On 17 October, Rector Toomas Asser accompanied President Alar Karis to the flag-raising ceremony at the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
In the summer, two large book donations were made to the University of Tartu Library, adding to its existing collection of books on the classical and early modern periods.
On October 3, Daria Arkhipova defended her doctoral thesis "How Artificial Intelligence Recommendation Systems Impact Human Decision-Making" in semiotics and culture studies with cum laude at the joint committee of the University of Tartu and the University of Turin.
The Ambassador of Australia Sridhar Ayyalaraju visited the University of Tartu on 20 September, and the visit of the Ambassador of Sweden Charlotte Wrangberg took place on 26 September.
On Monday, 9 September, Orest Chemerys, Rector of Lviv National Medical University named after Danylo Halytsky visited Tartu and the University of Tartu.
In the 2024/2025 academic year, nearly 500 degree-seeking students and 300 international visiting students will start their studies in foreign-language curricula at the University of Tartu.