Category Archives: Student life

5 Hacks for Making the Most out of a UT Mentoring Programme

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Teele Arak

In the end of 2017 University of Tartu started a pilot mentoring programme for bringing together talented alumni and students to make the most out of each others’ skills and knowledge base – students could have a sneak peek into … Continue reading →

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Do it for Tartu – what we can offer the City of Good Thoughts (Heade mõtete linn)

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Iverson Ng

“We tried to engage and invite them to an event. We made an effort. But it didn’t seem to work out”. Over a week ago, I had a conversation with my classmate when we saw each other at “Escape Room … Continue reading →

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Honest advice from current international students

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Eveli Soo

Were you accepted to the University of Tartu? Here are some tips (and future warnings) from our current students! Continue reading →

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The Perks and Perils of Doctoral Studies – How About You?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Randel Kreitsberg

Work done for free, at night and weekends, unsatisfactory social guarantees with a salary near the minimum wage – this is your everyday life when you’re pursuing a doctoral degree. Completing the normal duration of the studies seems rather like … Continue reading →

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Way to Cultural Integration: Learning from Shai’s Life

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Toyon Mohammad Abu Sayed

Today I would like to talk about my journey – a journey to find a home, a journey of creating a sense of belonging, a journey of making my own identity. The reason for sharing my true life story to … Continue reading →

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My Estonian Calling

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Teele Männik

When people see or hear my name, Teele Männik, they automatically assume that a beautiful Estonian voice will come out, but they are always in for a surprise. Instead of that, they get a very strong American accent. The confused … Continue reading →

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The winner of the UT Blog competition is… *drum roll*

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Karl Vetemaa

As many of you may or may not know, we had a UT Blog competition going on. We received six awesome blog posts from the most awesome students. They had the chance to write about anything they had a passion … Continue reading →

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