Topic: international

As part of a European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant project, archaeologist Mari Tõrv from the University of Tartu will study how hunter-gatherers across the Northern hemisphere achieved significant population growth and social complexity long before agriculture and cattle farming became the dominating way of life. Tõrv’s research team will contribute to the project with material analysis from the Baltic region.

From 8 to 10 October, the annual ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference took place in Uppsala. The University of Tartu was represented by 23 staff members and seven students.

On 11 November, the European Institute of Technology and Innovation (EIT) selected the consortium to lead a new Knowledge and Innovation Community in the field of water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems (EIT Water). Among the founding partners is the Estonian Marine Institute of the University of Tartu.

The opinion piece is based on the presentation at the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world”.

On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place in the university assembly hall and online. Keynote speakers were Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kersti Kaljulaid and Kristina Kallas.

Bachelor’s and master’s students at the University of Tartu are invited to apply until 15 November for the spring semester courses offered by the European university network ENLIGHT.

The British journal Times Higher Education has recently published the 22nd edition of its World University Rankings, in which the University of Tartu holds a position in the 301–350 bracket.

On 7 October, members of the Committee on Education of the Swedish parliament (Riksdag), accompanied by the Swedish Ambassador Charlotte Wrangberg and the Swedish Honorary Consul Madis Kanarbik, visited the University of Tartu.

UniTartu Summer School 2025 brought together participants from 25 nationalities for two weeks of learning and cultural exchange in Tartu. Participants emphasised the quality of the courses and activities, with 91% expressing high satisfaction.