New Year is just around the corner 🌲

Embrace the spirit of magic and festivities with our video advent calendar!

Starting today, we’ll be sharing greetings from staff members of the International Office and our ITMO friends! We hope their kind words will warm you up no matter the deadlines, exams, or other end-of the-year rushes 💘

First, we have warm wishes from ITMO’s International Students Learning and Support Center by Julia Chervo!

15 days left until the New Year and we’re opening the second window of our festive video advent calendar! 📆

Today we have a special message from Aleksandra Zavalina from ITMO’s International Admissions Office!

Join a workshop by IT Space community 🚀

Early in your PhD and already overwhelmed? Are you trying to conduct research or publish your first paper? This workshop, led by someone who has survived the process and successfully defended her PhD, is here to turn stress into strategy.

🧑‍🎓 Topics covered:

⚫️ Essential tools for research
⚫️ How to plan your research
⚫️ Lit reviews: what to do (and what not to do)
⚫️ Why rejections and major revisions happen and how to handle them

Perfect for junior PhD and Master’s students considering a PhD!

🎙 Speaker: Dong Huiyao, PhD in Cybersecurity, FSIT ITMO part-time lecturer, research assistant

🗓 December 21, 12 PM — 1:30 PM
📍 Online (Zoom link will be sent after sign-up)
🇬🇧 Language: English
🔗 Registration is required

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We’re one day closer to the winter holidays! ☕

To wish you all the best, we have Ekaterina Gurzheeva from ITMO’s Foundation Program, where many international students begin their path at ITMO!

Driven by curiosity 🇨🇳

Before diving into his biotechnology studies at ITMO, Xie is already exploring a new language, a new culture, and the science behind life itself. Thoughtful and passionate, he’s preparing for his Master’s by asking big questions about how humans are built. As he puts it:

Since childhood, I dreamed of being a doctor, helping people and understanding how the human body works. (…) It amazes me that every person, no matter how different, is built from the same fundamental units of life. (…) That sense of mystery and beauty is what drew me to biotechnology.

Learn about Xie Peiru’s journey, inspirations, and first steps at ITMO here ⬅️

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Prediction: next year will bring you academic trips abroad ✨

Enjoy these wishes from the Academic Mobility Support Office, as shared by Darya Trezubova.

Check out their Telegram channel ITMO Exchange for stories of ITMO students exploring international opportunities!