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  • ITMO University Partners with Art&Science Day Skolkovo

    Right now, the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow is hosting Startup Village Skolkovo-2019. ITMO University’s Art&Science Center has become a partner of this year’s event, which unites science, technologies and art on one unique platform. Leading scientists, representatives of the creative industry and authors of projects at the intersection of science and art will meet at the Skolkovo venue to discuss the central topic “Art&Science – the territory of foresight”. Key speakers include ITMO University professor Ekaterina Skorb, head of ITMO University’s Art&Science program and head of the Contemporary Art Department at the State Hermitage Museum Dmitry Ozerkov, and organizers of Russia’s largest street art festival Stenograffia.

    29.05.2019

  • Magic of Light Exhibition in Shanghai: The Dazzling Results

    The interactive exhibition of holographic installations Magic of Light, organized by ITMO University together with the Hellenic Institute of Holography, has recently come to an end. The exhibition was hosted on 1,000 square meters of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and featured over 150 items, including ultra-realistic full-color holograms and optoclones from the collections of the Hermitage, the Fabergé Museum, and the Diamond Fund. In the course of four months, some 300,000 people attended the exhibition. In this article by ITMO.NEWS, the staff of ITMO’s Museum of Optics share about their experiences of organizing the exhibition.

    24.05.2019

  • Master's Students from Mexico on Studying in Russia and ITMO's Art&Science Program

    Laura Elidedt Rodriguez Torres and Ethan Avila Hernandez left sunny Mexico to come to Russia and study on ITMO University’s innovative Art & Science Master’s program. In this interview with ITMO.NEWS, they discuss their Art & Science experience, the quirks of living in St. Pete, and advice for international students wanting to make the jump of studying in Russia.

    16.05.2019

  • Places to See: Modern and Contemporary Art in St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg is renowned around the world for its centuries-old cathedrals, palaces, museums, and the rich variety of antique art that they contain. But when it comes to modern and contemporary examples, the city offers everyone – from laymen to experts – plenty of opportunities to experience a different point of view. 

    19.04.2019

  • QS WUR by Subject 2019: ITMO University in Top-150 in Computer Science and First in Russia in Art & Design

    The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 have just been revealed. ITMO University has strengthened its positions in three subject rankings – ‘Computer Science & Information Systems’, ‘Engineering: Electrical & Electronic’, and ‘Physics & Astronomy’ – in two of which the University has risen by 150 places. ITMO also appears in three other QS subject rankings. In the ‘Art & Design’ ranking, ITMO University has made its debut in the global top-200 and secured the first place among Russian universities.

    27.02.2019

  • ITMO University in 2018: A Year in Review

    It’s been a long, eventful year; let’s take a look back at the events, names, and ideas that defined 2018 for ITMO University.  

    18.12.2018

  • The Alchemy of Silk: Bioart Pioneer Joe Davis’s Workshop by The Polytechnic Museum and SkBioLab

    What is BioArt? Which kinds of projects does it include? And how can their results be applied in research? These and other topics were discussed at a workshop by Joe Davis, a legendary artist, pioneer of BioArt and staff member of MIT, Harvard Medical School and the University of Kentucky. Two students from ITMO University participated in the event organized by the Polytechnic Museum and SkBioLab with support from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. ITMO.NEWS talked to the students about working with transgenic silk and applying biology in the field of Art&Science.

    11.12.2018

  • ITMO’s Digital Humanities Lab Wins Microsoft Prize for Project on History of Gulag

    ITMO University’s Digital Humanities Research Lab has developed a data visualization project in collaboration with the Gulag History Museum. Earlier this month, the project was awarded a special prize from Microsoft at the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum. ITMO.NEWS spoke to the head of DH Lab, Antonina Puchkovskaya, and the project’s author, Anna Pisarevskaya, about its future.

    30.11.2018

  • VR and the Future of Digital Art: The Fourth International Animation Assembly in St. Petersburg

    In late October, the St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design hosted the Fourth International Animation Assembly. One of this year’s main topics of roundtable discussions, lectures and workshops was the use of digital technologies. ITMO University showcased virtual reality tech in a special demo area at the event. ITMO.NEWS learned how students create thesis projects at the intersection of art and science, and put down the highlights from a lecture by digital artist Rinat Khabirov.

    06.11.2018

  • Civilization Historian, Cyber Security Ace, Filmmaker: Who’s Who at ITMO’s New Art&Science Program

    This academic year marks the start of ITMO University’s brand-new Art&Science Master’s program, Russia’s first-ever education program exploring the cutting-edge field of scientific art. Taught in English, the program combines the resources of the university’s state-of-the-art laboratories with the expertise of leading Russian and international art specialists. Art enthusiasts from Russia and all over the world came to St. Petersburg to study contemporary art, art entrepreneurship, execution of high-tech art projects, museum and exhibition management, and many other innovative fields that have only just started to emerge on the market. At a meeting with the program supervisor, a Russian art expert and head of the Department of Contemporary Art at the State Hermitage Museum Dimitri Ozerkov, ITMO.NEWS talked to the program participants to find about the fields they come from and expectations they have for their studies.

    08.10.2018