The Deep Transitions research group of the University of Tartu looked at the fundamental ideas, institutions and practices of modern industrial societies –– termed as industrial modernity –– during the past 120 years. Researchers identified two main problems that feed the environmental crisis.
Rector of the University of Tartu, Professor Toomas Asser said that universities cannot take on additional obligations for the next three years without knowing whether the government provides the necessary funding to meet these obligations.