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Maarjavälja green area will have sheep, meadows and berry bushes
In collaboration with the University of Tartu and the city of Tartu, the green area in the Maarjavälja district will become an urban nature oasis where residents can experience a rich natural environment without leaving the city.
University of Tartu invites applications for doctoral programmes
The university opens 182 student places in doctoral studies this spring. Everyone who desires to create new knowledge and pursue a career as a researcher, top specialist or manager is welcome to apply.
Doctoral defence: Marianne Kivastik "Heterostylous plants in an era of global change: the role of local, landscape and climatic factors"
On May 9 at 10:15 Marianne Kivastik will defend her doctoral thesis "Heterostylous plants in an era of global change: the role of local, landscape and climatic factors"
Applications to international bachelor’s studies and integrated studies in Medicine can be submitted until 15 April
The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply.
Doctoral defence: Kalev Koppel "Advancing Urban and Agricultural Monitoring Using Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Data"
On the 5th of May at 12:15, Kalev Koppel will defend his doctoral thesis.
The values and philosophy book is featured in Estonia's top selection at the Bologna children's book fair
The children's book on values and philosophy „Mis on sulle kallis?“ („What do you hold dear?“), by Tiia Kõnnussaar (writing under the pen name Tia Navi) and Kadri Simm, has been selected as one of the 25 gems of Estonian children's literature featured in Estonia’s catalogue at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
ENLIGHT offers funding for joint initiatives in spring 2025
The ENLIGHT network invites the University of Tartu staff and students from 1 April to submit joint projects to foster cooperation within the network. It is possible to apply for funding under three calls: ENLIGHT Incubator Grants, ENLIGHT Thematic Networks and ENLIGHT+.
Dark diversity reveals global impoverishment of natural vegetation
A study recently published in Nature indicates that human activities have a negative effect on the biodiversity of wildlife hundreds of kilometres away.
The Industrial Master's Programme in IT received a record amount of companies and students this year
The Industrial Master’s Programme in IT attracted a record number of applicants. A total of 18 companies are participating, and 54 master’s students applied for the available positions.
Join UniTartu Summer School 2025
The University of Tartu Summer School 2025 will take place from 28 July to 8 August, offering 10 interdisciplinary courses across a variety of fields.
The specialists from the University of Tartu create unified and secure access to Europe's supercomputers
The specialists from the University of Tartu create unified and secure access to Europe's supercomputers
As last year, University of Tartu supports nine scientific discoveries with business potential
The University of Tartu Feasibility Fund received a record number of 53 grant applications, nine of which will receive funding in the total amount of 315,000 euros.
Kick off event of the project “Digital Text Scholarship”: Prof Maciej Eder’s public lecture on April 22
22. aprillil kell 16.00 toimub projekti „Digitekstide uurimiskeskus“ (DigiTS) avasündmus, mille peaesineja on Tartu Ülikooli digihumanitaaria külalisprofessor Maciej Eder.
Professor of Political Theory Eva Piirimäe gives her inaugural lecture on the history of self-determination of peoples
On 10 April, Eva Piirimäe, Professor of Political Theory at the University of Tartu, gives her inaugural lecture (in Estonian) on the self-determination of peoples in historical perspective.
UT students' interest in studying at ENLIGHT partner universities has increased
The call for the Erasmus+ intra-European mobility application for the 2025/2026 academic year closed in March, revealing increased interest among students in studying at ENLIGHT universities.
University of Tartu signed cooperation agreement with subsidiary of Karl Storz, Europe’s largest producer of surgical equipment
On Monday, 24 March, a producer of medical endoscopes, OÜ Karl Storz Video Endoscopy Estonia, and the University of Tartu signed a cooperation agreement.
Doctoral Defence: Sanshiro Hosaka “Nothing but Politics? Explaining the Reproduction of Russian Narratives About the Events in Ukraine Among Japanese Scholars and Intellectuals 2014–2019”
On 11 April Sanshiro Hosaka will defend his doctoral dissertation “Nothing but Politics? Explaining the Reproduction of Russian Narratives About the Events in Ukraine Among Japanese Scholars and Intellectuals 2014–2019” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Political Science).
Leaders of German universities explored the digital opportunities used in teaching and research at the University of Tartu
On 19 March, the University of Tartu hosted a delegation from universities of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
University family is welcome to take part in step challenge Spring Steps 2025
FitSphere invites all University of Tartu students and staff to join the step challenge Spring Steps 2025. The challenge runs from 1 to 30 April and is free for everyone.
Doctoral defence Artjom Stepanjuk: "Function of adhesion molecules and signalling pathways in human endometrial and embryonic models"
On April 25 at 12:15 Artjom Stepanjuk will defend his doctoral thesis "Function of adhesion molecules and signalling pathways in human endometrial and embryonic models" (in Cell Biology).
