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Category Archives: Estonia
Why you should study International Law and Human Rights
There are several questions that I have received since the beginning of my journey with regards to the International Law and Human Rights master’s programme at the University of Tartu. Hence, I decided to highlight some of the important aspects … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Studies
Tagged career, Estonia, student life, studies, Tartu
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Volunteering in the COVID-19 department: Dream or shit job?
January 2020: The news had started to circulate about a virus spreading in China. It was related to SARS and MERS and expected to stay in the east. February 2020: The news channels were now covering the novel coronavirus spreading … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged COVID-19, hospital, international students, medical studies, students, Tartu, volunteering
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Photojournalist Sami Siva: Ignorance is more shocking than harsh events
Sami Siva has covered post-conflict and social-issue stories on three continents. His work has been published in The New York Times, TIME, The Guardian, CNN, and other media outlets. Now Sami studies at the University of Tartu. In May 2010, … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Events, Social sciences, Tartu
Tagged Canada, conflict areas, EU-Russia studies, India, photojournalism, photojournalist, Tartu
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How social distancing affects coworking spaces in Estonia
The year 2020 brought along a massive shift towards remote work within a short period of time. The principles of mobile, paperless, and flexible working methods were conceptually established already in the 1970s. However, surveys show that in many EU … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged COVID-19, coworking spaces, Estonia, research, working spaces
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From a propeller made of an ice cream stick to Estonia’s first solar car
How an ice cream stick shifted Juri’s world In Juri Volodin’s home there wasn’t a single toy that was left intact – everything was meant to be taken apart in order to understand how something works. One day, Juri’s father … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Estonia, Student life
Tagged electronics engineer, solar car, solaride, World Solar Challenge
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Switching from average success in Moscow to opportunities in Tartu
I have lived all my life in Moscow, the huge, metropolitan city of 15 million. I got my bachelor’s degree in geography at Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2008 and my master’s degree in geography at the same place in 2010. … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Austria, Erasmus, geoinformatics, GIS, internship, Moscow
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Love comes when you least expect it
There’s no question that the University of Tartu is alma mater to a number of Estonians and foreigners, but next to education, many have also found their love here. With Valentine’s Day upon us, it’s a perfect time to look … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged love, love story, Tartu
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