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Category Archives: Events
Student Career Podcast: Myroslava at Fortumo
In this podcast interview, Myroslava Stavnycha, a first-year master’s student of software engineering at the University of Tartu, talks about her fresh job at the leading mobile payments provider Fortumo. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Events, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged career, Fortumo, IT, software engineering, student interview, student job, Ukraine
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Why Do 48h Hackathons Work?
As the co-founder of Garage48 Foundation, Priit Salumaa has been doing hackathons in 12 countries for 4 years now. He discusses what 48h hackathons can and cannot achieve. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Events
Tagged 48h, entrepreneurship, garage48, hackathon, intellectual property, prototype building, startup
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Crimea “Referendum”: Welcome Back Home!
Semiotician Mihhail Lotman showcases the modelling role of art, based on a popular, recent picture that came to symbolise the current state of affairs in Crimea. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Humanities, Research
Tagged art, Crimea, Juri Lotman, Russia, Russian, semiotics, semiotics of culture, Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, Ukraine
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Make Your Own UT Snowflake
Download the design and make your own snowflake, University of Tartu style! Continue reading
Infographic: 20 Years of English-Taught Studies at UT
This infographic shows the number of international students at UT in 1993-2013, their areas of study and countries of origin. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Studies, Tartu
Tagged English, infographic, international, international studies, statistics, UT, visualisation
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To Drink, or Not To Drink?
Why do people drink when the results can often be catastrophic? Aimar Ventsel shows that similarly to over-indulging in booze, abstaining can lead to uncomfortable situations, too. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Humanities, Research, Social sciences, Tartu
Tagged alcohol, alcohol consumption, conference, drinking, drinking alcohol, North, ritual, Siberia, tradition
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Street Art of Tartu
See some examples of the vibrant street art in Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, General, Tartu
Tagged festival, graffiti, stencil, street art, street artists, Tartu, Tartu street art
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