Topic: teaching
Writer Viivi Luik is University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
Next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts will be held by poet, children’s author and prosaist Viivi Luik.
Institutional Call for ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Award 2025
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.
A climate exhibition will open at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum in April
In April 2025, we will open the exhibition "A climate you can touch. What will become of us?". The exhibition will be on display at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum until November 2025, after which it will travel as a travelling exhibition.
ENLIGHT offers funding for joint initiatives in spring 2025
The ENLIGHT network invites the University of Tartu staff and students from 1 April to submit joint projects to foster cooperation within the network. It is possible to apply for funding under three calls: ENLIGHT Incubator Grants, ENLIGHT Thematic Networks and ENLIGHT+.
ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference – call for proposals open until 15 April
The students and staff can present their proposals for the fifth ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference that will take place at Uppsala University from 8 to 10 October 2025. The conference theme is Playfulness for the Future of Higher Education.
Orchid exhibition opens at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden
An orchid exhibition will be held at the Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu from February 28 to March 9.
University of Tartu announced recipients of awards in the field of teaching
At the conference “Teaching for Learning 2025: Journey Towards Valued Teaching”, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Aune Valk presented the 2024 teaching awards and the teaching quality award.
Delta Trends Day 2024 is held on the 12th of November
Delta Trends Day 2024 is on the 12th of November, covering the topic Future Accounting and Finance: Digital and Sustainable.
What is ENLIGHT and what it offers to universities
ENLIGHT is a network of ten European universities created in 2020. Promoting equitable quality of life, sustainability and global engagement through higher education transformation, the network offers various opportunities for students, professors, researchers, and staff members. The project focuses on six cross-cutting challenge domains: health and wellbeing, digitalisation, climate change, energy and circular economy, equity, and culture and creativity.
Karl Kruusamäe paves the way for human-robot collaboration full of possibilities
Karl Kruusamäe is fascinated by science at the frontiers of human knowledge: anything is possible. In his work, he is committed to developing collaboration between humans and robotics.
