University members are invited to propose nominees for annual awards until 20 December

With the annual awards, the university aims to recognise its employees’ and students’ outstanding achievements in teaching, doing research and serving society. The awards are given out each year for the activities of the previous year. All university staff and students can propose nominees for the contribution to society award, the research award and the language award. Only students can propose nominees for the teaching staff of the year award.

The University of Tartu contribution to society award is given to a university member or working group who has had a significant impact on the development of society in the previous year and is committed to understanding the needs of society and finding solutions.

The University of Tartu research award is given to an academic staff member or working group who has stood out by an extraordinary achievement in basic or applied research in the previous year. The award aims to recognise outstanding researchers to increase the visibility of their work at the university and in society.

The University of Tartu language award is given to a university member or working group who has stood out in the previous year by valuing the Estonian language in fulfilling the university’s goals either in giving higher education, doing research or serving society.

The teaching staff of the year award is given to one academic staff member in each faculty (the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Science and Technology) who has stood out by excellent teaching skills in the previous year.

See the Statute of annual awards.

Proposal of nominees and election of annual award recipients

All university members can send the award committee proposals for nominees for the contribution to society award, research award and language award. To submit a nomination, fill in the web form, specifying the name of the nominee or working group and describing the achievement worthy of recognition and its significance.

All students can submit nominees for the teaching staff of the year award via the corresponding web form. In the nomination, students must indicate their connection to the teaching staff member they are nominating and explain why this particular employee deserves the recognition.

Nominations for annual awards can be submitted until 20 December.

The recipients of the annual awards will be chosen by committees formed by the rector. The committee choosing the recipients of the teaching staff of the year award consists of students. The rector presents the awards in February at the ceremony marking the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

The list of the awardees of the previous years is available in the recognition database (in Estonian).