Topic: recognition 

The society award 2025 is granted for establishing the Estonian Cancer Network, an important step towards the comprehensive development and collaborative management of cancer control in Estonia.

The committee formed by the University of Tartu Student Union chose the recipients of the teaching staff of the year 2025 awards from among 100 nominees.

This year’s lifetime achievement award was granted to Martin Zobel. The annual awards for research completed and published over the last four years went to 16 researchers from the University of Tartu.

The €10,000 prize for outstanding and already applied achievements in economics was awarded to Jaan Masso, Associate Professor of Applied Econometrics at the University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, for his cycle of works entitled "Analysis of Labour and Employment Relationship Changes: Combining Innovative Datasets and Methodological Approaches.

Ahead of this year’s Independence Day, President Alar Karis bestows Estonian state decorations on 203 people, 16 of whom are members of the university family.

On 23 January, the University of Tartu Foundation recognised the scholarship recipients of the autumn semester of 2025 and thanked the foundation’s donors in the White Hall of the University of Tartu Museum. Scholarships were awarded from 33 funds in a total amount exceeding €200,000.

During the Faculty of Social Sciences Winter Days, the recipients of the Outstanding Societal Contribution Award and the Act of the Year were announced.

At the conference “Teaching for learning 2026”, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Aune Valk presented the teaching awards and the teaching quality award of 2025.

The engaging and research-based explanations byMaria Murumaa-Mengel's help diverse audiences better understand information disorder and the impact of social media.

At the General Assembly of the Estonian Academy of Sciences on 3 December, Prime Minister Kristen Michal awarded the Karl Schlossmann Medal to Rector Toomas Asser.