Topic: university

The University of Tartu’s opening ceremony of the 2025/2026 academic year will take place on the corner of Lossi and Ülikooli streets at Pirogov square on Monday, 1 September at 10:00.

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the University of Tartu have agreed on up to 100 million euros financing for the construction of the university’s academic and research buildings in Tartu and Tallinn, Estonia.

On 23 May 2025, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas approved the results of the external evaluation of Estonian research and development. The University of Tartu was the only institution in Estonia to receive a positive evaluation in all six fields: natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agriculture and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts.

The university website’s news page now displays news divided into different sections, making it easier to read and find interesting news by topic.

Over the years, the building has deteriorated and become too small for the needs and possibilities of teaching and studies, so it will soon undergo renovation. After that, the building will also house the University of Tartu Tallinn office.

In collaboration with the University of Tartu and the city of Tartu, the green area in the Maarjamõisa district is becoming an urban nature oasis partially maintained by Gotland sheep.

The renovation of the area in front of the university’s main building has begun. The work will be done in several stages and last until early autumn.

At the beginning of April, the team of the UT Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology Office, together with the Estonian Defence League Cyber Defence Unit, participated in the cyber defence exercise Locked Shields 2025 Partners Run and came first among 14 teams.

The University of Tartu has announced a design competition to find a solution for building signage in university buildings across Estonia. Designs are expected by 1 September 2025.

The specialists from the University of Tartu create unified and secure access to Europe's supercomputers