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Category Archives: Student life
When the days and nights in Estonia are not long enough
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
Posted in Student life, Studies
Tagged Arctic, biology, Norway, polar day, polar night
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How I got to spend last summer building rockets
Ayush Jain writes about his summer internship building rockets in Latvia. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Student life, Studies
Tagged internship, Latvia, robotics, rocket, space, SpaceTEM
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Twins Ege and Efe in the steps of Baer and Pirogov
Read and listen to the interview with Ege and Efe Ergür from Turkey, the first-year medical students at the University of Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged medical studies, medicine, Turkey, twins
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Five Life Lessons from Tartu
Piotr Jan Pietrzak, a master’s graduate of the University of Tartu, shares five lessons that he learned in Tartu. Continue reading
Eduardo from Mexico Adores Arvo Pärt and Eerie Estonia
Young philosopher and poet Eduardo Torres shares his story of falling in love with Arvo Pärt and Estonia. Continue reading
I am the one who knocks – overcoming the small cultural differences on a term abroad
Before arriving in Estonia, I wondered how it would be to spend six months in the north of Europe. I knew about a few things – beautiful nature, the vibrant student city, the emotional history – but how it would … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies
Tagged cultural differences, Erasmus, Erasmus experience
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