From 6 to 31 January, the University of Tartu will have its first Digital Cleanup Month. The university invites everyone to dedicate at least 30 minutes every week to get rid of digital waste and tidy up their personal or their unit’s digital space.
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The National Research Awards Committee has approved the following researchers from the University of Tartu as nominees for this year’s research awards.
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On 15 January, the President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu visited the University of Tartu and met Rector Toomas Asser.
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At the conference “Teaching for Learning 2025: Journey Towards Valued Teaching”, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Aune Valk presented the 2024 teaching awards and the teaching quality award.
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Professor Priit Vahter, Professor of Applied Economics, and Professor Maaja Vadi, Professor of Management, have been awarded the 2024 Mihhail Bronštein Award by the Estonian Academy of Sciences.
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The University of Tartu's biggest career expo – Delta Career Day – will be held for the seventh time on 19 February 2025.
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On 3 February, speakers of the parliaments from five countries will visit the University of Tartu to discuss in the assembly hall from 11:00–12:00 how to achieve peace in Ukraine and Europe.
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At its meeting on December 18, the Council of the University of Tartu’s Faculty of Economics and Business Administration elected Associate Professor of Accounting Kertu Lääts as the new Head of the Faculty.
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The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply.
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This year, the brand-new Tiksu’s Advent calendar “24 Tiksus until Christmas” made the Christmas month special.
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Eva Piirimäe’s monograph “Herder and Enlightenment Politics” has recently received several awards, the most prestigious being the István Hont Book Prize.
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29–31 January sees the 9th Startup Day business festival. The University of Tartu will showcase its entrepreneurial research activities in the demo area, discuss the myths of the deep tech business on the main stage, and lead and organise seminars and side events.
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The photo exhibition “Inspired by Europe” features the best works from the photo competition held in spring. The authors have captured European values.
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At the conference “Smart Devices in Schools – Blessing or Curse?”, researchers will discuss using smart devices in schools. Everyone who is interested is welcome to attend the conference on January 30.
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Join us for a Virtual Open Day where we will cover the admission process, important deadlines, English requirements, student life and much more for 2025 applicants.
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The 2024 Christmas card was created by Elise Nigul, a prop and stage designer and alumna of Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu.
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Adult learners are welcome to participate in micro-credential programmes starting in the spring semester to acquire an additional specialisation or competence in a narrow field. Applications can be submitted until 26 January.
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On 17 December at 12:15 Professor Markus Jokela from the University of Helsinki will give a public talk titled “Geographical psychology: How places matter for people”.
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The first week of the traditional night library will take place this year from 9 to 13 December, when students can study in the library until midnight. In January, you can visit the night library for three weeks.
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European Research Council has awarded a Consolidator Grant to Laur Kanger, Associate Professor of Technology Research at the University of Tartu, to investigate why future technologies can aggravate environmental problems rather than solve them.
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