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Category Archives: Estonia
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
Estonian Mafia: The Insider View
Priit Salumaa, co-founder of two influential non-profit initiatives in Estonia: MobileMonday and Garage48, writes about the startup companies and environment in Estonia. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia
Tagged Estonia, estonianmafia, garage48, startup, startup country
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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
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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Alone in The City
This is an essay on a colorful autumn in Tartu, written by Tatyana Kasima from the Ukraine for the UT Student Journalist Contest in October 2011. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged autumn in Tartu, contest, essay, Tartu, Ukraine
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