Founded in 1900, ITMO is one of Russia’s leading higher education institutions; the university conducts research and provides training in advanced science, information technology, engineering, and humanities. Its main areas of focus are IT, photonics, robotics, smart technologies, science art, and urban studies. ITMO offers its students Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD programs in both English and Russian.
The ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, listed ITMO University among the top 100 universities in the world in Automation & Control, the top 200 for Telecommunication Engineering, and the top 300 for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. According to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) subject rankings, ITMO University is placed 74th in the world for Computer Science and Information Systems, and is one of the world’s top 200 universities in Engineering and Technology and top 300 in Physics & Astronomy, Materials Sciences, and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering.