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Author Archives: Inga Külmoja
Iris: Estonia came after Nicaragua and Taiwan
When Iris first landed in Estonia two years ago, she remembers seeing a huge lamp in the clear, dark sky. It was the full moon, so big and so close; it felt like you could grab it. In other parts … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Asia, Chinese, Estonia, Glia, innovation, Nicaragua, student experience, Taiwan, technology
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Your ideal project manager, Anastasiia
Anastasiia is a fresh graduate of UT’s Democracy and Governance master’s programme from Ukraine, busy with numerous projects. She even calls her master’s thesis a project, which it surely is. Her first visit to Estonia was also within the framework … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Events, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged 15x4, Democracy and Governance, graduate, Master''s, project management, student experience, Ukraine
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Lego Animation: My Personal Journey Through Leaf Angles
Jan Pisek from Tartu Observatory has created a Lego stop-motion animation to describe the measuring of leaves, needed to predict the productivity of forests. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Tartu
Tagged digital photography, leaf angle distribution, Lego, light transmission, trees, vegetation, video
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Five intriguing thoughts from psychologist Andero Uusberg
Psychologist Andero Uusberg discusses the state of flow, mindfulness, handling of tasks, social media, and honesty. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged culture, emotions, Facebook, flow, mindfulness, psychology, social media, tasks
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Twins Ege and Efe in the steps of Baer and Pirogov
Read and listen to the interview with Ege and Efe Ergür from Turkey, the first-year medical students at the University of Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged medical studies, medicine, Turkey, twins
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What are Estonians like?
University of Tartu psychologists describe a typical Estonian: What is her character and mood like, how much she eats and drinks. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged alcohol consumption, body weight, character, Estonians, happiness, Russians
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Words of Wisdom at sTARTUp Day 2019
This is a personal summary and a collection of tweets from the sTARTUp Day 2019 in Tartu, Estonia. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Events, Tartu
Tagged business, entrepreneurship, festival, startup, startup day
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