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Tag Archives: unitartu
When the university mascot becomes a theme for memes
Last academic year, the University of Tartu organized a mascot contest that attracted a total of 97 submitted designs. The university family selected “Tiksu” by Lennart Rikk as the winner. The design of the mascot has now developed further, and at the end of August the live … Continue reading
Posted in Student life
Tagged mascot, student life, Tiksu, unitartu
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Widen Your Horizons: Meet Our Scientists and Their Work
Did you know that our university’s scientists have their own Instagram account, which is managed only by them? Meet our researchers in their fieldwork, lab experiments, and discoveries! Photos are free for use by all – please indicate the author. @unitartuscience This is … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Humanities, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Instagram, science, scientific publishing, scientific research, scientist, scientists, social media, unitartu
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President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid: Tartu and the university symbolically bind us all into one
At the invitation of Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, six European heads of state arrived in Tartu on the 22nd of June to celebrate Estonia`s 100th anniversary. President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelašvili, President of Iceland Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, President of Lithuania Dalia … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, Tartu
Tagged President of Estonia, President of Finland, President of Georgia, President of Iceland, President of Latvia, President of Lithuania, Presidents, speech, Tartu, unitartu
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The New Rector of the University of Tartu is a Man of Action
Colleagues say that Toomas Asser, who was elected rector on 26 April, is a true Estonian in the best sense of the word: he says a lot in few words and does even more. After the election results were announced, … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Tartu
Tagged Rector, rector elections, Tartu University, Toomas Asser, unitartu
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5 Hacks for Making the Most out of a UT Mentoring Programme
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
Posted in Career, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged mentor programme, mentoring, unitartu
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Ukranian Twins Studying the Same Field Would Not Change a Thing
The University of Tartu is blessed to have diverse students. This year, we welcomed Ukranian twins Marko and Levko, who came here to study the same thing: Democracy and Governance at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies. We decided … Continue reading