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⚡️ The second story is dedicated to the Independent Study Period at Skoltech.

Ilya Borovik, the author of one of the courses and a postgraduate student in the program "Computational & Data Science & Engineering," discusses how speech synthesis can be used in science (and not only).
‼️ This is an important post for those who have firmly decided to participate in the selection for the Skoltech master's program but may feel a bit anxious about preparing their documents.

We want each of our candidates to feel full support from Skoltech throughout the process, so we have gathered the most important information regarding each document we kindly ask you to prepare.

We have carefully compiled all the information into comprehensive guides covering the following topics:

🔹 how the competitive selection at Skoltech is organized;
🔹 how to write a resume and a motivation letter;
🔹 how to request letters of recommendation;
🔹 how to prepare for Skoltech's entrance exam.

You can find all this information (and much more) here.
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👥 Science News Explores highlighted the Kapitsa AI project in its article on digital twins.

Professor Evgeny Burnaev, who heads the AI Center, commented on the goal of the project and emphasized that such a “clone” is not a real human being with actual intelligence but an intricate assemblage of mathematical algorithms. Find a video in the article with greetings from the digital twin of Sergey Kapitsa.
🤝 Meet Tenzin, a Skoltech master's student in the Applied Computational Mechanics program, originally from Tibet. He has achieved remarkable success by winning two prestigious scholarships: the Dalai Lama Graduate Scholarship and the Marie Curie Scholarship.

In his True Story, Tenzin reflects on his time as a student at Skoltech and shares valuable insights for future students.
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🤩 Not only young scientists and startuppers, but also talented singers, musicians and dancers.

It's all about the Talent Show, an annual student event at Skoltech. This time, we enjoyed classical dances, hip-hop, vogue, musical performances featuring the piano, violin, and traditional Thai instruments, as well as outstanding vocal performances.

It was no easy task for the audience to choose the best act among the 19 performances, but the awards found their heroes.

The winners in the individual and Duo nominations are:

🥇 Saumit Paul with the song Until I Found You
🥈 Maxim Kolker with a guitar cover of From Classic to Contemporary
🥉 Elena Pankratova and Gregoire Ouerdan with a dance to Natural by Imagine Dragons.

The best in the team nomination are:

🥇 Music Band Crazy Medley
🥈 Student choir
🥉 Latin dance club
The faculty at Skoltech is a source of great pride for us. It comprises not only scientists but also true stars of science, and students from around the world consider it a privilege to study and work alongside them. In this new section, we will introduce you to the professors of Skoltech.

Professor Mikhail Gelfand is a recognized expert in bioinformatics within the international scientific community. His research covers comparative genomics, systems biology, molecular evolution, transcriptomics, and metagenomics, and his works have been published in leading scientific journals. His scientific works have been cited over 20,000 times by researchers from around the globe.

The Director of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology at Skoltech and Vice President for Biomedical Research, Professor Gelfand is not only a member of the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea) but also the only Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology in Russia. He is one of the most renowned science popularizers in the Russian language, with his lectures viewed millions of times. He has been awarded the A.A. Baev Prize by the Russian Academy of Sciences for his outstanding contributions to genomics and gene information technology.

At Skoltech, Professor Gelfand teaches two courses on bioinformatics and comparative genomics and leads a group of scientists focused on systems biology, functional and comparative genomics of bacteria, evolution of the chromatin structure, and transcript splicing and editing in eukaryotes.

👉 Learn from the best at Skoltech!

Photo: Vladimir Filin
🧐 How to understand whether Skoltech is the right place for you while you are still an undergraduate student? Take an internship at Skoltech!

There are 15 vacant positions in the Energy Center, Engineering Physics Center, and Engineering Center. During the internship, you will meet renowned scientists, gain experience working on real scientific projects, be able to apply your knowledge in practice using high-tech equipment, and immerse yourself in the Skoltech atmosphere.

The nearest application deadline for internships is March 30. You have enough time, but we advise you not to wait until someone else takes your place!
⚡️ Registration for this year's first Skoltech Open Doors is now open!

On February 20, we invite everyone interested in programs focused on artificial intelligence: Data Science and Advanced Computational Science.

The program of the event includes:

🔸 A meeting with professors who will share the latest achievements in AI, updates on current research, and discuss Skoltech master's programs.
🔸 An opportunity to communicate with the admissions team, who will help you understand the selection and document preparation process, and answer all your questions.
🔸 A tour of the campus and labs, where we will introduce you to the atmosphere of Skoltech and demonstrate how AI developments are applied in practice.
🔸 Conversations with current students who will share all the details about studying and living at Skoltech.

Register now, as the number of participants is limited!