ITMO University
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. ITMO University is one of 15 Russian universities that were selected to participate in Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100 by the government of the Russian Federation to improve their international standing among the world's research and educational centers.
Национальный исследовательский университет ИТМО | |
Former names | See: Chronology of Names |
|---|---|
| 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 59.9564°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 | 27 (2022) |
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. 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.
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. As of 2020, the total number of students was over 12,500, with 2,450 being foreign nationals. In 2014, the university employed 1,163 instructors, including over 800 PhDs. 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.