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Although several measures have been put in place to close the innovation gap between the old and the new EU member states, the gap continues to increase.

On 12 June, Rector Toomas Asser introduced the new composition of the Rector's Office to the university council.

The Seventh Annual Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies on 11–13 June 2023 will bring more than 200 researchers from 33 countries to Tartu

At its session on 26 May, the University of Tartu senate elected Garri Raagmaa as the Director of Pärnu College.

At the meeting on 23 May, the Council of Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies elected Dr Kristiina Tõnnisson, Lecturer in Public Administration, for the position of Head of the Institute.

Young Scientist Award, the Young Environmental Scientist Award and the Young IT Scientist Award of the Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic went to University of Tartu researchers

The task force of CERN meets with the University of Tartu’s Rector Toomas Asser, and pays a visit to the university’s Institute of Physics, the Institute of Technology and the Delta centre today.

On 19 May, the Estonian Quality Agency for Education organised its spring seminar on the quality of e-learning.

Mart Maasik visited Copenhagen as a member of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas' business delegation to develop investment relations and cooperation in the region.

According to the universities’ reputation survey conducted by Kantar Emor this spring, people consider the University of Tartu as Estonia’s most reputable higher education institution.

Estonian Research Council nominated 13 Estonian researchers to be added to the portal of leading women researchers AcademiaNet. Nominees from the University of Tartu are Tiina Tamm and Pilvi Ilves.

The graduation ceremonies of the University of Tartu are held from 12 to 20 June.

On 17 May, the election commission confirmed the results of the senate elections.

The language learning hub, created to support the Estonian language learning of international staff, international students and students who speak Estonian as a foreign language.

On 15 May, the University of Tartu Museum and the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden were given the Green Museum certificate.

In this year's call for applications for the University of Tartu Feasibility Fund grants, nine projects were awarded funding for one-year development work.

At the initiative of the Estonian Human Rights Centre, Diversity Month is celebrated in May. 10 May was Diversity Day.

2.–4. maini toimus Rootsi kuninga Carl XVI Gustafi ja kuninganna Silvia riigivisiit Eestisse, mille käigus külastas kuningapaar ka Tartu Ülikooli ja andis üle Rootsi Kuninglikud Põhjatähe ordenid.

During the visit of the Swedish business delegation to the University of Tartu Estonian Biobank and Delta Centre on 4 May, sustainability and resilience were discussed.

From 2 to 24 May, all students of the University of Tartu can apply to be a member of the University of Tartu Student Union (UTSU) Board.