Category Archives: Student life

Connecting outside of the frames of war

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Karine Ghazaryan

Karine Ghazaryan, University of Tartu student from Armenia, writes about human connections outside of the frames of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Continue reading →

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Meet Houman, our robotics wizard from Iran

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

This is a podcast interview with Houman Masnavi, a fresh Master’s graduate in Robotics and Computer Engineering at the University of Tartu from Iran. Continue reading →

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Favour from Nigeria: I want to be a model for how you view my continent, my country, my race

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

This is a story of Ezinne Favour Ogwuegbu, a cum laude graduate of the master’s programme in International Relations and Regional Studies at the University of Tartu. Continue reading →

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Efe and Ege: What social isolation has taught us

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Ege Ergür, Efe Ergür

Twins Efe and Ege, second-year medical students at the University of Tartu, share their personal lessons from the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading →

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How happy are international students at UT?

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Anna Branets

In autumn 2019, the International Student Barometer (ISB) survey was conducted at the University of Tartu (UT) to collect international students’ feedback about their studies and the level of support they receive at UT. In total, 639 students (55% master’s, … Continue reading →

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Student diary: Planning for school and food preparation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Ege Ergür, Efe Ergür

Second-year medical students, Efe and Ege, blog about their quarantine time in Tartu, this time about planning and food. Continue reading →

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Student diary: About self-care in quarantine

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Anja Tovirac

Anja Tovirac, our exchange student from Germany, shares her quarantine experience in Tartu. Continue reading →

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