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The application process for student representatives has ended, and now it is time for the students of the University of Tartu to decide who will be the next student representatives.

On 27 March, the election platforms of rector candidates Professor Toomas Asser, Professor Raul Eamets and Professor Jaak Vilo were published on the university’s website.

On 17 March, the finals of one of the largest pitching competitions for youth, Kaleidoskoop, were held for the 19th time.

Teadlased järjestasid Beethoveni juuste abil tema genoomi, mille tulemusel saadi hulganisti uut teavet nii Beethoveni terviseprobleemide kui ka sugulaste kohta.

On 20 March, the University of Helsinki announced that Riho Altnurme, Professor of Church History at the University of Tartu, and Madis Noppel, Specialist of Aerosol Physics at the University of Tartu

Last week, the university spin-off company Gearbox Biosciences won a 125,000‑euro investment at the Startup Pitching competition.

The journal Nature recently published a call to strengthen cooperation among other Arctic nations and researchers who have knowledge of Russian Arctic.

Winner of the Nordic Deep Tech Pitch Match, the University of Tartu spin-off Vectiopep is developing new cancer treatment technology that activates a person’s natural immunity to cancer.

Rector Toomas Asser and Minister of Education and Research Tõnis Lukas signed the higher education funding agreement between the Ministry of Education and Research and the University of Tartu.

Elmar Gams, a doctoral student of the Unversity of Tartu, was chosen as the winner of the final round held on 10 March at the University of Vilnius in Lithuania.

Tartu, Estonia, March 14, 2023 – Researchers and students of the Tartu Observatory at the University of Tartu started the development of Estonia's first lunar rover.

Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science have added Livonian, Komi, Veps and 14 other low-resource Finno-Ugric languages to Neurotõlge.

Today, on 13 March, the commission formed for the University of Tartu rector elections registered Professor Toomas Asser, Professor Raul Eamets and Professor Jaak Vilo as rector candidates.

On 6 March, STARTERnetwork opened a series of webinars to develop the innovation capacity of Ukrainian universities.

If there is a will, there is a way to speak Estonian after just six months of study. Read how reaching such a level so quickly is possible.

Stargate Hydrogen and the University of Tartu have successfully concluded the first phase of a joint development project.

By participating in the Aitan Kaitsta initiative, University of Tartu staff help defend Ukraine by making camouflage nets and helmet covers.

Society and its needs are changing very rapidly today. In the coming decades, certain societal challenges will transform the labour market, education, and our everyday lives.

Startup Estonia and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications have prepared an action plan to develop research- and technology-intensive startup entrepreneurship.

On Thursday at 11, Delta Career Day is once again held in the University of Tartu Academic Sports Club, bringing together students and the most reputable Estonian companies in the field of computer sc