Topic: international

As part of the ENLIGHT campaign Faces of ENLIGHT, members of the network who exemplify excellence in their professional achievements and personal attributes are being introduced over a three-year period. The University of Tartu is highlighting six individuals, the second of whom is Anette-Mai Pirk-Birk, Vice-Chair of the Student Council

The Genome of Europe (GoE) has launched a public awareness survey across five European countries (Estonia, France, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia) to assess citizens' understanding and attitudes towards genetics and genomics-based personalized medicine. The survey is part of a wider scientific and societal effort to ensure that all Europeans can benefit from the promises of modern genomic medicine.

Staff and students of the University of Tartu are invited to apply for the ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference 2025, which will be held in Uppsala from 8 to 10 October. The central theme of this year’s conference is Playfulness in the Future of Higher Education.

The University of Tartu’s podcast for prospective international students, “Tiksu to UniTartu”, is back this summer with a second season.

On 19 May, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan visited the University of Tartu and meets Vice Rector for Research Mari Moora, students and teaching staff.

Over the past decade, widening countries (those with lower research and innovation performance) have made substantial progress in increasing their participation in European research and innovation programmes. However, differences have emerged in the development capacity and needs of research institutions in these countries.

On 6 May, the Rector’s Office met with the rector and representatives of the University of Latvia, who also visited Delta Centre and the Estonian Biobank.

Teaching staff of the University of Tartu are encouraged to nominate their course for the ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Award 2025, which will be presented at the annual Teaching and Learning Conference held in Uppsala, Sweden, from 8 to 10 October. The central theme of this year’s conference will be Playfulness for the Future of Higher Education.

The winner of the three rectors’ scholarship competition, which was held for the eighth time this year, is Arnita Agrita Umalas, who was born and raised in Latvia but is studying Estonian language and linguistics at the University of Tartu, focusing on the Livonian language in her master’s thesis.

Representative team of the University of Tartu School of Law made it to the top 32 in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.