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Category Archives: Research
Triin Kask – Born To Be an Entrepreneur
Doctoral student Triin Kask describes how she got involved in entrepreneurship and what are the advantages of an entrepreneur’s life. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Events, Research, Social sciences, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged entrepreneurship; business; start up; economics; IT
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Is It OK To Take Pleasure in the Misfortunes of Other People?
Schadenfreude – a pleasure derived from the misfortune of others – is often thought of as something immoral to the core. Heidy Meriste, a PhD student of philosophy discusses whether schadenfreude really is as bad as it seems, or could it perhaps sometimes be morally justified? Continue reading
Posted in General, Humanities
Tagged schadenfreude; misfortune; pleasure; justice; pride; superiority; morality
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Iaroslav Iakubivskyi: The Space Enthusiast
Master’s student and ESTCube structure team leader Iaroslav Iakubivskyi from Ukraine shares his thoughts about living in Estonia and explains why is he so fascinated about space technology. Continue reading
US Elections Show a Country Deeply Polarized
The United States elected its 45th President in what is said to be one of the most controversial elections in recent history. Our students of political science analyse the outcomes of the election and suggest what the future might bring for America and for Estonia. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Research, Social sciences
Tagged politics; security; foreign policy; United States; Trump; Baltics; Estonia; security
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Memories About Travelling During the Soviet Times
Mare and Leho Ainsaar describe their trip to Talysh in April 1987 and how many marriages it led to. The story was originally published in the book “Otsides Spunki” (“Searching for Spunk”) – a book filled with travel memories during the Soviet Union times, written by people who work at the University of Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Student life, Tartu
Tagged Azerbaijan, borders, extreme, hiking, Soviet, traveling
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How Did They Build the University in Tartu?
Kadri Asmer writes about the construction process of the University of Tartu Main Building and about its architect Johann Willhelm Krause. The article is based on the compendium “Johann Willhelm Krause. The University in the Athens of the Emajõgi River. Catalogue 4.” Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Humanities, Research, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged university; building; landscape; krause; lectures; architecht;
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Introducing the Relationship between Human Rights Issues and Philosophy of Biology
Edit Talpsepp, a researcher of philosophy of science, explains how philosophy can have a practical relevance to different domains of human life – including human rights issues. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Humanities, Research
Tagged human rights; biology; philosophy; science; essentialist thinking; evolution;, universality; conference
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