Topic: institute

Bruno Mölder continues as Head of the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics; Kadri Simm to start as Head of the Department of Philosophy
On 20 January, the council of the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics unanimously elected Professor Bruno Mölder as head of the institute. His third term of office will run from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2028. The council also elected Professor of Practical Ethics Kadri Simm as the new head of the Department of Philosophy. Her term of office starts on 1 February 2025 and ends on 31 January 2028.
23. January 2025 institute
Associate Professor of Accounting Kertu Lääts Elected as the New Head of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Tartu
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.
07. January 2025 institutegovernance
Meelis Kull was elected Professor of Artificial Intelligence
At the meeting on 22 November, the University of Tartu senate elected Meelis Kull, Associate Professor in Machine Learning at the Institute of Computer Science, as Professor of Artificial Intelligence.
10. December 2024 instituteresearch
University of Tartu researchers developing new methods to extract rare earth metals
Researchers at the University of Tartu are leading two sister projects to develop scalable methods for separating rare earth metals, potentially transforming their extraction from raw materials.
Hedi-Liis Toome elected as the next head of the Institute of Cultural Research
Her term of office will start on 1 January 2025 and run until 31 December 2027.
27. November 2024 institutegovernance
Priit Pikamäe was elected Director of the University of Tartu School of Law
The newly elected director said that the University of Tartu School of Law has a special mission to ensure the raising of a new generation of Estonian lawyers.
17. October 2024 instituteuniversity
Researchers teach Estonian language and culture to language models
Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi eestvedamisel hakatakse treenima vabavaralisi keelemudeleid kõnelema senisest ladusamat eesti keelt ja mõistma paremini eesti kultuuri, et hoida ja kaitsta tehisintellekti kiire arengu tingimustes eesti keelt ning luua eestlaste jaoks hõlpsasti kasutatavaid rakendusi.
Kairi Kreegipuu continues as Head of the Institute of Psychology
Psühholoogia instituudi nõukogu valis 27. mai koosolekul instituudi juhatajaks senise juhi, eksperimentaalpsühholoogia professori Kairi Kreegipuu.
25. June 2024 institutegovernance
Karl Kruusamäe paves the way for human-robot collaboration full of possibilities
Karl Kruusamäe is fascinated by science at the frontiers of human knowledge: anything is possible. In his work, he is committed to developing collaboration between humans and robotics.
21st Estonian Summer School on Computer and Systems Science
We are excited to invite you to the 21st Estonian Summer School on Computer and Systems Science (ESSCaSS) on 11-15 August at the Roosta Holiday Village. For more information and to register, visit the ESSCaSS website.