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• 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

• ITMO Student Wins Robotics World Cup in Brazil

  As part of the Russian national team, ITMO student Grigoriy Sizikov earned gold and silver medals in two autonomous car challenges of the FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2024. Held on August 5-9 in Sao Luis, Brazil, the tournament welcomed a total of 1,500 participants from over 20 countries.

  11.09.2024

• Success Story: ITMO Student Attracts 10 Million Rubles in Investments for His Startup

  Together with his team, ITMO Master’s student Daniil Maklakov developed an app for diagnostics and control of dental health based on photos. Recently, the startup attracted 10 million rubles from the Voskhod venture fund through DIT Korolev and a business angel. How can toothache turn into a promising project? What steps can you take to win in the SberStudent accelerator and secure millions in funding? Learn from Daniil Maklakov in this interview. 

  06.08.2024

• ITMO Alumna Elena Petrova Awarded City’s Best Graduate Award

  The annual celebration of the best graduates of St. Petersburg was held today, on June 24, at the Peter and Paul Fortress. The ceremony was attended by Elena Petrova, a graduate of ITMO’s Faculty of Physics, who received the bronze sphinx statuette – a symbol of wisdom, intelligence, and perseverance.

  24.06.2024

• ITMO Students Share Their Experiences with School Students as University Ambassadors

  When choosing their future universities, school students turn to their parents and friends for advice, attend open days, reach out to admissions committees, read reviews, and find students of their desired universities on social media. But what if university representatives came to schools? At ITMO, Bachelor’s students got to become the university’s ambassadors: they visited their schools in 39 Russian regions to share their experiences and offer advice for the admissions process to current final year school students. Read on to find out what our students have to say about these meetings and how they can benefit future applicants.

  25.03.2024

• ITMO Students and Their Teachers Awarded St. Tatiana Badges of Honor

  On January 25, also known as Russian Students Day, the Smolny Cathedral hosted a celebratory ceremony, during which the members of the local student, academic, youth, and social community were awarded St. Tatiana badges of honor for their contributions to the society in St. Petersburg.

  25.01.2024

• International Student's Handbook: Student Slang at ITMO University

  Maga? Preza? Decode ITMO student lingo with our concise dictionary of slang words you might hear on-campus.

  06.11.2023

• You Are a Student in St. Pete! What Happens Next?

  Every year, ITMO and other universities in St. Petersburg welcome students from all over Russia and beyond. How can a fresher settle in and make new friends in a new city? Who can they reach out to if they have questions about their studies? And what are the best ways to save money as a student? To address all these and many other questions, ITMO University released a complete starter pack for first-year students feat. Tambi Masaev, a celebrated comedian and a resident of the Russian show Что было дальше? (What Happened Next?).

  11.08.2023

• ITMO Student Experiences: Starting a Career in Video Production and Shooting Videos for Celebrities

  Having a passion for making videos since school, Iskander Garipov, a fourth-year student of the  Bachelor’s program Computer Technologies in Design, is proud to have a diverse portfolio full of short films, reports, ads, and even concert recordings (with Russian bands Три дня дождя and Шары). After he took part in online courses at Prostor, VK’s creative platform, he was asked to produce the music video Птичка (Bird – Ed.) for famous Russian rap performers HammAli & Navai, which reached 800,000 views in three weeks. In this article, Iskander Garipov speaks about how to get into the field and what hard and soft skills video makers need to have.

  06.03.2023

• PhD Student Anna Baldina: You Get to Feel 100% Fulfilled and Happy at ITMO

  Having entered ITMO as a Master’s student, Anna Baldina started doing research from the get-go. During her studies here, she developed the concepts and curricula for two Master’s and one Bachelor’s program. Moreover, she was part of the team behind the university’s new major research unit, the Infochemistry Scientific Center. Since then, Anna has had the chance to work in the industry and opted to return to ITMO to continue with her studies and research career, fulfilling her childhood dream of being paid to study. Why did she choose science over industry? And what career prospects does she see at ITMO? Find the answers in this ITMO.NEWS interview.

  24.01.2023