{"id":172,"date":"2010-02-20T00:08:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T21:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spbs.herzen.spb.ru\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2017-03-20T00:22:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T21:22:03","slug":"alumni-speak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/why-scit\/alumni-speak\/","title":{"rendered":"Students and alumni speak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlZcc5u3Ids?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=light&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Graduates of SCIT, Class of 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IKrpcm7dJCs?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=light&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Valeria Levchenkova, Class of 2009<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ElEUZxQA45w?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=light&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Elena Polyntseva, Class of 2009<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHWVW4frMlQ?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=light&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Olga Gilyazetdinova, Class of 2009<br \/>\n<div id=\"testimonial_rotator_wrap_3510\" class=\"testimonial_rotator_wrap\">\n\t<div id=\"testimonial_rotator_3510\" class=\"testimonial_rotator  format-list template-default\" data-cycletwo-timeout=\"5000\" data-cycletwo-speed=\"1000\" data-cycletwo-pause-on-hover=\"true\"  data-cycletwo-swipe=\"true\" data-cycletwo-fx=\"fade\" data-cycletwo-auto-height=\"calc\" data-cycletwo-slides=\"> div.slide\" data-cycletwo-log=\"false\" >\n<div class=\"slide slide1 testimonial_rotator_slide  item  cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nThanks to the St. Petersburg School of Conference Interpreting and Translation I obtained the knowledge and skills necessary to become a successful interpreter\/translator. Moreover, I was privileged to have an opportunity to apply them in a prestigious venue \u2013 the United Nations. Upon completing the course I had been offered internship in the Russian Verbatim Reporting Service of the United Nations. During the internship I translated verbatim reports of General Assembly and Security Council meetings. In May 2010 I passed UN Competitive Examination for Russian-language Translators for prospective employment. Without the training I got at the School this would never have happened. Currently, while waiting for a job offer, I work as a freelance interpreter\/translator. Already in the first several months after graduation I interpreted at the meetings organized by the Central Bank of Russia, the Ministry Of Finance, UNESCO to mention just a few.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-gb\">Tatiana Pakhomov<\/span><span lang=\"en-gb\">a<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide2 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kazakov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u041a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043b \u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT helped me to develop a proper understanding of this profession: to have a critical appreciation of oneself, and to understand that there\u2019s no such thing as an \u201cOK\u201d translation - every new job requires you to give it your all, or you\u2019ll forever remain just average. SCIT opened doors for me which were previously not only unopenable, but which simply didn\u2019t exist.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nI now know that with the training that SCIT gives, and with confidence in one\u2019s abilities, nothing is impossible.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Kirill Kazakov<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide3 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sidorova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u0421\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0421\u0438\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT is a springboard, opening up opportunities, and setting you off on your journey. But of course it\u2019s up to you quite how far you go, how high you jump.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Svetlana Sidorova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide4 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/sibiryakov-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nI think a quote from William Butler Yeats is the best way to describe studying at SCIT: \"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.\"<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Oleg Sibiryakov<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide5 testimonial_rotator_slide  item  cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nI got an internship at the UN headquarters in New York, now I work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. All this thanks to the School. It gave me a start in life, and I\u2019m thankful for that. Studying there expanded my interpreting horizons and improved my interpreting skills. This experience was not a step forward, rather it was a leap forward on the road to success.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Elena Polyntseva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0421lass of 2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide6 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/novikova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Olga Novikova\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT opened up an entirely new world for me: a world of professional translation, of international organisations and events, and of friendships with great people - my teachers and my class mates.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Olga Novikova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide7 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chikunova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anastasia Chikunova\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nIt\u2019s probably not an exaggeration to say that SCIT enabled me to broaden my horizons, opening up before me a new world of travels \u2013 to different countries, and meetings with fascinating people, who are professionals in their spheres. Two years ago I could never have imagined that I\u2019d spend six months in Canada, translating aviation documentation. But now, thanks to SCIT, I\u2019m busy doing work I love, surrounded by like-minded people.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Anastasia Chikunova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide8 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/zhurbina-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0416\u0443\u0440\u0431\u0438\u043d\u0430\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nI\u2019d always found the prospect of work in an international organisation fascinating, but I\u2019d never imagined that I would see the workings of this world from within, especially not at the very beginning of my translation career. If it weren\u2019t for SCIT, it\u2019s highly unlikely that I\u2019d have even known how mere mortals could take the UN exams \u2013 and of course, I wouldn\u2019t have taken the chance myself, for fear of failure. But I\u2019m now into my fourth year of working in the UN\u2019s Russian translation service, and I remain grateful to the series of events that led me to SCIT; and also to my teachers, and colleagues at the UN, who helped me along the way from studying, to an internship, and then to full time work at the UN.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOne of the most valuable elements of education at SCIT is its unique system of peer assessment. Every day, striving for objectivity, we would critique each other\u2019s work, pointing out the shortcomings, and equally the successes, looking at things from the points of view of both the translator and the purchaser of translation services. This really helped me to see myself from another angle, to see my (and others\u2019) mistakes, and to feel the nuances of the source material. Through this system we truly took the best from each other\u2019s learnings.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Marina Zhurbina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Class of 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide9 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/myshenkova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u0415\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u041c\u044b\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nJust six years ago, I still had no real idea what I wanted to become. Five years ago, the words United Nations were exclusively restricted to my news feed. Ad then three years ago, thanks to SCIT, I first came into contact with the UN, and a year later, I became a part time employee. I could never have imagined it happening! But it was SCIT that showed me the type of work that I would enjoy and which would bring me true satisfaction. I\u2019ll never forget that.