International assessment committee: the University of Tartu faces the task of uniting its roles as the Estonian national university and an internationally strong research university

The Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency (EKKA) conducted the first institutional accreditation at the University of Tartu which assessed the university’s activity, goals and development plan. Based on the report of the assessment committee, the EKKA Quality Assessment Council decide...

UT partner universities

The table below shows the partner universities with whom UT has active student exchange agreements.

Data protection policy

Data protection policy

Recipients of new decorations of the University of Tartu selected

On 30 October, the University of Tartu Senate decided to award the Johan Skytte Medal to the President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid. The highest award for university members, the University of Tartu Grand Medal, will be given to four long-term high-calibre researchers. Als...

University of Tartu continues rise in world university rankings

The Times Higher Education (THE), the provider of the most reliable university rankings in the world, published the most recent ranking of the best universities yesterday. For the first time, the University of Tartu is ranked in the top 300 universities (in the range 251–300).

Partner universities

The University of Tartu has 64 partner universities in 25 different countries.

University of Tartu recognised Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University Eva Åkesson with Skytte Medal

The Development Conference of the University of Tartu was held in the main hall of the university on 17 May, where Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser awarded the Skytte Medal to Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University Eva Åkesson. The university's senate decided to recognise Åk...

University of Konstanz showed great interest in cooperation with University of Tartu

The 15th anniversary of signing the partnership agreement between the University of Tartu and the University of Konstanz was celebrated with the University of Tartu days on 14–17 October 2015 in Konstanz.

Language and internationalisation principles of the University of Tartu

Defended thesis

On this page we will gather the information about all the defenses, still the relocation of the information from the former webpage will take some time.