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• Magnit and ITMO University Launch Joint Educational Programs

  Magnit (a major Russian food retailer – Ed.) and ITMO have teamed up to launch new educational and career guidance programs. ITMO became the first top university in Northwest Russia to train IT specialists specifically for the retailer’s tech division, MAGNIT TECH.

  22.09.2026

• ITMO-Trained Team Wins Four Medals at International Olympiad in Informatics

  A team of Russian school students won two gold and two silver medals at the 38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for young programmers. This year, the contest took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and brought together 386 participants from 97 countries. The Russian team was traditionally coached by Andrey Stankevich, the dean of ITMO’s Information Technologies and Programming Faculty.

  17.08.2026

• Best Again: ITMO Graduates’ Salaries in IT Ranked Among Highest in Russia

  In the latest Superjob and Roscosmos ranking, ITMO University was ranked second in Russia and first in St. Petersburg based on the size of salaries earned by graduates in the IT industry. In 2026, the average salary of ITMO graduates amounts to 300,000 rubles a month – up by 3% compared to last year. The ranking includes 85 universities from 39 cities.

  24.06.2026

• From Parsers to Visuals: ITMO and Sberbank Translate IT Infrastructure into Art

  Sberbank’s R&D Center and ITMO’s Art & Science Center have launched Shaping Reality: From Data to Image – an art project that turns background IT processes into artistic expressions. The exhibition opened at Sberbank’s coworking space on ITMO's Grivtsova campus.

  18.05.2026

• ITMO Students Devise Database for Setl Group

  ITMO University hosted the first joint hackathon with the construction company Setl Group titled BuildTech: Construction and Technologies. At the hackathon, participants studied the use of cognitive technologies for improving an in-house data search at the company. The best solution will underpin a pilot database project for the event’s partner.

  25.12.2025

• ITMO Receives RuCode Award for Innovative Approach to IT Training

  The Bachelor’s program Software Engineering by ITMO University has been granted the RuCode Award in the category IT Factory. The award recognizes educational institutions for establishing IT faculties and departments that apply cutting-edge methods to train AI specialists. The judges highly praised the university’s strategy of mass training of highly-qualified professionals, which incorporates industrial partners into all stages of program design and implementation.

  19.11.2025

• ITMO Faculty Director Alexander Mayatin: “Role-Based Competency Model Will Bring Business and Academia Closer”

  ITMO University knows how to work jointly with business to achieve collaborative results. Each software engineering student at ITMO finds employment at an IT company by the end of their studies; and 107 out of 130 lecturers who teach specialized courses are working in the field. What should be done to maintain a mutually profitable partnership, and how does a role-based competency model fit into this? These questions were covered by Alexander Mayatin, the executive director of ITMO’s Information Technologies and Programming Faculty, at the recent Digital Solutions forum.

  14.11.2025

• New Nature of Work and Updated Requirements for Juniors: Highlights from AI in Development Study by ITMO and Yandex

  Yandex B2B Tech and ITMO conducted a large-scale study on AI trends and applications in development. In this survey, over 600 practicing specialists, lecturers, and IT majors weighed in on how AI assistants impact workplace and education, as well as shared which jobs will be most affected by automation.

  19.09.2025

• IT Graduates at ITMO Among Highest Paid in Russia

  In the latest Superjob ranking, ITMO University was ranked first in St. Petersburg and second in Russia based on the net income of its IT graduates. In 2025, ITMO-trained IT specialists earn an average of 290,000 rubles a month – their salary grew by 12% compared to last year.

  09.06.2025

• ITMO To Receive Over 160 Million Rubles for Educational Programs in IT

  ITMO University was named among the top Russian universities that will be training world-class IT specialists in 2025-2030. The competition was held by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media and the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation. Winners will be granted financial support through the national project Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the Country.

  07.05.2025