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Iryna from Belarus Found Her Passion in Tartu
Irisha Krepchuk from Belarus describes her experience as a Business Administration student at the University of Tartu and how living in Tartu has changed her life. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Student life, Studies, Tartu
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People Feel Similar Affection For Mobile Phones as For Other People
Merilin Piipuu’s master’s thesis demonstrated that cell phones have become our inseparable companions, best friends and cure for loneliness. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research, Studies
Tagged ethnology, fieldwork, mobile phone, Nepal, technological progress, technology
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The Daily Life of a Researcher
Have you ever wondered what our researchers are doing on a day to day basis? Here is a snapshot of photos showing how exciting a life of a researcher can be. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Humanities, Medical sciences, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Studies, Tartu
Tagged discovery, experiment, fieldwork, lab, research, researcher, science
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A Pakistani in Narva: “I’m Grateful to Estonia”
Yar Muhammad from Pakistan describes why he decided to stay in Estonia after his doctoral studies. He is now an IT lecturer in University of Tartu Narva College. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Studies
Tagged IT, Narva college, Pakistan, PhD studies
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Escaping Modernity at Winter School in Kääriku
George Spencer Terry, a master’s student of EU-Russia studies, shares his experience at the winter school “Biopolitics and Semiotics of the Body”. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, Research, Social sciences, Student life, Studies
Tagged biopolitics, biopower, EU-Russia studies, politics, semiotics, winter school
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Stefan Zaric: Introducing Estonian Art History in Serbia
Stefan Zaric from Serbia was the only foreign art history student at the University of Tartu last semester. He gave tours at Tartu’s Art Museum and is now introducing Estonian art history in Serbia. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Events, Humanities, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged art, art history, fashion, museum, serbia, tartu art museum
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Should the Public Have a Say in Science? A Philosophy Of Science View
Should the public have a say in science and what does fishing in New York have to do with it? Using philosopher of science Philip Kitcher’s arguments and an example of environmental activism in Brooklyn Jaana Eigi explains some reasons to involve the public in science. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research, Studies
Tagged knowledge, local knowledge, philosophy of science, public, society
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