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In a nationwide survey on career expectations and employer reputation, students assessed the attractiveness of 326 organisations in Estonia. The University of Tartu ranked third among all students and first among humanities students.

On Monday, 31 August at 10:00, the 2026/2027 academic year was opened in front of the university's main building. The programme of the ceremony included a musical performance by Puuluup.

Speech by Professor Toomas Asser, Rector of the University of Tartu, at the opening ceremony of the academic year on 31 August 2026.

Speech of the President of the University of Tartu Student Union Eneken Riin Salong at the opening ceremony of the 2026/2027 academic year.

On 27 June, at 16:00, a monument to Professor Lauri Kettunen will be unveiled at Kassitoome, between Baer street and the valley. Kettunen participated in establishing the Estonian-language university and, in particular, the chair of Finno‑Ugric languages, serving as its first professor from 1920 to 1924.

The UT gift shop and the online shop of UT Press will be on summer break from 13 July to 2 August. During this period, orders can be placed, but there will be a three-week delay in processing them.

The University of Tartu was informed today that the University of Tartu webshop at shop.ut.ee had been the target of a cyberattack between 14 and 16 June 2026. The attacker installed malware on the website by exploiting a security vulnerability in the webshop software.

From 17 to 20 June, between 12:00 and 18:00, the section of Ülikooli street in front of the main building will be closed to car traffic. Please take possible traffic restrictions into account.

Academic etiquette, or the unwritten rules of how to conduct oneself within the walls of a university, has changed somewhat over time. Has the need for etiquette changed as well?

At its meeting on 9 June, the council of the Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy unanimously re-elected Professor of Human Movement and Exercise Biology Jarek Mäestu as the head of the institute for a second term.