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Laziness and Erasmus go together well. So how to make the most of your study abroad?

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Jiří Svoboda

I arrived in Tartu just over two weeks ago as part of my Erasmus, and, after a few days, I was surprised and frankly overwhelmed with one particular aspect of living here. Personally, I have already experienced going to a … 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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My Memorable Moments in Tartu

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Desiree Simpson

Desiree Simpson, an international exchange student from Canada, shares her experience of silence and life in Tartu. Continue reading →

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Tartu: Student-Friendly and Open-Minded. There Is History Here.

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Inga Külmoja

See what new international students think about their first weeks in Estonia, Tartu, and the university. Continue reading →

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Tartu 1992-1993: The Wild, Wild West

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Eva Ensmann

Eva from the USA recalls her studies in Tartu one year after Estonia regained its independence in 1991: Foreign students behind a security door, no heat in winter, limited fruits and vegetables, taxi vodka. Continue reading →

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Pigheadedness Brought Me to Post-Soviet Estonia

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Tricia Cornell

Tricia Cornell arrived in Tartu in 1995, less than four years after the Soviet Union collapsed. Foreign students lived on a locked floor of the old dorm; rooms were severely cold in the winter. “God, I loved that place.” Continue reading →

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My Enchanting Semester in Tartu

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Chloe Davidson

Chloe from Nebraska looks back at her exchange semester in Tartu and shares her most vivid memories and encounters. Continue reading →

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