Category Archives: Estonia

How to reduce the workload of healthcare workers using robots

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

University of Tartu roboticists are working on hospital robots that will minimise the contact between staff and patients and thereby lower the risk of infection during virus outbreaks. Continue reading →

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Connecting outside of the frames of war

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Karine Ghazaryan

Karine Ghazaryan, University of Tartu student from Armenia, writes about human connections outside of the frames of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Continue reading →

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Our big day: It all started in Tartu

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Anna Beitane, Stefano Braghiroli

Anna Beitane and Stefano Braghiroli share their Tartu love story. Continue reading →

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My gold rush in science

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Jaan Aru

Brain researcher Jaan Aru describes his scientific gold rush. Continue reading →

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Meet Houman, our robotics wizard from Iran

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

This is a podcast interview with Houman Masnavi, a fresh Master’s graduate in Robotics and Computer Engineering at the University of Tartu from Iran. Continue reading →

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Efe and Ege: What social isolation has taught us

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Ege Ergür, Efe Ergür

Twins Efe and Ege, second-year medical students at the University of Tartu, share their personal lessons from the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading →

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Moving to the country in the midst of the coronavirus crisis: Have cities reached their growth limit?

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Tiit Tammaru

Professor of Urban and Population Geography Tiit Tammaru writes about the urban-to-rural migration in Estonia in the light of coronavirus. Continue reading →

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