Nominate a university employee or student for honorary decoration

All University of Tartu staff and students are invited to nominate candidates who deserve to be awarded the university’s honorary decoration for their outstanding achievements. Nominations can be submitted via the web form until 20 September.

When you submit the proposal, please enter the candidate’s name in the form on the university’s website and briefly describe why the person should receive the decoration. The senate decides the awarding of the Grand Medal at its October meeting. The rector decides the awarding of the Medal, the Star of Appreciation, the Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu” immediately after the same meeting of the senate.

The university awards honorary decorations to recognise its members and significant individuals outside the university according to the Regulations for giving recognition. The honorary decorations of the University of Tartu are the Johan Skytte Medal, the University of Tartu Star of Appreciation, the University of Tartu Grand Medal, the University of Tartu Medal, the University of Tartu Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu”.

All recipients of recognition awards can be found in the recognition database. The proposals for recognition can be submitted throughout the year, but honorary decorations are awarded once a year, just before the anniversary of Estonia’s national university.

• Recipients of honorary decorations will be announced on 30 October 2026.
• Presentation of the honorary decorations will take place on 20 November 2026.