Master’s student at ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster, has recently spent a month and a half doing an internship in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. There, together with her colleagues from the Saints Cyril and Methodius University, she explored the synthesis of perovskite nanocrystals. ITMO.NEWS talked to Tatiana to learn more about her work, internship, and experience of living abroad during the pandemic.

    09.03.2021

  • Seize an Opportunity to Participate in an Online Hackathon by DIT4BEARs

    The hackathon is meant to help implement information technologies in the Barents Euro-Arctic region. As part of it, the participants will work on tasks provided by companies from Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The attendees will be granted the chance to join a digital internship at one of those companies.

    20.10.2020

  • Different Volunteering, Eco Camps and Fresh Perspective on Things: Belgian Gloria Sagaradze on Interning at ITMO

    Belgian Gloria Sagaradze came to Russia to do a three-month internship at ITMO University’s Student Initiatives Development Office. Among the projects she worked on were collaborating with the organizers of the international ecological camp Ecological Raids held at ITMO’s sports and recreation center Yagodnoye, helping Nigerian students develop an events plan for their student club, and mastering student project management. ITMO.NEWS met Gloria to talk about the difference between volunteering in Russia and Belgium and the valuable lessons she learnt from traveling.

    05.02.2019

  • ITMO Student on Management, Branding, and Working with Gucci

    How to juggle university studies and a modelling career? ITMO student Maria Igoshina knows the answer, as she successfully combines studying management at ITMO with modelling for Gucci, traveling to Europe for fashion shows, and developing St. Petersburg brand Lokis. She told ITMO.NEWS about the power of Instagram, Fashion Tech, and juggling two jobs.

    23.08.2018