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• ITMO Students Among Best at GSEA Russia Competition of Young Entrepreneurs

  Veronika Boltenkova, a Master’s student of the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations, won the GSEA Russia competition of young entrepreneurs with her AI solution. The winning project, GOSTer, is an application that automates the formatting of documents according to Russian state standards – and will now receive implementation and promotion support from partners on the Russian and international market. Among the finalists in the Robotics and AI category was also a project by Artem Meinov, a PhD student at ITMO's Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems.

  02.03.2026

• 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

• ITMO Student Petr Gumennik Among Top 6 Best Male Figure Skaters at 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

  The men's singles figure skating competition has wrapped up at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. Following both programs, Petr Gumennik, a fourth-year Bachelor’s student at ITMO’s Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems, finished 6th in the contest with a total score of 271.21 points – this is the best performance by a Russian athlete since 2010.

  16.02.2026

• Toxi$, Lecture Memes, and Student Club Festival: Recap of ITMO Universe for First-Year Students

  Lectures, workshops, student clubs, and a concert by Toxi$ (a popular Russian rapper – Ed.) – all that awaited newly-enrolled students at ITMO Universe. Here is how it went.

  12.09.2025

• Up the Career and Salary Ladders: ITMO Master’s Student Shares His Experience

  Over 60% of Russians believe that a good education equals a good job – but is it really so? For ITMO alumni Anton Gladskikh, getting a Master’s degree was a way to not only deepen his knowledge and gain new experience, but also get a job in his field, move up the ladder quickly, and increase his salary. Read on to learn more about Anton’s academic and professional path.

  30.06.2025

• ITMO Alumna Olga Osmak Among St. Petersburg’s Top Graduates of 2025

  On June 25, an annual awards ceremony was held at the Peter and Paul Fortress to honor the top graduates of St. Petersburg universities. 60 talented students received the Bronze Sphinx statuettes – a symbol of wisdom, intelligence, and perseverance. Among this year’s awardees was Olga Osmak, a Master’s graduate of ITMO’s Infochemistry Scientific Center.

  25.06.2025

• New City, New Job, Better Salary: ITMO Master’s Student Shares Her Experience

  According to a study by HSE University, many students expect more opportunities and higher salaries after graduating with their Master’s. Does it happen in reality? We decided to ask our Master’s students. Read on to learn the story of Olga Melnikova who moved to St. Petersburg for a Master’s program at ITMO – and now makes 120,000 rubles instead of 40,000 rubles and develops her own project.

  10.06.2025

• ITMO Student Wins GSEA Russia Competition of Young Entrepreneurs

  Mikhail Shperling, a first-year student at the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations, has designed a platform that helps businesses automate tasks, integrate IT systems, and prevent data leaks. This solution brought him victory in the category Future Unicorn at GSEA Russia 2025, a competition of young entrepreneurs. Next for Mikhail is a presentation of his project at GSEA grand finals in Berlin, where he will compete for a $100,000 prize fund.

  10.02.2025

• ITMO Student and Staff Member Awarded St. Tatiana Badges of Honor

  In St. Petersburg, Russian Students Day, January 25, has traditionally been marked with a celebratory ceremony recognizing students and lecturers, as well as members of the local youth and social communities, for their contributions to society. This year, two members of the ITMO Family received St. Tatiana badges of honor: Anton Kabakov, the head of the Student Initiatives Support Department, and Maxim Radaev, a Master’s student at the Institute of Laser Technologies.

  27.01.2025

• ITMO Student’s Guide to Saving & Budgeting

  Managing your finances isn’t easy – and even less so when it’s in a foreign country, currency, and even language. Today, we’re here to tell you what to expect and how to manage your money better as a newly-enrolled ITMO student in St. Petersburg, Russia.

  24.09.2024