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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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Hannah Schaper: Stay Curious and Show Initiative
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
Posted in Estonia, Social sciences, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Erasmus, Germany, international relations, international student, student ambassadors
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Aldus Manutius: Italics, the Semicolon, and Pocket Books
Learn about the invention of italics, the semicolon, and portable pocket-sized books. Continue reading
Posted in Events, General, Humanities, Research
Tagged Aldine Press, Aldines, Aldus Manutius, Erasmus, exhibition, festina lente, printing, publishing, Renaissance, University of Tartu Library, Venice
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The United Nations of Tartu: Compact Town with an Infinite Horizon
Read what Frederik Declercq from Belgium, an exchange student at the University of Tartu in 2008, thinks about his Tartu study experience. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged alumnus, Baltic Studies, Belgium, Erasmus, exchange experience, exchange student
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In Estonia, Andrea Met Gnomes and Heard an Elf Language
In this interview, Andrea Atzori, a former exchange student in Tartu, reflects on Estonia, its people and language, and recalls the turbulent dorm life at Raatuse 22. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged book, Erasmus, Estonian, interview, Italy, Raatuse, Raatuse dorm, student, student life, writer
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Four Months of Erasmus in Winter
Catherina from Germany writes about her four months of Erasmus experience in Estonia and Tartu, including the survival in winter. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged Erasmus, Estonia, Germany, snow, student story, travel, winter
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Somewhere in the North: Why Nobody Came to Visit Me
Karin Pointner, who spent her Erasmus semester 2006/2007 in Tartu, won the first prize in the Erasmus-essay competition, organised by the Austrian agency for international mobility and cooperation in educaton, science and research in autumn 2011. Karin’s essay came best among 200 submissions and was read to 300 people on May 3 during the “25 Years of Erasmus” celebrations in Vienna. Continue reading