# sustainability

Ruumiandmed

Geoinformatics community gathers in Tartu to discuss wider use of free and open-source software

Sorterprügikast

Waste sorting at the University of Tartu

Vana anatoomikum Toomemäel

Renovation of three heritage buildings was completed over the recent six months

Tänavavõrk

Mobile big data has great potential for human mobility research and spatial planning

From June 11 to 14, the international conference and doctoral school Mobile Tartu 2024 will take place in Tartu.

  • #research
  • #for society
  • 10.06.2024
Tartu (eel)arvamusfestival

Learner of Estonian as a second language: we cannot learn without you

According to the latest census, 243 languages are spoken as mother tongues in Estonia, so we have a lot of people who speak Estonian as a second language.

  • #sustainability
  • #Tartu2024
  • #for society
  • 29.05.2024
Jalgratas on klassiruumis tahvlitaustal

University of Tartu and the city of Tartu are looking for solutions to develop sustainable mobility

Hourglass

What are different aspects of the sixth mass extinction?

The international conference "Traces of Extinction: Species Loss, Solastalgia, and Semiotics of Recovery" held on 5–7 June 2024 at UT Oecologicum (J. Liivi 2, Tartu) sheds light on the various aspects of biodiversity loss and discusses cultural, subjective, and semiotic approaches to understanding species extinction. Registration is open until 23 May.

  • #open science
  • #sustainability
  • #Tartu2024
  • #culture
  • 14.05.2024
Mitmekesisuse nädal

Six Estonian universities celebrate Diversity Week together for the first time

The University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn University, the Estonian University of Life Sciences, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Estonian Academy of Arts, and the Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner celebrate the Diversity Week from 6 to 12 May, under the title “Diverse Estonian universities”.

  • #sustainability
  • #cooperation
  • 06.05.2024
"Mälupüüdja" detail

The exhibition "Poetics of Survival" brings us the Umwelten of animals

A multidisciplinary student exhibition emerged under the leadership of Timo Maran, Professor of Ecosemiotics and Environmental Humanities, as a result of an interdisciplinary research project and a semiotics master's course. The course combined semiotics, natural sciences, and methods of creative inquiry. The exhibition, opened on 9 May, presents the Umwelten of animals to the public. It is also part of the Prima Vista and the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 programmes and will remain open until 20 June.

  • #sustainability
  • #Tartu2024
  • #culture
  • #for society
  • 30.04.2024
Energiatehnoloogia

University brings top professionals and future technologies to Ida-Viru County

Alongside the creation of new technologies, Ida-Virumaa's transition to a sustainable economic model requires diversified skills and support for the development of research-intensive businesses.

  • #entrepreneurship
  • #sustainability
  • #research
  • #for society
  • 16.04.2024