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The ESTCube-2 satellite, developed by students at the University of Tartu’s Tartu Observatory, has successfully passed all space tests and will now be sent to the Arianespace launch company.

People often think that saving is only for high-income earners and that it is not possible to save at all as a student.

The winner of the lighting design competition for the Tartu Cathedral is the international team of lighting designers led by lighting design studio LIGHT-TO-LIGHT.

On 1 December, we celebrate the 103rd anniversary of Estonia's national university.

11 November, at the Estonian Research Council's research communication conference, this year's science communication awards were presented. University of Tartu researchers received five awards.

The last academic year was a time of major changes in doctoral studies. The reform changed national acts and university legislation, and thus the principles in general.

“Making a big change is like quietly carving a channel in the rock,” says Katariina Sofia Päts, a master’s student of history who heads the University of Tartu Student Union.

The academic year 2022/23 brought changes to doctoral studies, and doctoral students were also given the status of university employee.

On 7 November, the Ambassador of India Ajaneesh Kumar visited the University of Tartu. During the visit, the ambassador had a meeting Rector Toomas Asser and the Director of the Institute of Genomics.

Estonia should decide to invest in climate competence, develop climate adaptation plan and "climate services," said Piia Post, head of atmospheric physics laboratory.

The University of Tartu Student Union invites all students to express their opinion of the student canteen.

The “Research news” section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research.

Recipients of University of Tartu honorary decorations announced

On 26 October, the first Cultural Club was held in the Delta Study and Research Building, which kicked off a series of club events at the Institute of Computer Science.

The extra money promised from the state budget for this year and the next four years will help reduce the shortage, but rectors say it is not enough to solve the higher education crisis.

On 25 October, investors and founders of unicorns gathered at the Estonian National Museum (ERM) in Tartu to help 18 technology startups grow into billion-dollar businesses.

This wave of the prevalence study led by the University of Tartu shows that the virus is still rapidly spreading among adults.

In October, the new ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Annette Klein and the new ambassador of the Republic of Latvia Kristīne Našeniece visited the University of Tartu.

Outstanding Estonian companies were recognized at the festive award gala "Estonian businesses of the year 2022 ".

For the first time, the University of Tartu has reached a position among the top 250.