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ITMO’s Teaching Methodology Wins Best Innovation Product Award
Early in 2017, ITMO staff have developed a unique methodology for the project-based learning of nanotechnologies. Since that time, it has been tried and tested by the Sirius educational center, federal networks of kids’ technoparks Quantorium, and, starting from this academic year, have been rolled out in ITMO University itself. The technique has also recently been recognized by the Government of St. Petersburg’s Committee on Science and Higher Education, who awarded it an honorary prize for being the ‘Best Innovative Product’. Iana Muzychenko, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Engineering, and Mikhail Mukhin, Head of the Faculty’s Nanocenter, met with ITMO.NEWS to discuss why project-based learning is so effective and how it motivates students to approach unconventional scientific tasks.
02.11.2018
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics: Any Lessons for Russia?
This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics went to US scientists William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer for integrating climate change and technological innovations, respectively, into long-run macroeconomic analysis. Elena Budrina, head of the Bachelor’s degree program “Technological Innovations Management” at ITMO University, spoke with ITMO.NEWS about the American scientists’ achievement and how the University is taking on global economic trends.
15.10.2018
ITMO University Topped GoTech Ranking
For the third time, the GoTech Innovation company assessed Russian universities in terms of the number of IT entrepreneurs they trained. The data used in the study was obtained via questionnaires. For the first time, ITMO University took first place. According to the company’s estimates, ITMO students and graduates accounted for more than 5% of all the entrepreneurs who participated in the GoTech contest last year.
30.08.2018
ITMO and Rostelecom Support Technological Startups
Rostelecom and ITMO University have signed a cooperation agreement on joint acceleration programs and technological startups development. Together, the company and the university will launch several acceleration programs, as well as other educational events aimed at supporting Russian scientific organizations and industrial enterprises that specialize in information and communication technologies, cutting-edge products for all sectors of the economy, as well as software and hardware-software systems.
28.08.2018
ITMO Student on Management, Branding, and Working with Gucci
How to juggle university studies and a modelling career? ITMO student Maria Igoshina knows the answer, as she successfully combines studying management at ITMO with modelling for Gucci, traveling to Europe for fashion shows, and developing St. Petersburg brand Lokis. She told ITMO.NEWS about the power of Instagram, Fashion Tech, and juggling two jobs.
23.08.2018
Go Green in the City: ITMO Team Wins Regional Stage of Eco-Friendly Competition
Members of ITMO’s Department of Industrial Ecology and Safety Anastasia Pavlova and Violetta Savoscula won the regional stage of the international Go Green in the City competition, held annually by the Schneider Electric company. The contest’s participants had to solve one of five tasks on reducing energy waste and improving the quality of life in urban areas. ITMO team’s project on the use of thermoelectric modules in inland water transport for increasing the efficiency of diesel engines bested over 160 competitors.
31.07.2018
How Online Courses Can Benefit Both Students and Universities
Online courses are becoming more and more popular these days, both among students and universities, as they allow universities to broaden their reach, gain international recognition, and make the educational process more personal. That’s why the quality of such courses is so important. Andrey Lyamin, head of the Open Education Department, took part in the international Workshop on Curriculum/Module design, structure and quality assurance and spoke about ITMO University MOOCs (Massive open online courses).
20.04.2018
ITMO University Online Courses You Can't Miss
Online learning is becoming increasingly popular today. However, many specific subjects like Plasmonics or Statistical Methods in Innovation Management can’t be found online. This semester, ITMO University is launching three new online-courses on the Open Education Platform and the edX platform.
19.04.2018
Startups to Compete for 16 Million Rubles in GenerationS Superfinal
12 teams took part in the DemoDay for the GenerationS TechNet Track, and five winners were named. They were invited to the GenerationS Superfinal, which will take place on April 27, and where they’ll compete for the prize of 16 million rubles.
20.03.2018
SCAMT Member on New Approaches to Chemical Education
Chemistry, physics, biology - these are the subjects that most students study through rote learning; only few of them actually develop a meaningful understanding of the general concepts and processes. Still, the problem here is not that some do have the aptitude for learning natural sciences and some don’t; it is more about the educational approaches used at most schools and universities. Mikhail Kurushkin, a new lecturer at ITMO’s Research and Educational Center of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, believes that we can and must change them. Mr. Kurushkin has developed interactive educational methods that are based on games, schematic representation of information, active communication and VR technologies. In an interview for ITMO.NEWS, he shared about his idea of a perfect educational process, and of how a proper approach to education can help master any field of science.
14.03.2018