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• How to Sleep Through a White Night

  We are fast approaching the famous St. Petersburg white nights: from late May till mid-July, it never gets fully dark in the city; nights become more of a twilight than darkness. Though this is a wonderful time for many, it can be a little challenging to sleep well on a white night. Today, we are looking at some tips that can help.

  19.05.2026

• Students of 54 Universities Join ITMO’s International Math Competition

  463 students from seven countries participated in North Countries Universities Mathematical Competition (NCUMC), a competition that’s been organized by ITMO since 2014. This year, the contest was held simultaneously at 22 universities, from Novosibirsk to Samarkand. Learn more about the competition and its winners in this article.

  13.05.2026

• This Week in St. Petersburg: May 14-20, 2026

  Can you believe it, the temperatures have climbed to above 20 C! It’s practically summer in St. Petersburg. This week, we are celebrating it with fun exhibitions, nightly museum adventures, cool concerts, and more.

  13.05.2026

• A Little Goes a Long Way: Smallest Russian Cities

  It’s not always about the grand landmarks, the highest mountains, or the widest rivers. Today, we are looking at Russia’s smallest cities – by size, population, or both – to learn the fascinating stories they've all got to tell.

  08.05.2026

• PhD in Foodtech: ITMO Researcher Denis Baranenko Talks Promising Projects and Opportunities for PhD Students

  Doing a PhD at ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies means conducting research, developing new products that’ll be seen on supermarket shelves, or winning an annual 2.5 million-ruble grant for your own foodtech project. In this article, we discuss these and other opportunities for PhD students in biotechnologies with Denis Baranenko, one of the PhD supervisors at the faculty.

  07.05.2026

• ITMO-Developed Analytics System Improves Search Systems and AI Assistants

  ITMO University researchers have released DocuMentor, a data processing library that can help analyze and extract the hierarchical structure of documents. Based on a vision-language model (VLM) for optical character recognition, the library identifies the location of elements in a PDF file with a 98% accuracy. The new tool can make documents machine-readable for subsequent integration into efficient corporate search systems and AI assistants. The Russian Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities will be using the tool to create a regulations database.

  05.05.2026

• Communication Systems Developers: Who Are They and What Skills Do They Need?

  Space tech is developed by 70 countries, with Russia remaining one of the key players on the market. According to the Center for Strategic Research, this sector of Russian economy may reach 1 trillion rubles by 2030. The communications market grows alongside the space industry. In 2024 alone, the satellite communications sector in Russia grew by 5% reaching 171.2 thousand VSAT stations. The demand for professionals capable of developing and analyzing modern wireless data transfer systems is growing accordingly. Recently, the skills necessary for such specialists were discussed at ITMO by experts from the aerospace company BURO 1440 (part of ICS Holding). The company recently launched the first 16 satellites of its target low-Earth orbit constellation for a global coverage connectivity service.

  04.05.2026

• 49 ITMO Projects Supported by Russian Science Foundation in 2025

  Recently, the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) has published its 2025 report, which placed ITMO sixth in Russia and second in St. Petersburg by the amount of grants received for fundamental and applied research. Moreover, one of the projects developed at ITMO made it to the list of top 10 RSF-supported projects of 2025.

  30.04.2026

• This Week in St. Petersburg: April 30 - May 6, 2026

  The sudden cold patch and wind gusts notwithstanding, we are stepping into the last month of spring! As the weather takes its time to catch up, we cheer ourselves up with festivals, fun exhibitions, and a badminton party.

  29.04.2026

• How To Become a PhD Intern and Get Into ITMO

  Applicants who have already settled on a supervisor and a thesis topic have higher chances of being admitted into a PhD program on a tuition-free basis. But how can a Master’s student get experience in research and meet these requirements? One way is by becoming a PhD intern at ITMO. Before their enrollment, interns get to work on different projects by the university’s partners or the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and thus not only start their academic career but also secure additional points when applying to a PhD program. Want to know how to do that? Here’s your step-by-step guide, plus firsthand insights from one of the initiative’s participants.

  29.04.2026