Category Archives: Student life

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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How I got to spend last summer building rockets

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Ayush Jain

Ayush Jain writes about his summer internship building rockets in Latvia. Continue reading →

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Twins Ege and Efe in the steps of Baer and Pirogov

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Inga Külmoja

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 →

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