Mission Control Center (Rector’s Hall)

2nd floor

An amphitheater, several meeting rooms that host up to ten people each, and even a kitchen area – here, you will find everything you’ll need for a space flight to the future! Just pick any of the areas inside as your spaceship, as they are aptly named after famous movie spacecraft. This is the place that hosts the Rector's Office sessions, talks by guest speakers, project defenses, and presentations of ITMO’s new ambitious plans!

Yandex x ITMO space

room 2101

Not just a room or a coworking space – this is where theory meets practice and cutting-edge tech meets real-world projects. Here, ITMO lecturers and Yandex experts (sometimes, these are the same people) share their best cases and experience; students come here to chat and find like-minded people! You can even listen to a talk in a hammock here! Although in this case, there is a higher risk of missing something interesting.

Kronverksky coworking space

3rd floor

The place that started ITMO’s transformations. The former library is now a zoned coworking space with several meeting rooms, desks for one or for teams, a VR zone, an amphitheater, and a conference room that seats 30 people and has everything you’d need for events and presentations. The space’s total capacity is 200 people. Students come here to study, attend conferences, or even watch broadcasts of esports tournaments! A bonus: recently, VK added a special quiet “workspace for one” within the coworking. And if it’s occupied, there is a separate quiet area here, too!

By the way, the library moved to the Lomonosova campus – and now it’s also a cool and functional space! We’ll talk more about it in the next article.

VK space

2nd floor

Anyone can walk down the “VK Alley” – this space is hard to miss and that’s why it’s often visited by staff and students alike. Here, everything is comfortable and stylish!

Alfa Space

2nd floor

Fully mirroring Alfa-Bank’s phygital offices, this space hosts workshops, lectures, and seminars by ITMO lecturers and the bank’s specialists. Insider fact: this space is the first step towards the launch of the new educational center by Alfa-Bank at ITMO. It will focus on training highly-qualified specialists in AI, cybersecurity, IT, and product management. Please don’t tell anyone, this is strictly between us!

Stay tuned for our upcoming digests: we’ll be visiting cool spaces at ITMO’s Lomonosova and Grivtsova campuses!