Rain or shine, we maintain our advent streak 😮‍💨

Today we have a warm message from Alyona Malinka, the moderator at ITMO Family Speaking Club and mentor of ITMO Speaking Club!

Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating 🎅

And for those planning the final days of December and the upcoming holidays, we’ve put together all the festive activities in the city. In the roundup: ice rinks, Christmas markets, concerts, exhibitions, and the legendary Nutcracker on the big screen.

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What has the last 2% of 2025 brought us? Discover the highlights in the latest ITMO digest!

🌌 ITMO researchers have found a way to model a galaxy in a lab. Complex cosmic dynamics were reproduced using trapped atomic ions.

💻 ChemX, a new dataset collection by ITMO, makes it possible to automate chemical research. The toool analyzes the performance of existing information extraction methods for scientific literature.

🎁 Still struggling to choose what to get your friends and loved ones for New Year’s? Here are some of our editorial team’s top wishes, from extremely practical to highly whimsical.

And here are some recent posts worth your attention:

🌲 ITMO Library has prepared a festive quiz, now available in English! There are still a few days left to join. You could even win a prize!

🗒 Plan your winter holidays in advance! To help you, we’ve collected all the festive activities in the city in one article.

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