Category Archives: Events

Happy Icy Tartu

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Kaija Pook

This is a visual story about the colours of life in Tartu before darkness invaded the town, wrapping the Kissing Students in cold, spectacular ice. Continue reading →

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UT Student Blogger Contest: 5 Best Stories

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

These are the 5 best stories submitted to the UT Student Blogger Contest 2012 by international students at the University of Tartu in Estonia. Continue reading →

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Remote Peak Named after Tartu Conquered Again

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

A team of ten mountaineers from Tartu and Tallinn have reconquered the 6,258-meter peak named after the University of Tartu in the Central Pamirs in Tajikistan after its first-ever ascent 30 years ago when the university celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1982. Continue reading →

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Photos: The National Fashion Show in Viljandi

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Merilyn Merisalu

Photos from the fashion show at UT Viljandi Culture Academy where the graduates of the local textile curriculum presented 13 collections. Continue reading →

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Body Poetry The Japanese Way

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Brite Vilgo

Brite Vilgo, a student of dance pedagogy at UT Viljandi Culture Academy, reviews the workshop and performance by the Japanese Taichi Kikaku theatre company in Estonia in May 2012. 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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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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