Category Archives: Student life

It’s contest time: Share your Tartu moments

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Inga Külmoja

Take part in a contest for international students at the University of Tartu! Continue reading →

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How to be the greenest fellow in Tartu?

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Wanyi Ji

UT students Wanyi Ji and Kaia Solnik have prepared a guide for leading sustainable green life in Tartu. Continue reading →

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Mariam from Georgia: I knew more about Tartu semiotics than about Estonia

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Inga Külmoja

On the day of our interview, Mariam arrived to Tartu from a week-long conference. She walked through the streets and said: “Oh my god, this is so familiar!” She had the feeling of opening the door and saying: “Hey Mom, … Continue reading →

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Iris: Estonia came after Nicaragua and Taiwan

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Inga Külmoja

When Iris first landed in Estonia two years ago, she remembers seeing a huge lamp in the clear, dark sky. It was the full moon, so big and so close; it felt like you could grab it. In other parts … Continue reading →

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Your ideal project manager, Anastasiia

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Inga Külmoja

Anastasiia is a fresh graduate of UT’s Democracy and Governance master’s programme from Ukraine, busy with numerous projects. She even calls her master’s thesis a project, which it surely is. Her first visit to Estonia was also within the framework … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Tartu student – becoming a globally minded student

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Tatiana Surdu

Our master’s student Tatiana from Moldova writes about physical and mental borders. Continue reading →

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When the days and nights in Estonia are not long enough

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Kertu Liis Krigul

I think there might be a number of people who think I am a bit odd, due to my wish to voluntarily spend a few months of my life in the world’s northernmost higher education institution, the University Centre in … Continue reading →

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