Sustainable development means a sustainable path of development that seeks a balance between meeting the planetary boundaries and meeting the needs of humanity so that the well-being of future generations is not compromised.
Establishing a European Research Area (ERA) Chair requires a world-class research environment and infrastructure. Seven ERA Chairs have been established at the University of Tartu.
Centres of excellence bring together high-level research teams that work on close research themes to conduct high-level international research and to develop and apply innovative ideas.
Olaf Mertelsmann, Professor of Eastern European History of the University of Tartu, will deliver his inaugural lecture “Eastern European “Backwardness” and the Coronavirus Pandemic” in the White Hall of the UT Museum on 14 October at 16:15.