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Category Archives: Tartu
30 Maps of Estonia in 30 Days
Evelyn Uuemaa, a geographer and senior researcher in geoinformatics at the University of Tartu, challenged herself with the task of making 30 maps of Estonia – one in a day. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Tartu
Tagged geography, geoinformatics, maps, open data, open source, open-access data, twitter
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The Pen
This is a short story on meeting a poet in Tartu. Continue reading
“It’s one of these Baltic states, right?”
Read what Yanis Hamdali has to say about his Erasmus experience at the University of Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Erasmus, Erasmus experience
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How to be the greenest fellow in Tartu?
UT students Wanyi Ji and Kaia Solnik have prepared a guide for leading sustainable green life in Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Student life, Tartu
Tagged climate, environment, green, nature, nature conservation
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Mariam from Georgia: I knew more about Tartu semiotics than about Estonia
On the day of our interview, Mariam arrived to Tartu from a week-long conference. She walked through the streets and said: “Oh my god, this is so familiar!” She had the feeling of opening the door and saying: “Hey Mom, … Continue reading
Iris: Estonia came after Nicaragua and Taiwan
When Iris first landed in Estonia two years ago, she remembers seeing a huge lamp in the clear, dark sky. It was the full moon, so big and so close; it felt like you could grab it. In other parts … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Asia, Chinese, Estonia, Glia, innovation, Nicaragua, student experience, Taiwan, technology
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Your ideal project manager, Anastasiia
Anastasiia is a fresh graduate of UT’s Democracy and Governance master’s programme from Ukraine, busy with numerous projects. She even calls her master’s thesis a project, which it surely is. Her first visit to Estonia was also within the framework … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Events, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged 15x4, Democracy and Governance, graduate, Master''s, project management, student experience, Ukraine
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