Category Archives: Tartu

Happy Tweets from Room 351

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Six girls, all of them international students at the University of Tartu this autumn semester, have been tweeting from a collective account @Raatuse349351. Here are some of their tweets, highlighting different sides of international student life enjoyed in Tartu by … Continue reading →

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TEDxTartu: How to Save Yourself and The Planet

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Halliki Mullari

Halliki Mullari shares the ideas and impressions from TEDxTartu in November 2011. Speeches varied from very concrete ideas on what you can do for your own health every day, to more complicated issues, like how to save the planet. Continue reading →

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Dark…and Bright Yellow Days

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Cintia Elb

Cintia Elb, a UT international student from Brazil, has created her own plan for coping with the dark time in Estonia: It’s about making the dark yellow days bright. Continue reading →

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The Curious Funnel of Blackbirds

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Jessica Slattery Karich

Jessica is the winner of the UT Student Journalist Contest on Facebook, and this is her winning contest entry. She comes from the United States (Nebraska and Minnesota) and studies international relations and history. Keep an eye on our Facebook … Continue reading →

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Friends: The Best Remedy for Homesickness

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Gabriela Küsters

Gabriela Küsters, an Erasmus student from the University of Applied Sciences in Holland, writes about homesickness which inevitably strikes when studying abroad. Continue reading →

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What Our Facebook Community Likes

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

This is an overview of the University of Tartu’s Facebook page’s fans, including demographic data and the list of Facebook pages that UT fans like. The data was sampled on 10 October, 2011. Continue reading →

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GO SOUTH, Go Fun!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Gabriela Küsters

Gabriela Küsters is an Erasmus student from the University of Applied Sciences in Holland. Gabriela also works as a website reporter at her home university and studies journalism and newswriting at the London School of Journalism. Study abroad is perhaps … Continue reading →

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