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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: May 14-15, 2022

  It almost feels like there have been too many weekends this May, and yet another one is around the corner. Just like our trusty and handy guide to all the best events you should visit this weekend. Enjoy!

  11.05.2022

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Kolomna

  Unlike more flashy districts of the city such as Petrogradskaya Side or Vasilievsky Island, Kolomna remains low key. Some even confuse it with its namesake, a town in the Moscow Oblast. A bohemian and cultural gem, it shouldn’t be overlooked. 

  06.05.2022

• Carve Your Path in Science: ITMO to Host PI School for Rising Stars

  Within the scope of several days, participants of ITMO PI School: Rising Stars will turn into leaders of research, technological, educational, and engineering projects that will make the core of the university’s transformation into its 2030 vision. Here’s all you need to know about the school’s program and application process. 

  04.05.2022

• Practices in Management: An Optional Course by ITMO Student

  Not only lecturers, but also students at ITMO can create and teach their own optional courses. This April, first winners of the contest for original courses and participants of the ITMO.Mentors initiative launched their own courses at the university. Maria Tsyplyaeva, a first-year Master’s student at the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations, is one of the new lecturers with her course Practices in Management, where she will talk about building systems for daily management tasks based on her three years of experience as a project manager. What is it like to make your own course from the ground up? And why should students attend lectures by their peers? Read on to find out. 

  04.05.2022

• Konstantin Fursov On Best Formats for Developing Science Communication

  For more than 15 years Konstantin Fursov has been engaged in research in the fields of science and technology. Some of his interests are the sociology and statistics of science, scientometrics, and public perception of science and innovations. Last year, Konstantin was invited to take the post of deputy head of research and education at the Polytechnic Museum and more recently he has joined ITMO’s Center for Science Communication through the ITMO Fellowship & Professorship program. In this interview, we asked Konstantin about his plans at ITMO, changes in Russian science, and tips for students learning statistics. 

  29.04.2022

• ITMO University Expands Its Presence in THE University Impact Rankings

  The ranking agency Times Higher Education has published its annual Impact Rankings. This ranking launched in 2019 aims to measure the impact that universities all over the world have on the social and economical development of their home countries through the prism of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. ITMO University applied for 10 out of 17 goal-based categories and was included in the rankings for all of them. For example, it entered the top 100 in the Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure category by placing 76th.

  28.04.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 30-May 3, 2022

  We have a long weekend ahead and two more days to fill with exciting plans and events, so here is our trusty guide to everything fun to do on these luxurious four days of rest.  

  27.04.2022

• ITMO Launches 2022 Admission Campaign

  Prospective students can submit their applications for Master’s programs starting on March 1, Bachelor’s programs on April 1, and PhD programs on April 15, 2022. Choosing your program and applying for it has never been easier thanks to the newly updated admissions website. Read on to find out how to apply and which new features to expect in 2022.

  20.04.2022

• ITMO’s Megabyte Media Announces New Data Journalism Hackathon

  The Federal Agency for Youth Affairs has announced the results of this year’s national contest for university-based youth projects. ITMO’s student media Megabyte won one of the 2 million ruble grants. Since 2015, Megabyte has been running ScienceMedia, a national student forum, and this year’s event will be supported by the grant. Here is what to expect at the forum. 

  18.04.2022

• Best Practice-Oriented Projects by ITMO Students Announced

  ITMO University’s contest for best practice-oriented student R&D projects concluded in early April with a series of project defenses. Nine winners were selected from 30 presented projects; they will receive funding and support in bureaucratic, organizational, and team management matters. 

  15.04.2022