The opening ceremony of the 2026/2027 academic year of the University of Tartu takes place on Monday, 31 August at 10:00 in front of the university's main building.
Rector Toomas Asser will deliver the opening speech at the ceremony. Then, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas and Mayor of Tartu Urmas Klaas will speak. President of the Student Union Eneken Riin Salong will welcome the participants on behalf of the students.
Guests attending the ceremony are kindly asked to gather directly in front of the university’s main building and to be aware of traffic on nearby streets.
The ceremony will have simultaneous interpretation into English. Please arrive early to pick up free headphones at the corner of the main building on Jakobi street, next to the UT gift shop tent.
Puuluup is a duo consisting of Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson, who create music at the intersection of traditional and contemporary, combining the talharpa with electronics. Marko Veisson is also the Teacher in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology at Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu.
Together with the hip-hop band 5Miinust, they represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden in 2024 and made it to the grand final.
A live webcast of the opening ceremony will be available on UTTV.
On 31 August, the UT Museum, the towers of the Tartu Cathedral, and the Art Museum in the main building will be open from 10:00 to 18:00. Admission is free for University of Tartu students.
To be updated
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post molestam senectutem
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kui kaunis oled sa!
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see suure, laia ilma peal,
mis mul nii armas oleks ka
kui sa, mu isamaa!
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ja üles kasvatand;
sind tänan mina alati
ja jään sull' truuiks surmani,
mul kõige armsam oled sa,
mu kallis isamaa!
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mu armas isamaa!
Ta olgu sinu kaitseja
ja võtku rohkest õnnista,
mis iial ette võtad sa,
mu kallis isamaa!
