Topic: university

On Sunday, 12 January, a balcony fell off the wall of the Oecologicum (J. Liivi 2) academic building. The balconies of this building are not meant for people to move on but for decoration. No one was hurt.

The 2024 Christmas card was created by Elise Nigul, a prop and stage designer and alumna of Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu.

The university’s next year’s budget will provide €15.8 million for renovating and constructing university buildings. The capital budget is 6% lower than this year’s, and no new objects are planned to start in 2025.

Academic lecture by Meelis Kull at the ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of Estonia's national university on 1 December 2024.

Speech by Rector of the University of Tartu Professor Toomas Asser at the ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of Estonia’s national university on 1 December 2024.

On 15 November, at a conference dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Johan Kõpp’s birth, Rector Toomas Asser was presented with Kõpp’s anniversary medal.

On 10 October, MTÜ Peaasjad gave recognition to organisations that value mental health. At the conference focusing on mental health and well-being at work, the University of Tartu received a silver label. 

Leelo Muru will be the new manager of the University of Tartu Foundation from 7 November.

The newly elected director said that the University of Tartu School of Law has a special mission to ensure the raising of a new generation of Estonian lawyers.

The lobby of the library underwent renovations this summer.