The weather this week is far from ordinary, and so are the events in our weekly guide. Have a look ☃️

🧚‍♀️ Magic Fairy Tales
• November 16 | 10 am - 9 pm | Free

Hosted by a jewelry salon, the exhibition includes pieces created by talented masters and based on beloved Russian fairy tales.

🌋 The Star Matter
• November 17 | 12 pm - 8 pm | 100 rubles for students

This exhibition is your opportunity to explore volcanoes and the cosmos through the eyes of the artist Yevgeny Barsky.

🎹 Cyberpunk: Street Samurai
• November 18 | 10:30 pm | 1,000 rubles

For all sci-fi lovers, the DJ and violinist Nike Demin will create a cyberpunk-styled show at St. Pete’s biggest planetarium.

🎸 Rock hits
• November 18 | 7 pm | 1,000 rubles

Linkin Park, The Cranberries, Aerosmith, The Beatles, The Doors… If these names mean anything to you, go get your ticket to this upcoming concert.

👉 Head here for more suggestions.
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Meet the ice skating club at ITMO ⛸

This Sunday, don’t miss out on the first meeting of SkateMo, an ITMO student club dedicated to ice skating.

Can beginners join the club? How are the coaching sessions organized? Can you earn points for your PE classes during the meetings? Get all your questions answered at the event.

🗓 November 19, 1 pm
📍 Lomonosova St. 9, 3rd floor, Mediazone
🔗 Sign up here

Exciting developments at ITMO! Our latest edition of News of the Week covers a lot of ground. Take a look👇

💸 Exciting opportunity for Master’s students to enhance your stipend! Applications to the Vladimir Potanin Foundation scholarship competition are open until November 20.

🏥 Researchers from ITMO, Chelyabinsk State University, and Southern Federal University have suggested a new minimally invasive and safe method for the cleaning of urethral catheters.

💥 ITMO received the most applications from participants of the I Am a Professional contest.

💻 ITMO recently hosted the finals of the international CTF cybersecurity tournament that was held under the 5th International Municipal BRICS+ Forum. Find out who was the winner!

🛣 The Government of St. Petersburg has approved the widening of the highway leading to ITMO.Highpark. Learn more!

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It’s very easy to feel under pressure when the exam season is approaching, we know!

To figure out what you can do about it, we turned to Yulia Romanenko, a Soft Skills lecturer at ITMO, who shared her compassionate advice on how you can become your own best friend.

See what she had to say in our article 😌

🙂 Send your friends a meme
😎 Send your friend a parcel

Whether you are looking to mail a boxful of presents home or a souvenir to another Russian city, there are many options you can turn to in terms of delivery services. From slow and steady to fast and furious, click the link to learn how you can get your parcel delivered.

💌 And if you’d like to join a bustling international community to receive postcards from all over the world in just a few clicks, read our earlier article about postcrossing.

More reason to be excited about ITMO Highpark!

The university’s upcoming world-class research, education, and innovation center was recognized as the best design for an innovative research and educational cluster by the jury of the international Golden Trezzini Awards.

The awards ceremony was held at the Hermitage Theater on November 15.

To find out more about the upcoming ITMO campus, click here.
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ITMO is going to Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

Our international team will soon be joining the Education & Career Fair in Almaty. If you’re a current or a prospective student, don’t miss the opportunity to meet our representatives and learn more about studies and career prospects at ITMO!

📆 November 22-24
📍 Almaty, Atakent International Exhibition Centre, Timiryazeva St. 42

Join the discussion on AI for academic writing ✍️

The internet is bursting with news that AI is nipping at the heels of journalists, translators, designers, and even scientists. Are these concerns justified?

The ITMO Library together with the Center for Science Communication arranges a meeting with professor Michael Titterton, who will speak on the topic of academic writing skills in the era of AI.

The discussion will cover:

✔️Advantages and disadvantages of using AI for academic writing
✔️Сhallenges for universities
✔️Pros and cons of using chatbots

📆 November 24, 5 pm
📍 Millennium Falcon hall (co-working space), Kronverksky Pr. 49
🔗 Click the link to register

🇬🇧 The event is held in English

Currently a Master’s student in public health sciences, Magdalene has fought against odds to finally arrive at ITMO.

As long as you are determined, you can achieve anything. Never give up! Whatever opportunities are presented to you, grab them with both hands. You only live once, make the best of it.

– says Magdalene of her success mantra.

Read on to get inspired by the story of this 26-year-old from Malawi.
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This week, the city is bustling with an electric lineup of exhibitions, talks, and shows.

🎨 The School of Filonov
• November 23 | 1-9 pm | 225 rubles for students

The exhibition presents a rare collection of paintings by the members of the school of Pavel Filonov, one of the pioneers of Russian avant-garde.

📸 Shot No. 2. RGB+
• November 23 | 11 am - 10 pm | Free

This is a display of photographs in the RGB color scheme, which focus mainly on the aesthetic and visual aspects of the colors.

🏺 The Aroma of the Bosporus
• November 25 | 11 am - 8 pm | 300 rubles for students

Sample the life of the Ottoman Empire through works of decorative art inseparably linked with the concept of aroma.

⛸ Ice skating season
• November 26

Along with the New Holland Island ice rink, two more ice rinks are already delighting skating lovers in the city: the Ice Rink by the Sea at Sevkabel Port and the Ice Rink by the Flagpole.

Follow the link to read the full guide.
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