The call for international academic exchange has started 📢

There are more than 35 universities around the globe to choose from!

Who can participate

🟡Master’s students
🟡Bachelor’s/Specialist’s students (2nd year and up)

See the complete list of ITMO’s partner universities for more info. Students who have successfully passed the interview for academic exchange may receive financial aid for their stay abroad.

How to apply

To participate in the semester exchange program, you need to submit your application via ISU using your @niuitmo.ru email address with the following files:

🟡a video CV
🟡proof of your proficiency in the language of instruction (at least B2)
🟡passport (valid till August 2027)
🟡consent from the head of your educational program (acquired before applying)

❗️ Application deadline: February 9, 3:59 pm (GMT+3)

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact ITMO’s Academic Mobility Support Office at outgoing@itmo.ru or ask them at an online consultation in Teams.

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Nanoscience up close at ITMO! 🔬

Curious about how light, materials, and nanostructures come together? Join one of the open lectures by Prof. Guanying Chen, a Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of New Energy Materials and Devices at Harbin Institute of Technology.

📍 ITMO University, Birzhevaya Liniya 4 (conference hall)
🕑 2:00 pm

📅 February 2 — Upconversion Nanoparticles: Size-Dependent Luminescence Quantum Yields
📅 February 4 — Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Doped with d and f Elements

The lectures are open to students, researchers, and lecturers, whether you’re deep into nanophysics or just nanotech-curious.

Click here for more info ⬅️

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From lab work to real-world impact 🔬

For Azaizia, materials science is all about building solutions for everyday life. Now a PhD student at ITMO, she works with cutting-edge battery materials while finding her rhythm in a new city. On why she chose ITMO as her PhD destination, Azaizia comments:

ITMO offered exactly what I was looking for: a dedicated research group focused on cutting-edge battery materials, along with the infrastructure to prototype and test new solutions. Coming here allowed me to move from aspiring to be a researcher to becoming one with strong practical and scientific expertise.

👉 Read the full interview here

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ITMO in the top 5 for digital economy education 💻

Based on an employer survey of 255 tech representatives, ITMO University was ranked 4th among St. Petersburg and Moscow universities in the latest ranking by Russian non-profit organization Digital Economy.

👉 Read more here

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Meet Cameroon’s young changemaker 🇨🇲✨

For Hilux Fokou Ngoumo, technology only matters when it has real-world impact. Currently pursuing a Master’s in information security at ITMO, Hilux is an adept of cybersecurity, climate action, and international advocacy. Reflecting on his academic experience so far, Hilux shares:

There’s a strong emphasis on practical application alongside theory [at ITMO], and I’m excited to get deeper into labs and projects. Collaborating with international classmates gives me new perspectives on problem-solving and system design. Even in the first semester, I can already see how this program challenges me to think critically and apply what I learn in real-world contexts.

✅Read the full interview here

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