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Professor Emeritus Mati Erelt, the grand old man of Estonian syntax, passed away on 12 October at the age of 83.
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On 10 October, the City of Tartu presented awards to the best entrepreneurs at the gala in Athena Centre. Vectiopep OÜ, a company operating in the field of health technology, was awarded the title of the University of Tartu spin-off of the year 2024.
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On October 18th, the University of Tartu's eighth Hydrogen Day will focus on finding opportunities to accelerate investments and applications in hydrogen technology. The event can be followed on Zoom.
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Both students and academic staff are expected to follow the guidelines for using artificial intelligence applications for teaching and studies.
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The members of the Academy elected Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu Mart Saarma as the tenth President of the Academy. 
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On 21 October 2024, Mart Noorma will be our special guest at the Barlova Science Night, where he will discuss the topic of cyber defence.
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In the summer, two large book donations were made to the University of Tartu Library, adding to its existing collection of books on the classical and early modern periods.
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On 20-21 November, a short course on building competences for transdisciplinary collaboration will be held at the University of Tartu Library.
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Delta Trends Day 2024 is on the 12th of November, covering the topic Future Accounting and Finance: Digital and Sustainable.
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From 8 May to 20 October, all UT employees, students, alumni and all others interested are welcome to complete the orienteering course and reconnect with the history of the UT dormitories.
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On Monday 7 October 2024 our friend and colleague Associated Professor Emeritus Tiit Roosmaa (14.02.1955–07.10.2024) sadly passed away aged 69 .
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As part of Tartu Entrepreneurship Week, which is taking place from 7-13 October, the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Tartu has launched an outdoor media campaign showcasing six of the university’s spin-offs.
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On 21 October at 10:00 Liisi Lembinen will defend her doctoral thesis „Comprehending Decision-Making in Academic Library Leadership: A Situational Analysis“
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The lobby of the library underwent renovations this summer.
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Come celebrate with us the beginning of higher education in Estonian!
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8. novembril kell 10.15 Yiming Meng taimeökoloogia ja ökofüsioloogia erialal doktoritööd "Plant mycorrhizal type and status in the global flora"
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On October 21 at 10:15 Iryna Yatsiuk will defend her doctoral thesis "Evolution, species delimitation and diversity in myxomycetes: Arcyria and allied genera"
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The educational programme Schools in Motion of the Move Lab of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine was elected the Education Deed of the Year.
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On Wednesday, October 9th, the Indian Ambassador to Estonia, H.E. Mr Ajaneesh Kumar, will give a lecture on India's foreign policy and international relations. The lecture is open to the public and is held in English.
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On 31 October at 10:00 Sevanna Poghosyan will defend her doctoral thesis "Soviet and Russian Approaches to Democracy in International Law".
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