Topic: entrepreneurship

The Industrial Master’s Programme in IT attracted a record number of applicants. A total of 18 companies are participating, and 54 master’s students applied for the available positions.

The University of Tartu Feasibility Fund received a record number of 53 grant applications, nine of which will receive funding in the total amount of 315,000 euros.

On Monday, 24 March, a producer of medical endoscopes, OÜ Karl Storz Video Endoscopy Estonia, and the University of Tartu signed a cooperation agreement.

Estonia's new ambitious goal is to become a global health technology hub. On 19 March, the Estonian Health Economy Association, the University of Tartu, Tartu Science Park and Civitta Estonia officially launched the health technology accelerator Health Founders Estonia, which will bring together science, medicine and business to help tackle some of the biggest challenges in health care.

AS Medisoft, in collaboration with the Institute of Computer Science and AIRE, is testing the use of large language models to automate the documentation of general physician's (GP) visits.

The development of Estonia’s economy can be ensured in the long term only by high-added-value and research-intensive entrepreneurship. This has been said by President Alar Karis, former Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and many economic analysts, among others.

The winner of the UniTartu Deep Tech Pitch Match, Pro-1 NaNoSolutions, develops a sand-based nanocomposite filter for removing heavy metals and radioactive elements from water.

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.

The Data Science Seminar "Triple-Helix Collaboration on Data" will focus on the synergy between academia, industry, and government known as the "triple-helix" model.