Topic: teaching

The university network ENLIGHT’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference will take place at the University of Bern from 22 to 24 October 2026. Proposals for presentations can be submitted until 31 March.

On 14–15 January, the conference “Teaching for learning 2026: anxiety and excitement of teaching” took place at the University of Tartu. The focus of the two-day event was on shaping an academic culture that supports learning and pedagogical wellbeing.

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 UT Centre for Learning and Teaching organizes digital learning training and seminars for lecturers. On the page you can see upcoming trainings that you can still register for and information about the trainings that have taken place since. Video recordings of the trainings that have taken place will open in a new window by clicking on their title.

The University of Tartu values a learning environment where all students and staff can participate, learn and teach with dignity, safety and without discrimination and prejudice. Equal treatment does not always mean treating everyone exactly the same, but also behaviour that ensures that everyone has truly equal opportunities for learning and self-fulfillment.

The University of Tartu values good teaching and recognizes its members' outstanding achievements in providing higher education, conducting research, and serving society with annual awards.

In 2025, 140 doctoral thesis were defended at the University of Tartu.

From 8 to 10 October, the annual ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference took place in Uppsala. The University of Tartu was represented by 23 staff members and seven students.

On 8 December, we will once again organise the international Delta Trends Day at the University of Tartu, the theme this time is ”Hybrid Security Learning and Action at Europe’s Eastern Border”.

On 1 November, the special issue of Estonian Journal of Education (Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri) will be published, focusing on early second language instruction and promoting language skills in kindergarten and school.