Recording: at the opening ceremony, the importance of supporting students' financial security was highlighted

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Author: Andres Tennus

On Monday, 31 August, the opening ceremony of the 2026/2027 academic year took place in front of the University of Tartu main building. The programme included a musical performance by Puuluup. The opening ceremony recording is available on UTTV.

Rector Toomas Asser delivered the opening address at the ceremony. Then the Minister of Education and Research, Kristina Kallas, and the Mayor of Tartu, Urmas Klaas, spoke. President of the Student Union, Eneken Riin Salong, and first-year student of the curriculum “Teaching Humanities and Social Subjects in Basic School”, Helen Luurmees, welcomed the participants on behalf of the students. In addition to Puuluup, the Academic Women’s Choir of the University of Tartu sings.

Puuluup is a duo consisting of Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson, who create music at the intersection of traditional and contemporary, combining the talharpa with electronics. Marko Veisson is also the Teacher in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology at Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu.

Together with the hip-hop band 5Miinust, they represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden in 2024 and made it to the grand final.

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