Students never get enough sleep! What do you find more challenging?

😴 – Falling asleep
🥱 – Getting up

A night to remember at ITMO! 🕺

Get ready for one of the most beautiful events of the year – the ITMO Student Ball, an evening full of dancing, elegance, and a truly magical atmosphere.

📅 November 20, 2025
🌍 Open to all ITMO students!

How to take part:

📌 Sign up with your dance partner by October 1, 2025 (both partners need to register!)
📌 If your partner studies at another university, they can join, too – just follow the simple ITMO ID instructions here.

💃 Free dance lessons will be provided before the event (perfect if you’re new to ballroom dancing).

👗 Dress code – formal, stylish, and elegant.

This is your chance to dive into Russian student traditions and make memories that will last a lifetime. Are you in?

#studentlife

Chasing dreams in a new land!

Meet Tamim, a first-year Bachelor’s student from Bangladesh who applied his early curiosity about technology to his studies – and is now learning computer science here in St. Petersburg.

Writing code and solving problems excites me, and I’m eager to dive deeper into AI and machine learning. I love how data can be turned into insights, and how AI uses them to solve real problems in fields like healthcare and education.

Read his full interview here 👈

#itmofaces

A new selection of job offers for international students 💼

ITMO Career Center picked these vacancies for you to develop professionally and put your foreign language skills into practice!

Junior SEO Specialist (English required)
Evercode Lab
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CPA Support Team Lead (English required, French or Spanish will be an advantage)
IT SCOUT
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Sales/Support Manager (English required)
IT World
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Foreign Client Relations Manager (English and French required)
RACUS
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Partnership Manager (English required, Mongolian will be an advantage)
Lev LLC
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Influencer Marketing Manager (Africa, MENA, LATAM regions)
Peter Partner
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Marketing Manager (English required)
Auslogics Labs Pty Ltd
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Cost Estimator (English required)
MTI Technologies
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Operation Manager (Asia and Africa)
SPARK
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Purchasing Manager (English and German required)
Alliance Forest
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Let us introduce you to ISU - ITMO’s intranet system 📲

Whether you’re checking your grades, organizing an event, or tracking your stipend, ISU is your go-to tool for student life at ITMO. But that’s just the start! We’ve put together a quick guide to help you unlock its most useful features.

Read the full guide here 👈

Science in action ⚡️

From AI-driven antibiotics to ultra-sensitive sensors, here’s what we achieved this week.

💊 ITMO researchers’ newest AI algorithm has discovered 56 promising antibiotic molecules against E. coli, with potential future applications against salmonella, klebsiella, and meningococcus.

🔬 Physics Day 2025 at ITMO welcomed over 700 visitors with lectures, lab tours, and scientific shows celebrating Russia’s Physics Day.

🛰 ITMO scientists have successfully optimized levitating microparticles for use in high-precision sensors capable of measuring gravity, acceleration, and more for geoscience and navigation.

And now some super helpful posts from this week:

💼 A fresh selection of job offers for international students from ITMO Career Center – grow professionally and apply your foreign language skills!

📱 Check out these useful apps for life in Russia to help you settle in quickly.

#newsdigest

The first month of studies is almost over! How are you doing?

😎 — Riding the wave of productivity
🎉 — Embracing student life
💅 — Enjoying the city – studies can wait
🤯 — Surviving
😴 — Trying to get some sleep
👀 — Still on my way to St. Pete

Another week, another student spotlight ✨

Between coding, football games, and late-night café explorations, Omar “Remo” Haj Muhammad is living it up at ITMO.

Walking through the city with music in my headphones makes me feel like the main character of a movie. I play football with friends, read, or explore new cafés. But honestly, my favorite ‘hobby’ might be people-watching. Sitting somewhere and observing life around me is cheaper than Netflix and often funnier.

Read the full interview here ⬅️

#itmofaces

Watch the final video in our ITMO dorms series 🏡

Join us as we visit the dormitory on Lensoveta St. 23-А, just within a 10-minute walk from Moskovskaya metro station. In addition to comfortable 3-person rooms, the building accommodates two gyms, an assembly hall, study and recreation rooms, and its own stylish dining hall.

Video tours of all four dorms are available on our VK

#itmoinfo

Turn your ITMO knowledge into cool merch 📎

We love our university just as we love crossword puzzles. So, we made a special one that’s all about ITMO: its campuses, services, and simply curious facts from its history.

🔎 solve the puzzle 🔍

The orange blocks contain a hidden keyword! The three students who unlock it first will receive cool ITMO merch! And if you manage to get all the clues correctly – there’ll be an extra prize! Just make sure you’re subscribed to our channel ;)

Send screenshots of the solved puzzle (and keyword) to @itmo_uni_dm. You can join in even if you’re not in St. Petersburg yet – your prize will be waiting for you at the International Office!

Celebrate China’s National Day in St. Petersburg 🇨🇳

Join the Russian-Chinese Association of Young Artists for the concert “Anthem of China’s Founding” at the House of Youth for a dazzling evening of music and Chinese dance performances. Entry is free, just bring your passport!

📍 Novoizmailovsky Prospekt, 48
📅 Friday, October 3
⏲️ 19:00

#events

We always knew that the minds of ITMO students are the brightest — we got our three winners within the hour! Thank you to everyone who sent us their solutions, you are true ITMO experts 💙

The puzzle will remain open, so you can still solve it if you haven’t! And if you’ve done it already, tell us: what other clues would you include in the crossword?