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ITMO students are on a roll 🏆

At this year’s international AI Challenge, our teams outperformed competitors from 75 countries, securing a total of 5.8 million rubles in prize certificates — breaking last year’s record. A proud moment for our ITMO Family!

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Looking for good video call apps? 🤔

These five options are great for both audio and video chats.

VK

Russia’s top social networks lets you audio- and video-call your family and friends or organize video meetings with your peers for free. There are no limitations on time nor number of participants; among some cool features are built-in meeting transcripts and subtitles, a meeting planner, and the option to watch movies and videos together in real time.
🔵 Web / iOS / Android

Yandex Messenger

This is your usual messaging app: text, share files, and, most importantly, audio- and video-chat with your friends and colleagues. The only catch is – you’ll need to have a Yandex account to use the app (it’s free). If you’d like to hold a call for over 40 participants, a subscription is required. Monthly fees start from ₽299 (includes multiple services).
🔵Web / iOS / Android

Zoom

Here, you can host and join meetings, use an instant text chat, send real-time reactions, and share your screen. Also worth exploring are breakout rooms and online whiteboards. Free users are limited to 40-minute meetings, but once your session ends, you can start a new one – after a little 10-minute break, though.

ITMO students and staff can book limit-free sessions via ISU for work- and studies-related meetings. To do that, simply go to ISU – Личный кабинет (Your personal page) – Бронирование помещений (Room booking).
🔵 Web / iOS / Android

Yandex Telemost

There’s a Yandex app for everything – and group calls are no exception. With Yandex Telemost, you can have free and unlimited access to video meetings. This means all the usual features: from instant chats to virtual backgrounds and real-time recordings. All you need is a Yandex account and stable internet access. Free users may organize calls with up to 100 participants.
🔵Web / iOS / Android

SaluteJazz

Part of Sberbank’s ecosystem, SaluteJazz, though more business-oriented, still has something to offer to individual users. These are 1-on-1 and group (up to 100 participants in the free version) meetings with a virtual background changer, a screensharing feature, and locally-stored meeting recordings.
🔵Web / Android

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