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Author Archives: Inga Külmoja
Foxy Folklorist Mistaken for a Sex Professor
This a story of Jeana Jorgensen, a visiting PhD student in folklore and gender studies at the University of Tartu in Estonia, told through her tweets. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Humanities, Research, Tartu
Tagged dance, digital humanities, dissertation, fairy tales, feminist theory, folklore, folklorist, gender studies, inspiration, PhD, twitter
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Estonia and the Euro: A Wedding without Honeymoon
Raul Eamets, Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Tartu, makes an analogy between last year’s remarkable step for the Estonian economy – the introduction of the euro – and getting married, while admitting the non-appearance of a much anticipated honeymoon, as the timing for the wedding was far from perfect. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged economy, Estonia, EU, euro, eurozone, macroeconomics, professor
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How Georgians Met 2012 in Tartu
In this interview, Kakhi Sanikidze, a.k.a. Kevin, talks about what Georgian people are like, how Georgian students who study at UT stay close and care for each other, and how Georgians and Estonians are different. Continue reading
Photos: 17 Bright Moments from 2011
This is a collection of some remarkable photos marking the year 2011 at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Continue reading
Podcast: Projecting The Future for Russia
Viacheslav Morozov, The University of Tartu professor of EU-Russia studies, discusses the large-scale protests in Russia after the parliamentary election on 4 December 2011, the current situation, and the future scenarios. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged cyberspace, democratisation, demonstrations, electoral fraud, EU-Russia studies, fair vote, Medvedev, parlamentary election, presidential election, protests in Russia, Putin, Russia, Russian
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The Story Behind The ‘Free Hugs Tartu’
On 5 December, a bunch of international students at the University of Tartu decided to share some love and positiveness with random people around the city with the ‘Free Hugs’ campaign. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged Erasmus, free hugs, fun, hugging, inspiration, international students, interview, sharing love, Tartu, twitter, twitterview
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