Check out these cool ITMO labs! 🤩

Recently, an international group of journalists toured the labs of ITMO’s School of Physics and Engineering and the Infochemistry Scientific Center.

We joined them on this little adventure — here’s our recap 📹

Are you an ITMO student? 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

Help our applicants – your future fellow students – start their path at ITMO by answering a few questions about your typical monthly spending. Follow this link to access the survey form.

We’ll share the results of our findings in a future ITMO.NEWS article – keep an eye out! 🤓

Defending your thesis soon? But would your thesis defend YOU? 🤺

If you’re feeling antsy about your upcoming thesis defense, lighten the mood with our latest article: in it, we use the tried method of anti-advice to explain what NOT to do on this most important day of your academic life.

📝 Check out our bad tips (and a sprinkle of wisdom) and make sure you don’t follow any of them!

🇲🇳 Meet Tugsbilguun, a soon-to-be graduate of the Master’s program FoodTech whose academic journey took him from Ulaanbaatar to St. Petersburg and all the way to South Korea!

On ITMO’s academic style, he comments:

Here (at ITMO), students get trained in a variety of different subjects, and not just science. These subjects help students gain soft skills like problem-solving, business communication, and financial planning. Many students at ITMO are young entrepreneurs and it is thanks to such elective subjects.

👉 In this interview, we learn about the experiences, challenges, and cultural exchanges that have molded him both academically and personally. Read on ITMO.NEWS.

#itmofaces

🌦 The weather may be unpredictable, but your weekly plans don’t have to be! Use our guide to plan your week efficiently:

🎨 Exhibition: National Brands of BRICS Countries
• Jun 7 | 10 AM - 6 PM | Free

Visit the St. Petersburg Economic Forum to enjoy student art, vintage movie posters, film screenings, and much more.

⛵️ Festival: Sails of Kronstadt
• Jun 8 | all day | Free

Spend your Saturday in Kronstadt, where fun activities, live music, a fair, and Russia’s first EFOIL race await.

🔮 Concert: The Magic of Duduk
• Jun 9 | 7 PM | 900 - 2000 RUB

Experience the ancient sounds of the duduk at an Armenian music concert this Sunday at the philharmonia.

☄️ Exhibition: Cold Blinking of the Cosmos
• Jun 10 | 1PM - 8 PM | 220 RUB

Get spellbound by Igor Ivanov’s technospace reality in ArtMuza’s courtyard, where recycled materials and ancient mythologies blend in a mesmerizing display.

Looking for more ideas? Discover the full schedule on ITMO.NEWS 👈

#weekends

On June 6, the birthday of the prominent Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, we celebrate Russian Language Day 🎉

We wish success and immense motivation to everyone learning this eloquent and sometimes mind-blowing language! To support those on the journey, here are some top picks from the Russian Language section at ITMO.NEWS:

👨‍🎓 Learning Russian: International Students’ Insights
👅 Well-Known Russian Tongue-Twisters
🤬 How to Swear Like a Russian
📺 Top Russian Remakes of Popular Shows to Boost Your Russian
❓ The Most Puzzling Letter of Russian Alphabet

#russia

🌟 Start your Friday with a weekly scoop on the latest happenings at ITMO. Spare a minute and enjoy the digest!

🔧 ITMO and Zyfra partner up for a Master’s program in business transformation technologies and strategies to train specialists in digital transformation and AI.

🏟 Experts from various fields have unveiled plans for a new phygital sports complex at ITMO Highpark, featuring an esports arena and more.

🧠 At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, ITMO rector Vladimir Vasilyev emphasized that training AI specialists requires new role models made possible through collaboration between businesses and universities.

Let’s recall a few top-grossing stories from last week 👇

🚤 Take a ride on the water taxi and enjoy scenic vistas of St. Petersburg for just 100 rubles.

📚 Check out our humorous guide on what not to do during your thesis defense and ease your pre-defense nerves.

#newsdigest

I don’t eat meat – will I find anything to eat in St. Petersburg?

This is a question we often get from our students – and we are happy to tell you that the answer is: yes, definitely! 😎

First, two helpful words for your journey:

🌱 вегетарианский / vegetarianskii – foods that don’t contain meat, but may contain other animal products, such as dairy or eggs

🌱 веганский / veganskii – foods that don’t contain any animal products at all

You can use those at any cafe to find out about the plant-based options on the menu.

What’s even better is that you can go to these places to find exclusively plant-based menus:

Ogurtsy (vegan)
📍Fontanka River Emb 96

Hood Street Food (vegan)
📍8th Sovetskaya St.

Raiz (vegan)
📍 Aptekarsky Pr. 2

Jiva Burgers (vegan & vegetarian)
📍Griboyedova Canal Emb 49

Vegan Pyramid (vegan)
📍 Moskovsky Pr. 4AA

Botanika (vegan & vegetarian)
📍 Pestelya St. 7

Rabbit, run! (vegan desserts)
📍Marata St. 67/17

Stay Gold (vegan)
📍 Nekrasova St. 52

Хорошие люди романтики (vegan & vegetarian – with a view!)
📍 Vilkitsky Blrd 4

For more places to eat out and shop for vegan meals, check out the dedicated tag on ITMO.NEWS.

#stp

According to a report by the research center SuperJob, the salaries of ITMO’s IT graduates have increased by 11% since last year!

💼 Now averaging 260,000 rubles per month, ITMO grads have the highest salaries among St. Petersburg universities and the second-highest in Russia.

👉 Find out more

#itmoinfo