Национальный исследовательский университет ИТМО | |
Former names | See: Chronology of Names |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1900 |
Academic affiliation | EUA IASP |
Rector | Vladimir Vasilyev |
Academic staff | 2,400 |
Students | 12,500 |
900 | |
Address | Kronverksky Prospekt 49, bldg. A , , , 197101 , Russia 59°57′23″N 30°18′36″E / 59.9564°N 30.31°E |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | Kronverk Snow Leopards |
Mascot | Tim the Snow Leopard (Барс Тим) |
Website | ifmo |
University rankings | |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 27 (2022) |
ITMO University (abbreviated from Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics University; Russian: Университет ИТМО) is a state-supported university in Saint Petersburg and is one of Russia's National Research Universities.[2] ITMO University is one of 15 Russian universities that were selected to participate in Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100[3] by the government of the Russian Federation to improve their international standing among the world's research and educational centers.[4]
In 2022, the university was ranked #365 in the world by QS World University Rankings, and #601 by World University Rankings by Times Higher Education.[5] In 2021, it was ranked #718 in the world by Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report, and #901 by Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.[5]
Research priorities of ITMO University are concentrated in information and photonic technologies. The university consists of four main schools, 14 faculties, and a number of institutes and research centers.[6] As of 2020, the total number of students was over 12,500, with 2,450 being foreign nationals.[7] In 2014, the university employed 1,163 instructors, including over 800 PhDs.[8] Many of its staff members and researchers have received government awards and designations of “honored science worker,” the highest in Russia. Vladimir Vasilyev has been the university's Rector since 1996.