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The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply.

The children's book on values and philosophy „Mis on sulle kallis?“ („What do you hold dear?“), by Tiia Kõnnussaar (writing under the pen name Tia Navi) and Kadri Simm, has been selected as one of the 25 gems of Estonian children's literature featured in Estonia’s catalogue at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

The ENLIGHT network encourages the staff and students of the University of Tartu to submit joint projects to foster cooperation within the network. It is possible to apply for funding under two calls: ENLIGHT Incubator Grants and ENLIGHT+.

A study recently published in Nature indicates that human activities have a negative effect on the biodiversity of wildlife hundreds of kilometres away.

The Industrial Master’s Programme in IT attracted a record number of applicants. A total of 18 companies are participating, and 54 master’s students applied for the available positions.

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

The University of Tartu Feasibility Fund received a record number of 53 grant applications, nine of which will receive funding in the total amount of 315,000 euros.

The call for the Erasmus+ intra-European mobility application for the 2025/2026 academic year closed in March, revealing increased interest among students in studying at ENLIGHT universities.

On Monday, 24 March, a producer of medical endoscopes, OÜ Karl Storz Video Endoscopy Estonia, and the University of Tartu signed a cooperation agreement.

On 19 March, the University of Tartu hosted a delegation from universities of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg.

Starting today, 25 March, the Estonian Biobank will invite selected gene donors to participate in an extensive heart health research study.

Estonia's new ambitious goal is to become a global health technology hub. On 19 March, the Estonian Health Economy Association, the University of Tartu, Tartu Science Park and Civitta Estonia officially launched the health technology accelerator Health Founders Estonia, which will bring together science, medicine and business to help tackle some of the biggest challenges in health care.

In the Institute of Chemistry’s podcast “Future Energy – The Future of Energy”, hosts Karl-Ander Kasuk and Ove Oll discussed hydrogen technology with Silver Sepp, co-founder of H2Electro.

On 14–15 March, rectors from the partnership programme LERU-CE7 between the League of European Research Universities and a group of seven leading Central European universities (CE7) gathered at the University of Tartu.

Uues arengukavas aastani 2035 on kavandi järgi kolm arengusuunda: rahvusvaheliselt konkurentsivõimeline teadusülikool, ühiskondlikult mõjukas ülikool ning parima õpi- ja töökeskkonnaga ülikool.

Estonian Journal of Education invites submissions of articles on international cooperation

AS Medisoft, in collaboration with the Institute of Computer Science and AIRE, is testing the use of large language models to automate the documentation of general physician's (GP) visits.

On 14 March, the University of Tartu celebrated Mother Tongue Day.

The building of the UT Pärnu College will undergo extensive renovation, including upgrading the ventilation and heating systems and transforming the lobby into a modern collaboration and learning space. The works will begin on 5 May and end in November.

Starting from March 24, it is possible to apply for the position of a student representative of the University of Tartu, both faculty and institute.