Category Archives: Studies

What brought me to Tartu?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Meline Avagyan

Eesti! What can bring a young student like me from Caucasus region to Tartu? This is a question, which may be answered in thousands of ways by various people, while, I have a simple answer: the endless desire for education. … Continue reading →

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Estonian Women Students’ Society’s summer camp for Estonian youngsters living abroad

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Sten Tolgu

Estonian Women Students’ Society’s (ENÜS) youth camp for Estonian youngsters living abroad was a wonderful combination of studying the Estonian language, experiencing the food, culture, and history of Estonia, all while getting acquainted with Estonians from all over the world, … Continue reading →

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Summer School “Juri Lotman and the Semiotics of Culture”

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Louise Moroz

Getting away from the heat, I moved north to the long-awaited semiotics summer school and a new season of Game of Thrones. Having crossed the Seven Kingdoms (four, to be honest), I found myself in Estonia where dried yellowness of … Continue reading →

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Play a semiotical game of Greimas Puzzle

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Sven Anderson

The University of Tartu’s master’s student Sven Anderson came up with a game based on Greimas square – Greimas Puzzle. Play it now using emoticons! Continue reading →

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Yuxuan Chen: Estonian Small Cities Give Me a Peaceful Feeling

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Elisa Ceconi

Yuxuan Chen from China describes her life in Estonia after graduating from the EU-Russia programme.
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The impact of Facebook (groups) on political discussions

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Martin Noorkõiv

Our former student Martin Noorkõiv writes about his research which focused on analysing the political discussions in closed groups on Facebook. Continue reading →

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Hannah Schaper: Stay Curious and Show Initiative

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Hannah Schaper

Hannah Schaper, a graduating student from Germany looks back at the time she spent in Tartu while studying at the International Relations and Regional Studies programme. Continue reading →

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