Category Archives: Tartu

The University of Tartu’s 2010 in 18 Colourful Photos

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

This is a collection of some colourful pictures marking the year 2010 at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Continue reading →

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Photos: How Students Invoke The Christmas Spirit

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Rūta Petersonaitė

Rūta Petersonaitė, a fourth year student of publishing at Vilnius University, took out her camera and captured the Christmas spirit among the students in Tartu. Nine awesome photos! Continue reading →

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Looking Good Is Feeling Good: International Students Present Their Case

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Rūta Petersonaitė

This is the second installment in the 4-part series on student life by Rūta Petersonaitė, a fourth year student of publishing at Vilnius University, who is currently spending this autumn semester in Tartu. Rūta’s first story explored why students chose … Continue reading →

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TEDxTartu: Estonia Should Give Up Cash and Grow Leaders

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Inga Külmoja

This is a walk-through the TEDxTartu conference on 20 November, 2010. The main ideas presented by 9 invited speakers are summarized. Continue reading →

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Why Tartu? Why not!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Rūta Petersonaitė

This semester the University of Tartu is hosting a record number of international students – 680. This fact begs the question as to what reasons brought them here, and with two months already behind them, it would also be interesting to know whether their expectations met with delightful or awkward surprises, what they think Estonians are like and what are the “must-dos” of Tartu in their point of view? Continue reading →

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From +34°C in India to -32°C in Estonia

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Inga Külmoja

This is a story of the first Indian student to have defended his PhD thesis in Molecular Biology at the University of Tartu. Gyaneshwer Chaubey arrived to Estonia on a cold and dark day in January 2006, his supervisor was waiting for him with two enormous jackets. Continue reading →

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