Category Archives: Estonia

What brought me to Tartu?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Meline Avagyan

Eesti! What can bring a young student like me from Caucasus region to Tartu? This is a question, which may be answered in thousands of ways by various people, while, I have a simple answer: the endless desire for education. … Continue reading →

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A Hong Kongese crush on Europe

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Iverson Ng

When I woke up in Brussels, Europe was never the same again. It was the last day of the EU-funded study trip to Brussels when Brexit came to realization in June 2016, sparking debates on the future of Europe as … Continue reading →

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Estonian Women Students’ Society’s summer camp for Estonian youngsters living abroad

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Sten Tolgu

Estonian Women Students’ Society’s (ENÜS) youth camp for Estonian youngsters living abroad was a wonderful combination of studying the Estonian language, experiencing the food, culture, and history of Estonia, all while getting acquainted with Estonians from all over the world, … Continue reading →

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Summer School “Juri Lotman and the Semiotics of Culture”

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Louise Moroz

Getting away from the heat, I moved north to the long-awaited semiotics summer school and a new season of Game of Thrones. Having crossed the Seven Kingdoms (four, to be honest), I found myself in Estonia where dried yellowness of … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of Smart Devices

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Jaan Aru

Have you ever tried to eat ten ice creams in a row? Too much of a good thing can make you sick. Excessive amount of vitamins creates an adverse reaction in the body. Too much sun is bad for your … Continue reading →

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Sugar Sweet Science at the University of Tartu

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Riin Tamme, Lena Neuenkamp

Ecologists Riin Tamme and Lena Neuenkamp describe one of the sweetest scientific experiments in Estonia and explain why they add sugar to the meadow every year. Continue reading →

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Yuxuan Chen: Estonian Small Cities Give Me a Peaceful Feeling

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Elisa Ceconi

Yuxuan Chen from China describes her life in Estonia after graduating from the EU-Russia programme.
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