Topic: international

On 2 October, the UT Vice Rector for Research Mari Moora and Professor of Cell Biology Toivo Maimets met with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic Zdeněk Beránek, the Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies of Masaryk University Šárka Pospíšilová and Professor Michael Doubek.

At its board meeting on 18 September in Warsaw, the Alliance4Life network elected Professor Toivo Maimets from the University of Tartu as its new President.

University of Tartu semioticians Andreas Ventsel and Mari-Liis Madisson, along with Junior Research Fellow in Information Resilience Diana Poudel, have developed tools for enhancing critical digital literacy in cooperation with international partners. The practical materials are designed for use in higher education, schools, companies and organisations to support navigating the digital landscape and countering the spread of disinformation.

A recent overview published by the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) reveals that Estonia has performed exceptionally well in the European Union’s framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe (2021–2027). Among Estonian institutions, the University of Tartu has been the most successful participant in the programme, receiving almost €90 million in funding.

As threats to academic freedom intensify worldwide, The Guild – including the University of Tartu as a member – urges the EU and national governments to take firm steps to safeguard academic freedom and strengthen Europe’s appeal to top researchers.

On 12 September, the opening event of the Estonian-Ukrainian cooperation project “Enforcing the Ukrainian higher education reform with a focus on modernizing and implementing personnel policy” took place at Mariupol State University in Kyiv.

Are you an international bachelor’s or master’s student of the University of Tartu? If so, you are invited to join the International Student Ambassadors (ISA) programme.

In the 2025/2026 academic year, nearly 450 degree-seeking students and 300 international visiting students will start their studies in English-taught curricula at the University of Tartu.

On 8 August, the Ambassador of Brazil to Estonia, Mrs Rosimar da Silva Suzano, visited Tartu and met with Rector Toomas Asser.

From 25 to 29 June, the Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser participated in the 15th international higher education think tank "Trust and Truth – How they impact the complex Relationship between Science and Society” in Glion, Switzerland.