On May 7 and 8, the Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures has the pleasure to welcome Prof. Luise von Flotow, an eminent translation scholar from the University of Ottawa.
The winner of the three rectors’ scholarship competition, which was held for the eighth time this year, is Arnita Agrita Umalas, who was born and raised in Latvia but is studying Estonian language and linguistics at the University of Tartu, focusing on the Livonian language in her master’s thesis.
Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students from universities in the Baltic countries, including the University of Tartu, are invited to an international student conference ”Bridges in the Baltics“, held at the University of Latvia in Riga from 9 to 10 October 2025. Conference abstracts can be sent until 30 June 2025.
Scholars from all disciplines are invited to submit proposals for the international multidisciplinary conference From Polarity to Circumpolarity: The Future of Canadian Studies in Europe, taking place at Stockholm University on 17–18 June 2026. The abstracts are due on 15 May 2025.
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the Estonian language and culture this summer? We are accepting applications for the Estonian summer courses, which will take place from 28 July to 8 August 2025 in Tartu, Estonia.
On 13 February, Professor Kendra Willson from the Silesian University will give a talk on the topic "Runic inscriptions from Poland in archaeology and imagination".
Dr Nicholas Groom, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK, has been appointed as a Visiting Professor of English at the Centre of Academic Writing and the Department of English Studies within the Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures as of January 2025.
Join us for a Virtual Open Day where we will cover the admission process, important deadlines, English requirements, student life and much more for 2025 applicants.