Category Archives: Tartu

Meet Shazia, a Bright Master in IT from Pakistan

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

This is a podcast interview with Shazia Javed, a fresh Master’s graduate in Software Engineering at the University of Tartu from Pakistan. Continue reading →

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Four Months amongst Estonian Short Stories

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Martin Carayol

Martin Carayol, a PhD student at INALCO in Paris and a teacher of Finno-Ugric linguistics at Caen University, writes about how rich and interesting Estonian literature is. Martin has studied the formation of the Estonian short story canon in Tartu as a part of his doctoral thesis. Continue reading →

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Somewhere in the North: Why Nobody Came to Visit Me

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Karin Pointner

Karin Pointner, who spent her Erasmus semester 2006/2007 in Tartu, won the first prize in the Erasmus-essay competition, organised by the Austrian agency for international mobility and cooperation in educaton, science and research in autumn 2011. Karin’s essay came best among 200 submissions and was read to 300 people on May 3 during the “25 Years of Erasmus” celebrations in Vienna. Continue reading →

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The Colours of Spring in Estonia

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Cintia Elb

Cintia Elb, an international student at the University of Tartu, portrays the beautiful colours of Estonian spring in artistic photos. Continue reading →

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Tartu by You

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Kaija Pook

This is a collection of interesting content recently created either about or in Tartu by nice people amongst and around us. Continue reading →

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Tartu Student Fashion Through Time

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

The story presents Tartu student fashion starting from 1632 through the end of the 20th century. The overview draws on the exhibition at the University of Tartu’s History Museum entitled: “Studying in style. Changing times, changing customs.” Continue reading →

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Juri Lotman: 90

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

Juri Mikhailovich Lotman, a world-famous semiotician and cultural historian, would have turned ninety today. One way to celebrate this anniversary is to dive into the enormously rich and inspiring scientific legacy of Juri Lotman. Hopefully this modest collection of resources will be of some help. Continue reading →

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