Topic: about the faculty
Writer Viivi Luik is University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
Next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts will be held by poet, children’s author and prosaist Viivi Luik.
University of Tartu law students made history at reputable Willem C. Vis moot competition
Representative team of the University of Tartu School of Law made it to the top 32 in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
Public lecture "The Algorithmification of Society: A wake-up call"
On 6 May, from 16:15 to 17:45, Dagmar Monett, Professor of Computer Science at Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany, will give a public lecture "The algorithmification of society: a wake-up call" in room 215 at Lossi 36.
Professor Sabine Andresen gave lecture “Ask us! Participatory research’s potential and limitations in childhood and family research”
A day earlier, professor Andresen will be appointed Honorary Doctor in Sociology of the University of Tartu.
Professor Sabine Andresen's public lecture "Lessons from survivors’ reports about child sexual abuse. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Germany"
On 26 August, from 14:15 to 15:45, Sabine Andresen, Professor of Social Pedagogy and Family Research at the Department of Educational Science, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, will give a public lecture "Lessons from survivors’ reports about child sexual abuse. The Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse in Germany", in Room 215 at Lossi 36.
Musician Kadri Voorand to be the new Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu
In the coming academic year, singer, pianist and composer Kadri Voorand will become the new Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu, with a lecture course focusing on life-changing creation. She will be succeeded by Peeter Jalakas, former professor and director, who will participate in a public discussion titled “Feeling and meaning” in the attic hall of Tartu Cathedral on the evening of 23 May.
Meeting with the Dean Candidates for the Faculty of Social Sciences will take place on 27 September
Candidates for the Deanship of the Faculty of Social Sciences will meet staff and students on 27 September.
Supporting regional development, and presence in regional centres
In order to use the university's research potential, develop partnerships, and attract more non- university funding, the Faculty of Social Sciences is active in Narva, Pärnu and Tallinn in addition to the university's hometown Tartu.
Serving the society
Social scientists interpret the issues, disadvantages and tasks facing society and the economy, help to tackle challenges and take advantage of development opportunities both locally and globally. Our priority is to support the development of the Estonian state and society.
Cooperative research that provides solutions
In the Faculty of Social Sciences, we stand for a research- and evidence-based worldview, value researchers and high-level research, and foster the development of a new generation of academic staff. In research and development, we focus on quality and important societal and economic challenges, combining different academic disciplines to solve them, and actively involving partners, resources and foreign funding to finance research.
