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Author Archives: Inga Külmoja
Remote Peak Named after Tartu Conquered Again
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
Posted in Estonia, Events, Tartu
Tagged mountaineering, Pamirs, peak, University of Tartu
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Meet Shazia, a Bright Master in IT from Pakistan
This is a podcast interview with Shazia Javed, a fresh Master’s graduate in Software Engineering at the University of Tartu from Pakistan. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged interview, IT, Master''s, MSc, Pakistan, podcast, software engineering, student story
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3 Visions for the Future of Universitas Tartuensis
This is a summary of the University of Tartu’s Rector candidates’ (Volli Kalm, Toivo Maimets, Mart Ustav) views on a number of key issues, based on their election programmes and public interviews. The election will be held on May 31, 2012. Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged election, election programme, future, Rector, Rector candidates, vision
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7 Great Resources on Estonian Nature
This collection of online resources should help you explore this completely flat, possibly too cold, but stunningly beautiful country. Having visited crowded beaches in faraway countries, a growing number of Estonians prefer to spend their summer vacation in their homeland. Continue reading
Tartu Student Fashion Through Time
The story presents Tartu student fashion starting from 1632 through the end of the 20th century. The overview draws on the exhibition at the University of Tartu’s History Museum entitled: “Studying in style. Changing times, changing customs.” Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged dress code, fashion, history, student, student life, uniform
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Juri Lotman: 90
Juri Mikhailovich Lotman, a world-famous semiotician and cultural historian, would have turned ninety today. One way to celebrate this anniversary is to dive into the enormously rich and inspiring scientific legacy of Juri Lotman. Hopefully this modest collection of resources will be of some help. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Humanities, Research, Tartu
Tagged cultural history, semiotics, Tartu-Moscow School, web resources
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K. E. von Baer: 7 Visual Clues to His Impact
Here are 7 visual clues to the impact that Karl Ernst von Baer (1792–1876) had on the development of science globally. Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged champagne, history of science, monuments in Tartu, scientist, Toome Hill
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