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The University of Tartu School of Law continues its Tartu International Law Conversations. The fifth event of the series entitled “The Nuremberg Trials and the Soviet Union” will take place online on 22 April 2021 at 17–18 (EET, GMT+3). The aim of this series is to invite academics and practitioners from Estonia and abroad to talk about various aspects of international law. Depending on the circumstances, the events take place in person or online.

The University of Tartu invites everyone to participate in a photo contest to get photos by talented amateur and professional photographers depicting the University of Tartu buildings, students, events, studies, and everything else related to the University of Tartu. The contest takes place from 29 March to 30 September and all participants enter a draw to win prizes.

Studies will continue largely online and classroom studies should be kept to a minimum in April As the epidemiological situation in Estonia is very serious and the Estonian government has imposed additional restrictions on educational institutions, the University of Tartu will continue with similar organisation of studies as in March.

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Visiting Professor of Democracy in the Digital Age at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies of the University of Tartu, will be giving four public lectures on “Security, Democracy and the Digital World” in the spring semester 2021. This century has seen rapid technological developments and emerging possibilities for governance, such as more precise and faster decision-making and better public services.

The University of Tartu School of Law continues its Tartu International Law Conversations. The fourth event of the series entitled “The Status and Perspectives of the United Nations Security Council Reform Proposals” will take place online on 19 March 2021 at 16–17 (GMT+2). The aim of this series is to invite academics and practitioners from Estonia and abroad to talk about various aspects of international law. Depending on the circumstances, the events take place in person or online.

From 1 to 5 March, the ENLIGHT European University network organised its official kick-off week. All students and staff of the University of Tartu, as well as the wider public, was invited. Recordings of some of the exciting international lectures and discussions about the environment, digital solutions, healthcare, equity, energy and teaching are available to watch on YouTube.

Applications to international master’s studies at the University of Tartu can be submitted until the midnight on Monday, 15 March. The application period to international bachelor’s studies is one month longer and ends on 15 April.

In one of the most reputable subject ranking lists, the recently published QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, the University of Tartu is represented by 17 subjects.

The University of Tartu invites international students interested in international bachelor’s and master’s studies to submit their applications in DreamApply. Studies start at the end of August 2021.

The University of Tartu School of Law continues its Tartu International Law Conversations. The third event of the series entitled “China’s Rise and International Law” will take place online on 8 March 2021 at 10–11 (GMT +2). The aim of this series is to invite academics and practitioners from Estonia and abroad to talk about various aspects of international law. Depending on the circumstances, the events take place in person or online.

Coronavirus is spreading widely and the situation is alarming. It is everyone’s duty to avoid unnecessary contacts. As workplaces are important sources of infection in addition to schools and homes, we must reduce contacts also at the university and ask everyone whose duties allow that to work from home.

The University of Tartu School of Law continues its Tartu International Law Conversations. The second event of the series entitled “Russia’s Views on the Regulation of Cyber Operations in International Law” will take place online on 26 February at 17–18 (GMT+2). The aim of this series is to invite academics and practitioners from Estonia and abroad to talk about various aspects of international law. Depending on the circumstances, the events take place in person or online.

To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Rector Toomas Asser and Academic Secretary Tõnis Karki placed flowers at the Estonian War of Independence Memorial to Fallen Students in the university’s assembly hall.

University of Tartu Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies along with the Centre for Eurasian and Russian Studies and the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is delighted to announce a call for scholarship applications for the Master of Arts programmes of International Relations and Regional Studies and Politics and Governance in the Digital Age.

On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is held in Estonia for the first time, led by the Archemy research group of the University of Tartu and the Estonian Young Academy of Sciences.

On 18 February, every student in Estonia can participate in the Idea Hackathon by the University of Tartu Startup Lab, taking place online for the first time. The event marks the start of the new season of the business ideas development programme Starter Tartu. Everyone interested in presenting their idea or finding a team with whom to develop a new idea is welcome to the hackathon.

Narva College of the University of Tartu has taken a step forward after years of hosting international summer schools on the Russian language and opened a new Russian-language master’s curriculum to educate teachers of Russian as a foreign language.

Yesterday, members of the Rector’s Office discussed the organisation of teaching and studies in February and March, and decided that in both months, teaching will be largely conducted online. However, we are trying to gradually move towards greater openness. We make decisions about teaching and studies in the spring semester for one month at a time – for each month, by the middle of the previous month. The rector’s decree with more detailed guidelines will take effect after passing the bylaw approval process.

With the extensive use of distance learning in 2020, patterns of communication and cooperation between the home and school have changed, a study led by University of Tartu researchers reveals. The importance of informal communication has grown. Schoolchildren and their families need more advice and information to adapt to the new routines and new learning environments.

This week, the Digital Cleanup Week takes place at the university. Its aim is to declutter one’s personal or the unit’s digital life, and move in small but effective steps towards a greener university. The Digital CleanUp Week ends on 29 January, the nationwide Digital Cleanup Day.