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Student Spotlight: Basil Soufi, USA
What brings an American student from California to the heart of St. Petersburg? For Basil Soufi, the answer lies in his lifelong curiosity, love for cities, and fascination with global cultures. Now pursuing a Master’s degree in Digital Urban Studies at ITMO, this globe-trotting urbanist believes every city – and every student – deserves to see the world beyond their borders.
22.05.2025
Student Spotlight: Sophia Gallegos, USA
Not quite a foreigner, not quite a native – Sophia Gallegos lives in the in-between. An American who finished high school in Russia and now studies biotechnology at ITMO, Sophia blends the two worlds with quiet confidence, sharp wit, and a cup of tea always close by. Whether she's collecting colorful salts or dodging cultural clichés, Sophia is proof that not all international students’ stories follow the same script.
15.05.2025
ITMO’s Team Fargate Wins Kuban CTF-2021
Kuban CTF (Capture The Flag) is a team competition in computer security that took place as part of Kuban Cyber Security Conference 2021. ITMO’s student team won the competition for the second time.
30.07.2021
Student Spotlight: Todd Johnsen, USA
Todd Johnsen is a first-year Master’s student. He came to Russia to study infochemistry and gain a better understanding of the relationship between IT, biology, and chemistry. In this interview, he tells us about his experience so far and his plans to start his own company.
25.03.2021
Bringing a Young Russian Startup to USA Step-by-Step: Advice & Lifehacks from Investor Mikhail Gavrilov
ITMO Accelerator hosted a talk by Mikhail Gavrilov, vice president of Bank St. Petersburg, an investor, and founder of Fantasy Invest. He gave advice on how to find American investors and explained why startupers need Reddit. Read on for the main outtakes.
30.10.2020
You Can Fight the World and Win: ITMO Graduate Kirill Rivkin on DataArt, Studies in the US and His Startup
Kirill Rivkin went to ITMO in the ‘90s. Since then, he has tried his hand at DataArt, got a PhD in theoretical physics in the USA, became a hard drive engineer at Seagate Technology, created a startup that develops processors, and published five books on the history of weapons.
05.10.2020
Serhan Agrali: Visiting Silicon Valley Inspired My Major
Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Serhan Agrali was just fourteen when he left his home town to pursue his dreams, leading him to travel and study in several countries, including the United States, China, and now Russia. He is currently a first-year student of the Bachelor's degree program in Software Engineering at ITMO University.
23.07.2020
Mauro Corallo: We Are Human Beings and We Have to Behave as Such, Helping Each Other When Possible
Coming from Milan, Italy, Mauro Corallo teaches English as a foreign language here at ITMO University. He talked to us about his experience in Russia and his favorite places in St. Petersburg.
30.04.2020
Laine Schaublin: Moving to St. Petersburg Was One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made
A native of the warm and sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, Laine Schaublin came to a very different St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2013. Last September, she joined ITMO University, where she currently teaches advanced English language to first-year students.
02.04.2020
Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum: How Science Communication Helps Bridge Divide Between the Nations
2019 marks the end of the 10th Stanford US-Russia Forum. SURF, as it is also known, is an exchange program for Russian and American students, postdocs, and researchers from the two nations’ top universities, during which the participants can discuss the key topics of US-Russia relations and suggest ways to improve them. Daria Denisova, the deputy head of ITMO University’s Science Communication Center, spoke with ITMO.NEWS about her experience of working on a space project with an MIT researcher, meeting with NASA staff, exploring historical records in the Hoover Tower, and visiting a historical Russian fortress in Fort Ross, California.
07.05.2019