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Elizaveta Mishenkova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Class of 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide10 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/osadchuk-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u0414\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u041e\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0447\u0443\u043a\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT is a springboard which launches you into a new life. If you really want it, you will jump as high as you need to.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Dmitry Osadchuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide11 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/repin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u0421\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432 \u0420\u0435\u043f\u0438\u043d\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nState of the art, exciting, and intense education programme simply delivered.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Stanislav Repin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide12 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/lugovina-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT provides a well-designed learning environment, filled with rich and diverse opportunities.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Kristina Lugovina<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide13 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lyakhovskaya-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maria Lyakhovskaya\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT is my second alma mater, and the one which opened the doors to the UN for me, something about which most translators can only dream. I am also grateful to the school for teaching me an intelligent approach to interpreting, helping me to overcome typical 'schoolgirl' errors which many interpreters suffer from. This includes teaching students to simplify things which do not need to be complicated, following a simple universal principle: keep it short and simple. This is especially useful for people who work with Russian texts and speakers.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Maria Lyakhovskaya<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide14 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/koskova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u041c\u0430\u0439\u044f \u041a\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT gave me the wings to fly on a completely different level as an interpreter, and also to see the wider world.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Maya Kosova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide15 testimonial_rotator_slide  item  cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nWhen we condsidered entering St Petersburg School of Interpretation and Translation we couldn\u2019t even imagine how interesting and enriching our course would be. Not only have we improved our interpretation and translation skills, but also widened our horizons on the whole range of subjects. We met many fascinating people, who were ready to share with us their experience and knowledge, who inspired us and helped us to believe in ourselves. While studying in the School we realized that being a professional interpreter and translator implies constant relentless work. Upon completing the course one of us was invited for an internship in the UN Headquarters in New-York and later on passed an exam for the UN freelance interpreters. Now we work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. It\u2019s hard to imagine how we could achieve all this without the School.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Oksana Klokovskaya, Darya Boyarskaya<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide16 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/korotky-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d \u041a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438\u0439\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nIt's thanks to SCIT that I have been able to fully exploit my own potential, by learning completely new skills, and gaining amazing experiences.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nI'd like to say thank you to the teachers at SCIT, to the practicing professionals in translation and interpreting, to the school's partners in the European Commission, the UN, and to all the freelance professionals who are involved in SCIT!<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Ivan Korotkiy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide17 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mandrova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daria Mandrova\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nI think studying at SCIT is the best investment I've ever made in my future. It's not long since I graduated from university, but nevertheless I still feel extremely confident in my professional abilities, and I know that there is a whole world of opportunities open to me in translation and interpreting. After graduating from SCIT, interpreting is a joy, and is with you for ever.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Daria Mandrova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Class of 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide18 testimonial_rotator_slide  item  cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSt Petersburg School of Interpretation and Translation opened up a window of fantastic opportunities for me. It showed me the new world where all the ambitious dreams about the career of an interpreter can come true. I couldn\u2019t even imagine that some day I would be able to go to the UN Headquarters in New York City. Thanks to the School I could realize all my audacious ideas; I was invited for an internship in the UN Secretariat and later on passed an exam for the UN freelance interpreters. So now I have the possibility to go there to work on a regular basis. Right now I\u2019m working for the UN, I enjoy what I\u2019m doing and for all that I\u2019ve got now I\u2019d like to thank our St Petersburg School of Interpretation and Translation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Ekaterina Genchikova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide19 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/salamatova-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u0421\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nSCIT became my springboard into a new future. I simply can't imagine achieving what I have were it not for SCIT. It all happened very quickly really, an internship at the UN, followed by exams for the European Commission in Brussels, a temporary UN contract in Geneva, studying at ETI on an academic exchange, working at sittings of the General Assembly in the UN headquarters in New York, followed by an invitation to work at the UN... I recall having to think long and hard about whether to take the SCIT entrance exams or not, after all, it's expensive to study there. But with the benefit of hindsight, I can see how good a decision it was. There's also the fact that SCIT provides you with an excellent social circle, an elite 'club of professionals' which has both helped me improve as a professional, and also provided me with some great friends.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Alexandra Salamatova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide slide20 testimonial_rotator_slide  item has-image cf-tr\">\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_img img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/akulenko-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u041d\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u044f \u0410\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text testimonial_rotator_description\">\n<h4 class=\"testimonial_rotator_slide_title\"><\/h4>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_quote\">\nIt\u2019s thanks to SCIT that I now work at the UN.<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial_rotator_author_info cf-tr\">\n<p><strong>Natalia Akulenko<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #testimonial_rotator_3510 -->\n<\/div><!-- .testimonial_rotator_wrap -->\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduates of SCIT, Class of 2012 &nbsp; Valeria Levchenkova, Class of 2009 &nbsp; Elena Polyntseva, Class of 2009 &nbsp; Olga Gilyazetdinova, Class of 2009 &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2933,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4322,"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/4322"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scit.herzen.spb.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}