OPEN CALL FOR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON CORE TECHNOLOGIES (M-PLATFORM PROJECTS)

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION

This category of the open call focuses on projects to be implemented within the framework of M-platforms. These strategic units aim to integrate the university’s research and educational activities into its technological and innovative initiatives, as well as develop partnerships with organizations working in the real sector of the economy and other partners. The top priority here is the development of core technologies that would allow us to enter prospective high-tech markets by launching science-intensive full-TRL projects and implementing their results by establishing new cooperative chains.

RESULTS AND EFFECTS YOUR PROJECT SHOULD PRODUCE FOR THE UNIVERSITY

increase in the quality of PhD training;
increase in the quality and reputation of ITMO as source of professional staff by way of involving students in projects focused on frontier science and competencies chosen in collaboration with M-platform partners;
substantial increase in number of continuous professional development (CPD) programs;
development of educational export;
establishment of a shared standard on the broadcasting of ITMO’s findings, technologies, and models to other universities and organizations across Russia;
contribution into the digital transformation of top-priority fields of Russian economy and social sphere;
publication of newly-created intellectual property (IP) in a database accessible to the university’s partners;

increase in revenue from use of IPs;
publication of research findings in Q1 and Q2 journals indexed by Web of Science and Scopus (with ITMO employees’ contributions amounting to at least 0.15 for Q1 and 0.25 for Q2);
establishment of certification laboratories for the needs of national programs;
digitalization of urban services and development of services for the city and its inhabitants;
involvement of ITMO graduates in the university’s development;
compilation of analytical reports on the development of core technologies and technologies at the intersection of tech and art/humanities.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

We welcome applications from ITMO University teams and partners of our M-platforms, as well as external collectives interested in joining the work of one of the M-platforms. Applicants must possess significant experience and staff qualified in the subject matter.