Monthly Archives: August 2012

Student Interview: A Book Brought Me to Estonia

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

This is a twitterview with Maeva from France who arrived to Tartu for her Erasmus year. Maeva’s journey to Estonia started two years ago when she read the Purge (in Finnish: Puhdistus), an award-winning novel by a Finnish-Estonian writer Sofi Oksanen. Continue reading →

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Remote Peak Named after Tartu Conquered Again

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

A team of ten mountaineers from Tartu and Tallinn have reconquered the 6,258-meter peak named after the University of Tartu in the Central Pamirs in Tajikistan after its first-ever ascent 30 years ago when the university celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1982. Continue reading →

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Estonian Wooded Meadow Shares the World Record for Species Richness with Rain Forests

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Villu Päärt

Professor Meelis Partel of the macroecology workgroup at the University of Tartu, in conjunction with colleagues from New Zealand, USA and Germany, has published a list of world diversity records for vascular plants, including rain forests and Laelatu wooden meadow in Estonia. Continue reading →

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Photos: The National Fashion Show in Viljandi

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Merilyn Merisalu

Photos from the fashion show at UT Viljandi Culture Academy where the graduates of the local textile curriculum presented 13 collections. Continue reading →

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