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• Dancing, Fencing, and Ultimate Frisbee: Get to Know Three KronBars Coaches

  For this new installment of our get-to-know series, we’ve decided to talk to several coaches from ITMO’s acclaimed KronBars student sports club. It was hard to choose just several among the over 50 sports clubs available, so we went for the sports we wanted to try: ballroom dancing, fencing, and ultimate frisbee. What’s the best way to stay in shape? Where does one look for inspiration or second wind? Find out in this interview.

  28.02.2023

• Traditional Sports: Slavic Baseball, Boxing, and More

  The desire to play, have fun, and stay fit is universal all around the world and throughout the ages. Here’s how Slavic peoples did it in the past – with no gyms and stadiums required.

  06.02.2023

• Figure Skater and ITMO Student Petr Gumennik Wins Silver at Russian National Championship

  Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik, a first-year student at ITMO’s Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems, has come second to Evgeni Semenenko in the 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships, scoring 295.07 points.

  23.12.2022

• Student Functional Athletics League To Appear in Russia

  At the ninth forum on topical issues in student sports, held on December 1-2, Sergey Seyranov, the President of the Russian Student Sports Union, and Alexey Barymov, the president of the Functional Athletics Federation, signed an agreement establishing a Student Functional Athletics League and thus introducing this sport into the curriculum of Russian universities.

  05.12.2022

• Russia To Introduce a Register of Student Sports Clubs

  A unified state register of student sports clubs will appear in Russia, following the agreement signed by Evgenii Raskin, ITMO’s Vice Rector for Youth Policy, Sergey Seyranov, the President of the Russian Student Sports Union, and Evgenia Bychkova, the Executive Director of the Association of Student Sports Clubs of Russia, at the ninth national forum on topical issues concerning student sports.

  02.12.2022

• Chess in Russia: How the National Sport Is Played at ITMO

  Why is chess so popular in Russia? Let’s take a closer look at this mindful sport as a national phenomenon and discover the modern perspective by getting to know ITMO’s Chess Club.

  25.10.2022

• Fun & Wacky Sports to Try in St. Petersburg

  Whether you’re eager to add some spark to your workout or would like to pick up a new sport, these five activities will do the job for you.

  11.10.2022

• Professional Figure Skater Petr Gumennik On Entering ITMO and Getting into Bioinformatics

  Over 2,400 students started their Bachelor’s studies at ITMO this year. Among them is Petr Gumennik, a Russian ice skater and bronze medalist at the World Junior Figure Skating Championship. He joined ITMO University to study computer science and technologies but his dreams go beyond that: he wants to study bioinformatics and help create more efficient medication for the treatment of genetic diseases. 

  02.09.2022

• How To: Cycling in St. Petersburg

  We here at ITMO like our bikes: they are convenient, eco-friendly, and are a fun, healthy alternative to the city’s public transport. Moreover, they can even be a part of a long-standing tradition, such as our Bike Ride with the Rector. Here is everything you will need to know to explore the bike life in St. Petersburg, courtesy of our staff and students.

  14.06.2022

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #7

  Welcome back to our Monday Science Roundup. Hungry for knowledge? This time, we’ve got a smorgasbord of freshly-caught scientific discoveries, a tasting set of educational opportunities, and a bubbling pot of pop-sci facts!

  06.06.2022