ITMO University is a state-supported university in Saint Petersburg and is one of Russia's National Research Universities.
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27 Facts About ITMO University
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Research priorities of ITMO University are concentrated in information and photonic technologies.
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ITMO University's birthday is considered to be 26 March 1900, when a Mechanics, Optics and Watchmaking Department was opened in the Prince Nicholas Vocational School.
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In 1937, LITMO University opened the first in the USSR laboratory for calculating machinery that was later transformed into the Department of Mathematical and Computing Devices.
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ITMO University has participated in student and instructor exchange programs financed by organizations, including the DAAD.
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ITMO University is a member of the Association of European Universities.
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ITMO University is one of two St Petersburg universities - members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
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SCO ITMO University offers involved learning where students work based on individual plans, learn about life in a different country and thus add to their education at their “home” university.
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At graduation, SCO ITMO University students receive a regular diploma and a special certificate.
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That same year ITMO University students took gold and silver, and in 2014 – gold again, followed by another gold in 2015.
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ITMO University students received medals in this championship since 1999 and from 2004 till 2015 became absolute winners six times.
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In 2013, after their fifth win, Russia's Ministry of Defense signed a contract with ITMO University to develop software for unmanned airplanes and robotics, to name a few.
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In 2015, the Ministry of Education offered several universities, including ITMO University to participate in the “National Platform for Open Education” Association and develop a pilot for online education with an opportunity to graduate at the completion of the courses.
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ITMO University has been one of the project's top participants; these universities receive subsidies of up to 1 billion rubles.
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ITMO University is included in a number of other Russian and international rankings compiled by various analytics agencies, companies, and magazines.
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In 2013, Internet Initiatives Development Fund offered ITMO University to collaborate in opening regional accelerators to support commercially promising internet startups.
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ITMO University holds an annual international forum where its partners and business stakeholders discuss issues in technology transfer and development of innovations ecosystem.
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ITMO University was as of 2015 developing a network of startup accelerators in Russia's regions as part of the program for development of research and entrepreneurship potential of Russian universities “EURECA” and in partnership with the U S Russia Foundation and University of California, Los Angeles .
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In spring of 2015, ITMO University launched the Future Technologies accelerator for startups in instrumentation, robotics, optics and photonics, biotechnologies and energy efficiency.
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In 2004, ITMO University scored its first victory in the International Collegiate Programming Contest ACM-ICPC, and by 2017 it became the first in history seven-time winner of the competition.
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In 2013, ITMO University was the first Russian university to host the ACM-ICPC Finals.
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ITMO University is a member of the Library Association of Russia, St Petersburg Library Society, National Electronic Information Consortium, and the Association of Regional Library Consortiums.
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The ITMO University library offers access to Russian and foreign full-text and reference electronic resources, including Web of Science, Conference Proceedings Citation, Journal Citation Reports, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Springer, ACM, OSA, SPIE, eLibrary, etc.
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ITMO University has student unions, including those for foreign students, student clubs, a student orchestra, student radio, a student scientific society, and volunteer center.
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ITMO University has two assembly halls that can hold up to 500 people each.
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