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Rector Toomas Asser's speech at the ceremony dedicated to the royal couple of Sweden in the University of Tartu assembly hall on 4 May 2023.
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On 3 May, the Electoral Committee confirmed the results of the general election of student representatives for the 2023/2024 academic year. You can find the list of elected representatives below
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Prof. of European Studies at the University of Oxford, renowned historian Timothy Garton Ash giving a public talk at the White Hall of the University of Tartu Museum on May 11, 2023
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On 26 May at 10:15 Madli Jõks will defend her doctoral thesis “Biodiversity drivers in oceanic archipelagos and habitat fragments, explored by agent-based simulation models”
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The guidelines for using chatbots in teaching and studies provide general principles and specific instructions for students and academic staff.
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On 4 May, a Swedish business delegation visited the Estonian Biobank and the Delta Centre of the University of Tartu.
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The application period for the course "Contemporary Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures" is extended to 21 May 2023. 
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The renewed virtual tour of the University of Tartu at virtualtour.ut.ee allows everyone to get acquainted with the university's teaching and research environment through 360-degree photos.
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden visited the University of Tartu during their state visit to Estonia. University members were invited to greet the royal couple.
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The University of Tartu will open 179 student places in doctoral studies this spring. Most of these are linked to the junior research fellow’s position.
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On 27 and 28 April, the research forum of the European Society of International Law (ESIL), “Regional Developments of International Law in Eastern Europe and Post-Soviet Eurasia” will be held in Tartu
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On Wednesday, 10 May at 12:00, Prof. Astrid Stadler, the UT Honorary Doctor of Law, will give a lecture at the UT assembly hall.
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Lauri Hussar, the President of the Riigikogu, visited the University of Tartu today, where he met with Rector Toomas Asser and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Aune Valk.
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The third ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference will take place in the University of Bordeaux from 11 to 13 October 2023. This year, the central theme is empowering students for tomorrow. 
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Today, on 20 April, the 292-member electoral council elected Professor of Neurosurgery Toomas Asser as rector of the University of Tartu with 168 votes.
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On 18 April, Alexela, Eesti Energia, Port of Tallinn, the University of Tartu and the Estonian Association of Hydrogen Technologies signed an agreement founding Hydrogen Valley Estonia.
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Doctoral defence: Ilmar Tammisto “Nobility and state in Swedish Livland 1634–1680“
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On Thursday, 20 April at 12:00, the 292-member electoral council will gather in the University of Tartu assembly hall to elect a rector for the university for the next five years.
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On 8 May at 15:00 Susanna Soosaar will defend her doctoral thesis „Reading Time: Experiencing Story Time in Postmodernist Fiction“.
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In the videos of 2–3 minutes, rector candidates give an overview of their most important goals as a rector.
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