Tag Archives: Erasmus

Aldus Manutius: Italics, the Semicolon, and Pocket Books

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Inga Külmoja

Learn about the invention of italics, the semicolon, and portable pocket-sized books. Continue reading →

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The United Nations of Tartu: Compact Town with an Infinite Horizon

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Frederik Declercq

Read what Frederik Declercq from Belgium, an exchange student at the University of Tartu in 2008, thinks about his Tartu study experience. Continue reading →

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Four Months of Erasmus in Winter

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Catherina Langhoff

Catherina from Germany writes about her four months of Erasmus experience in Estonia and Tartu, including the survival in winter. Continue reading →

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Somewhere in the North: Why Nobody Came to Visit Me

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Karin Pointner

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 →

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The Story Behind The ‘Free Hugs Tartu’

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

On 5 December, a bunch of international students at the University of Tartu decided to share some love and positiveness with random people around the city with the ‘Free Hugs’ campaign. Continue reading →

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Happy Tweets from Room 351

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Six girls, all of them international students at the University of Tartu this autumn semester, have been tweeting from a collective account @Raatuse349351. Here are some of their tweets, highlighting different sides of international student life enjoyed in Tartu by … Continue reading →

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Student Video: I Just Can’t Get Enough!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Rūta Petersonaitė

This is a diary video by Rūta Petersonaitė, a fourth year student of publishing at Vilnius University, about her 2010/2011 semester in Tartu, Estonia. Continue reading →

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