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Category Archives: Tartu
How I Learned Organisational Behaviour by Doing a Charity Project
Kelly, a third-year student of economics at the University of Tartu, writes about her participation in a charity project as a part of her studies. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Studies, Tartu
Tagged charity project, economics, organisational behaviour, study project, teamwork
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How To Become Rich with Semiotics?
Chris Arning, the owner of a marketing consultancy in the UK, talks about using semiotics commercially, selling the semiotic approach to clients, and setting up and promoting one’s consultancy business. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Studies, Tartu
Tagged branding, commercial semiotics, cultural codes, Juri Lotman, marketing, podcast interview, semiotics, UK
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Family Tradition Brings Ana from Georgia To Study Medicine in Tartu
Read the fascinating story of a Georgian family and their love for Estonia. Ana (17) started her medical studies at the University of Tartu in her father’s steps, but the story begins even earlier with Ana’s grandmother. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged family tradition, Georgia, gynecology, medical studies, medicine, Tartu
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Tartu: Student-Friendly and Open-Minded. There Is History Here.
See what new international students think about their first weeks in Estonia, Tartu, and the university. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged first impressions, international students, student interview, student life, twitterview
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Are We Worth Saving?
Is Estonia worth protecting? What is the student’s role in it? Read the thought-provoking speech that Martin Noorkõiv, the head of the University of Tartu Student Council, gave at the opening ceremony of the new school year. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, Tartu
Tagged be more, Harry Potter, NATO, new school year, opening ceremony, speech, Student Council, Ukraine, USA
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The United Nations of Tartu: Compact Town with an Infinite Horizon
Read what Frederik Declercq from Belgium, an exchange student at the University of Tartu in 2008, thinks about his Tartu study experience. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged alumnus, Baltic Studies, Belgium, Erasmus, exchange experience, exchange student
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How Selective Is Your Attention?
Why do we notice a remarkably beautiful person in a crowd? In his PhD thesis, Andero Uusberg studied specific mechanisms that the brain uses to pay attention. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences, Tartu
Tagged affective attention, attention, attention system, PhD, PhD thesis, psychology
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